YTChat Chrome Extension
Lets you chat with a YouTube video's subtitles to pull out exactly the details you need.
At a glance
Starts at
Free
No paid plan found on the Chrome Web Store, September 2026.
Free tier
Yes
Platforms
Chrome
Best for
Students and researchers extracting details from long videos
Not for
Videos without subtitles or captions available
3.9 out of 5
Scored by Alex after real useOur verdict
YTChat opens a chat window next to any YouTube video so you can ask about specific details or key points instead of scrubbing through the timeline yourself. It's built for studying, research, or general productivity, working strictly from the video's own subtitle content for accurate answers. It needs the video to have subtitles, built-in or auto-generated, to function at all, and it has no user ratings yet to gauge reliability.
✓What it does well
Chat with videosOpens a chat alongside any YouTube video to ask questions about it.
Instant key pointsPulls out key points or specific details without watching the whole video.
Quick open and closeOpens and closes instantly for fast back-and-forth chatting.
✕Where it falls short
Needs subtitlesRequires the video to have subtitles, built-in or auto-generated, without them it doesn't work.
Unrated and earlyIt has no user ratings yet, so reliability across different videos is unproven.
Context-bound answersAnswers stay strictly within the video's own content, without pulling in outside context or sources.
Key features
Chat with videosOpens a chat alongside any YouTube video to ask questions about it.
Instant key pointsPulls out key points or specific details without watching the whole video.
Custom query wordingLets you adjust the length and format of answers using your own wording.
Quick open and closeOpens and closes instantly for fast back-and-forth chatting.