Eightify vs NoteGPT vs Get Summary: Which YouTube Summarizer Is Best?
Three tools. Same promise. Wildly different approaches.
I’ve been testing YouTube summarizers for a while now, and these three — Eightify, NoteGPT, and Get Summary — keep coming up in every recommendation thread. They all claim to summarize YouTube videos quickly and accurately. But they work in completely different ways, and depending on how you consume content, one will fit your life much better than the others.
So I ran them head-to-head. Same videos, same expectations, honest scoring. Let’s get into it.
Quick Overview
Eightify is a Chrome extension. You install it, and it adds a summary panel directly on YouTube’s video page. It’s been around since 2023, has a solid user base, and focuses heavily on the browser experience.
NoteGPT is also primarily a Chrome extension, but it positions itself as more of a note-taking tool. Beyond summaries, it offers mind maps, timestamped notes, and integrations with tools like Notion. It’s trying to be your entire knowledge management layer on top of YouTube.
Get Summary is a Telegram bot. No extension, no web app — you paste a YouTube link into a Telegram chat, and it sends back a summary. It also handles audio extraction and works on mobile natively.
Already you can see these aren’t quite apples-to-apples. But they’re competing for the same user need: “I don’t want to watch this entire video — give me the key points.”
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Eightify | NoteGPT | Get Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform | Chrome extension | Chrome extension + web | Telegram bot |
| Summary quality | Good | Good | Good |
| Timestamps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mind maps | No | Yes | No |
| Note-taking | Basic | Advanced | No (but easy to copy) |
| Mobile-friendly | No (desktop only) | Partial (web app) | Yes (native) |
| Audio download | No | No | Yes |
| Language support | 40+ languages | 40+ languages | Multiple languages |
| Works without browser | No | Partially | Yes |
| Free tier | 3 videos/week | 5 videos/day | Yes (daily limit) |
| Paid plan | ~$10/month | ~$10/month | Affordable tiers |
The Quality Test: Same Video, Three Summaries
I tested all three on the same video: a 22-minute Veritasium video about the science of decision-making. Dense content, multiple arguments, specific examples. Good test material.
Eightify’s summary: Clean, well-structured. Broke the video into 8 key insights with timestamps. Each insight was 1-2 sentences. It felt like reading a good table of contents. The quality was solid — it captured the main arguments without hallucinating details.
NoteGPT’s summary: More detailed. It gave a longer summary with embedded timestamps, plus offered to generate a mind map (which was actually pretty cool). The summary text was slightly more verbose but also more thorough. It caught a nuance about behavioral economics that Eightify missed.
Get Summary’s output: Structured differently — more like a set of concise notes with key takeaways highlighted. It nailed the core argument and gave clean timestamps. Less decorative than the other two, but honestly, more useful if you just want to quickly decide whether to watch the video. Also included the option to download the audio, which neither of the other two offers.
My honest ranking on summary quality alone: NoteGPT edges out slightly for depth, Eightify is the most polished, Get Summary is the most practical. But the differences are genuinely small. All three gave accurate summaries.
UX Comparison: How It Actually Feels to Use Each
This is where the real differences show up.
Eightify
Open YouTube. Click on a video. The summary appears in a panel on the right side. It’s seamless — if you spend all day on YouTube in Chrome, this is the lowest-friction option. You barely have to think about it.
The downside? It only works in Chrome, on desktop. If you’re watching YouTube on your phone (where most YouTube watching actually happens, according to YouTube’s own data), Eightify doesn’t exist. You literally can’t use it.
Also, the extension sometimes conflicts with other YouTube extensions. I had a weird interaction with Return YouTube Dislike that took me 10 minutes to debug. Minor, but annoying.
NoteGPT
Similar to Eightify in that it’s a Chrome extension, but with more features. The mind map generation is genuinely useful — I can see students loving it. The note-taking integration means you can highlight parts of the summary, add your own notes, and export everything to Notion.
The trade-off: it’s heavier. The extension adds more UI elements to the YouTube page, and I noticed slightly longer loading times on some videos. Also, the feature richness means there’s a steeper learning curve. I spent about 15 minutes figuring out all the options the first time.
Same mobile limitation as Eightify — it’s primarily a desktop tool.
Get Summary
Completely different paradigm. Open Telegram. Paste link. Get summary. That’s it.
No installation. No browser dependency. Works on your phone, your tablet, your work computer where you can’t install extensions, your grandma’s laptop. The barrier to entry is essentially zero if you already use Telegram.
The downside? You’re not getting the summary while watching the video. It’s a separate action — you have to switch to Telegram, paste the link, read the summary there. For some people, this context-switching is a deal-breaker. For others (like me), it’s actually a feature because I’m already in Telegram all day.
The audio download feature is a bonus that neither competitor offers. If you want to listen to a video as a podcast while commuting, Get Summary AI handles that.
Pricing Breakdown
Eightify: Free tier gives you 3 summaries per week. Pro is around $9.99/month or cheaper annually. The free tier is honestly too restrictive — 3 videos a week isn’t enough if you’re a regular user.
NoteGPT: Free tier is more generous — around 5 per day on the basic features. Pro unlocks unlimited summaries, mind maps, and exports for roughly $9.99/month. Good value if you use the extra features.
Get Summary: Has a free tier with daily limits, and paid plans are on the affordable side. The Telegram-based model means lower overhead, which translates to lower prices. Check the bot for current rates.
For casual users, all three free tiers work. For heavy users, pricing is comparable between Eightify and NoteGPT, with Get Summary AI generally being the most wallet-friendly option.
Best For Different Users
Here’s my honest recommendation matrix:
Choose Eightify if:
- You do most of your YouTube watching on desktop Chrome
- You want the cleanest, most seamless experience
- You prefer summaries integrated directly into the YouTube page
- You don’t need mobile support
Choose NoteGPT if:
- You’re a student or researcher who needs note-taking features
- Mind maps are useful to you (they genuinely are for visual learners)
- You want to export to Notion or other tools
- You don’t mind a slightly busier UI
Choose Get Summary if:
- You watch YouTube primarily on mobile
- You already use Telegram
- You can’t or don’t want to install browser extensions
- You want audio download alongside your summary
- You need something that works everywhere, on any device
My Controversial Take
Here it is: browser extensions for YouTube summarization are a dying category.
Not today. Not tomorrow. But the trend is clear. YouTube is increasingly mobile-first. Google is tightening extension permissions. And users are moving toward platform-agnostic tools that work everywhere.
Telegram bots, ChatGPT plugins, and native AI integrations are where this is heading. Extensions were the right solution in 2023. In 2026, they’re starting to feel like a workaround.
That said, if you live in your browser and love the integrated experience, Eightify and NoteGPT are still excellent tools. I’m just calling the trajectory as I see it.
Final Verdict
There’s no single “best” tool. There’s the best tool for you.
| Criteria | Winner |
|---|---|
| Desktop UX | Eightify |
| Feature richness | NoteGPT |
| Mobile experience | Get Summary |
| Pricing | Get Summary |
| Summary quality | Tie (all three are solid) |
| Note-taking integration | NoteGPT |
| Audio download | Get Summary |
| Ease of getting started | Get Summary |
| In-page experience | Eightify |
My personal pick? I use Get Summary most often because I’m on Telegram anyway and I do most of my YouTube browsing on my phone. But when I’m doing deep research on desktop, I’ll sometimes use NoteGPT for the mind map feature.
Try all three. The free tiers are enough to figure out which one clicks for you.
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