Frequently Asked Questions

Punchlite is an AI-powered tool that summarizes YouTube videos, podcasts, and X/Twitter Spaces into timestamped key points. It extracts the main topics, quotes, and insights from a video's transcript and delivers a scannable summary in seconds. Each point includes a clickable timestamp so you can jump directly to the relevant section.

Punchlite reads the video's transcript using AI, then extracts and organizes the most important points. You can use it by installing the Chrome extension and clicking "Summarize" on any YouTube video, or by pasting a URL into the web app at punchlite.ai. Summaries typically generate in 10–30 seconds.

Punchlite currently supports YouTube videos and X/Twitter Spaces. It works on videos of any length, including 3+ hour podcasts, with no duration restrictions. The video must have captions or an audio track available for transcription (the vast majority of YouTube videos have captions).

Punchlite offers two summary styles: Key Points and Deep Dive. Key Points gives you a quick, scannable bullet-point summary. Deep Dive provides a longer, article-style breakdown with more context and detail. You choose your preferred style before submitting, and can view both separately.

Punchlite can generate summaries in English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Spanish. The summary language is independent of the video's spoken language — you can summarize an English video and receive the summary in Korean, for example. Punchlite is a great tool for high-quality video translation.

Yes. Punchlite offers 5 free summaries per day with no sign-up required. You can install the Chrome extension and start summarizing immediately. The free tier supports YouTube videos with all features including timestamps, multi-language summaries, and both summary styles.

Punchlite Pro costs $3.99/month on the monthly plan, or $2.99/month when billed annually at $35.99/year (a 25% savings). Pro gives you unlimited summaries, X/Twitter Spaces support, and access to the Telegram bot. You can cancel anytime.

Pro subscribers get unlimited daily summaries (vs. 5/day on free), support for X/Twitter Spaces, access to the Telegram bot (@punchlite_bot), and full summary history on the web app. All core features — timestamps, summary styles, multi-language — are available on both plans.

Install the Punchlite Chrome extension from the Chrome Web Store. When you visit any YouTube video, you'll see a "Summarize" button. Click it, choose Key Points or Deep Dive, and your summary appears in seconds alongside the video — no tab-switching required.

Yes. You can paste any supported URL into the web app at punchlite.ai to get a summary. The web app works in any browser and provides the same summary quality, timestamps, and style options as the extension.

Punchlite does not have a dedicated mobile app, but the web app at punchlite.ai is designed for mobile browsers. Pro subscribers can also use the Telegram bot (@punchlite_bot) to summarize videos by sending a link in a chat message.

YouTube's native summaries are only available on select videos and typically produce just a few sentences. Punchlite works on any video with captions, generates comprehensive timestamped summaries, offers two detail levels (Key Points and Deep Dive), and supports five output languages.

Using ChatGPT or Claude requires a multi-step process: finding the transcript, copying it, switching to the AI tool, writing a prompt, and waiting for a response. Punchlite reduces this to a single click on the Chrome extension. The summaries also include clickable timestamps that link back to the video, which general-purpose AI tools don't provide.

Punchlite generously offers 5 free summaries per day with no length restrictions on videos, the best on the market today. Other alternatives limit free usage to 3 summaries per day or per week, and some impose video length caps (e.g., 30 minutes). Punchlite also supports X/Twitter Spaces and offers a Telegram bot, which most alternatives don't. Additionally, Punchlite will analyze the summary to recommend other videos related to the subject to help you learn more.

Simply provide any email to access your 5 free summaries or access your Pro subscription. Punchlite uses passwordless magic links, so there's no password to remember, and supports any email provider, not just Gmail (no Gmail auth required).

Punchlite stores summaries so you can access them again from your history. It does not store video content or full transcripts. Payments are processed securely through Stripe — Punchlite never sees or stores your payment details.