The highlights of every YouTube video.
Clip-Skip condenses long videos into the essential moments you actually came for. Choose roughly how much time you have — we build a version that fits.
Every 40-minute video has 8 minutes of pure gold.
The rest is usually intro fluff, sponsor reads, tangents, and recaps of the recap.
Watching plain YouTube today
Watching with Clip-Skip
Summaries tell. Clip-Skip shows.
Most video tools hand you bullet points and a paywall. Clip-Skip hands you the video.
Traditional video summarizers
Clip-Skip
Simple setup. Private by design.
Start immediately. No subscriptions, no credit card required.
| Instant Guest | Free Member | Power User (Bring Your Own AI Key) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Requirements | Just install the extension | Free email sign-up | Add your own free AI key Process 1 video to activate 30 days of unlimited library access |
| Daily Access | 10 community videos / day | Unlimited community videos | Unlimited community videos |
| Duration Limit | Videos up to 20 minutes | Videos up to 30 minutes + 3 long-video passes / day | Unlimited video duration |
| Process New Videos | — | — | Any video on demand |
| Supported Providers | Community cache | Community cache | Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, DeepSeek, Alibaba Qwen, Z.ai (GLM), Xiaomi MiMo, NVIDIA NIM, MiniMax |
| Cost | $0 | $0 | $0 (direct to provider) |
| Community sharing | — | — | Videos you process are added anonymously to the Community Library |
Privacy & Security Guarantee
Clip-Skip is built to collect less. No transcripts stored. No third-party trackers. Community contributions are fully anonymous to other users.
When using your own API key, it is encrypted and stored strictly inside your local browser storage. It is never sent to our servers, logged, or shared. You deal directly with your AI provider with zero markups from us and no third-party tracking.
Built to keep you watching, not waiting.
Not a text summary. The real video's best parts — with momentum, control, and natural pacing.
Pure momentum while you watch.
Nothing breaks focus like a sudden sponsor pitch mid-explanation. Clip-Skip isolates sponsor segments, marks them in yellow, and cleanly relocates them to the very end of the timeline. Your flow stays unbroken, and creator discount codes remain accessible whenever you need them.
Your keys never touch our servers.
No transcripts stored. No third-party trackers. Keys stored locally. Connect your own free key from Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, DeepSeek, Alibaba Qwen, Z.ai (GLM), Xiaomi MiMo, NVIDIA NIM, or MiniMax — you deal directly with your AI provider.
Instant alerts the moment a video is ready.
You don't need to remember to open the extension. As you browse YouTube, the Clip-Skip icon in your browser toolbar automatically lights up with a badge count whenever community-compacted versions are already available. One click and you are watching.
A minimal HUD that keeps you in the driver's seat.
Clip-Skip overlays a semi-transparent, unobtrusive heads-up display showing each chapter and time block. Click any segment to jump instantly, toggle full transparency for clean viewing, or click the Clip-Skip title at the top of the panel to pause/resume skipping and watch standard footage.
Complete thoughts, not robotic cutoffs.
Tell Clip-Skip your target duration — by exact minutes or a percentage of the original. Rather than cutting mid-word to hit a mathematical second, our AI prioritizes complete thoughts and natural pauses so edits stay fluid and coherent.
Three steps. No setup headache.
Browse normally. Pick a length. Click process.
Open any YouTube video
Browse YouTube normally. When a video already has community cuts, the Clip-Skip toolbar badge lights up automatically.
Choose your duration
Pick a version that matches your schedule — 5, 10, or 20 minutes — or let the AI isolate peak insights automatically.
Click process
Click process and your compacted version starts playing automatically once processing is done — with interactive chapters and zero mid-roll interruptions. Pause skipping anytime with one click to explore deeper.
Frequently asked questions.
Do I need an account or an API key just to try Clip-Skip?
No. Install the extension and immediately watch up to 10 community-compacted videos (under 20 minutes) every day with zero sign-up, zero email, and zero configuration.
What happens to sponsor segments during playback?
Clip-Skip detects promotional segments and relocates them to the end of the video timeline, color-coded in yellow. Your main viewing stays uninterrupted while discount codes and sponsor mentions stay accessible post-credits.
Where do I get an API key if I want to process new videos?
We recommend Google AI Studio (Gemini). It takes roughly 60 seconds to generate a key with your standard Google account, requires no credit card, and offers a generous free daily quota. You can also connect keys from Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, DeepSeek, Alibaba Qwen, Z.ai, Xiaomi, NVIDIA NIM, or MiniMax.
Can I pause the automatic skipping and watch normally?
Yes. You retain complete control at all times. Click the Clip-Skip title at the top of the panel to pause/resume skipping and instantly revert to standard, uninterrupted YouTube playback.
Why did my compacted video run slightly longer or shorter than my target time?
The AI prioritizes natural conversational stops and complete ideas rather than slicing mid-sentence, so results are context-driven and do not guarantee strict mathematical cutoffs. If an explanation needs another 45 seconds to make sense, Clip-Skip keeps it intact to protect clarity.
Stop budgeting an hour for a video you only have ten minutes for.
Free forever. No credit card. Watch your first highlight in under a minute.
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