Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to SocialKit
Hi HN, I’ve been working on a side project called SocialKit, a simple API for scraping structured data from public social media posts (YouTube, Shorts, more coming soon). It's designed for dev, no-code users, and marketers who want to extract things like summaries, transcripts, details, and more from YouTube. I sold two previous side projects (LectureKit and CaptureKit), and this is my latest attempt at building something useful and focused. I would love to get any feedback :) Happy to answer any questions, and thanks for checking it out! Jonathan
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.
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Social Fetch▲273Scraper API for TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, X & more.
Apr 2026 · socialfetch.dev · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I built Scrape Creators: a set of real-time scraping APIs that let you pull fresh data from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit, Truth Social and more. It's great for: > Feeding social data into AI agents (e.g. summarize latest TikToks about a product) > Analyzing creators based on their posts, bios, hashtags, and music > Getting video transcripts, post captions, music metadata, and engagement stats in real time No signup required to browse the docs: https://docs.scrapecreators.com/ Test it out: https://scrapecreators.com Would love any feedback or questions!…
2025 · scrapecreators.com · its alternatives →
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TL;DR▲199I love Hacker News but I rarely have time to read full articles / comments, so I built a simple site to summarize the top posts & comments to make it easier to get a big picture. A few implementation details: - It pulls the top stories from the HN Firebase API (`/v0/topstories`) - Filters stories with >200 points - Uses Claude Sonnet for post + comment summaries - Tries to capture the sentiment of the comments (still working on improving this) - Refreshes both posts + summaries hourly It has already helped me I hope it helps you! Please let me know if you have any feedback --…
2025 · tl-dr.tv · its alternatives →
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YouTube transcript download and generation, 100% Free
2023 · its alternatives →
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Scriptmine▲86I built this for myself. I make videos, and my biggest bottleneck is figuring out what to say to my audience without staring at a blank page. So I built Scriptmine: a tool that listens to Reddit conversations in my niche, finds high-signal topics, and turns them into scripts. How it works: - Track subreddits and discussions relevant to a niche - Rank topics by engagement/momentum - Generate a hook/body/CTA draft in a chosen voice/format
Feb 2026 · scriptmine.ai · its alternatives →
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Extractify▲97Convert Youtube videos into Tweets and LinkedIn posts
2023 · extractify.co · its alternatives →
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OutlierKit▲72Best Youtube Competitor Analysis and Keyword Research Tool
Nov 2025 · outlierkit.com · its alternatives →
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AI, Seo, Writing, Image, Youtube & Social media Tools (FREE)
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Hello HN! Please check out Summary Cat (https://www.summarycat.com). It uses OpenAI's GPT-3.5 to summarize YouTube transcripts. Please note that it only works for - *English* videos. - videos that are not too long in length. I'd appreciate any feedbacks, criticisms, or feature requests!! You can also find my contact info in my profile. Thank you in advance. ------------Technical Details--------------- Tech Stack - Frontend: HTML/CSS - Backend: Python/Flask APIs: - For grabbing YouTube's transcripts: I used youtube-transcript-api…
2023 · summarycat.com · its alternatives →
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Get actionable insights from any video in minutes. Our AI extracts key moments, generates summaries, and turns hours of footage into clear, decision-ready intelligence.
2015 · scan.video · its alternatives →
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Get the transcript of any youtube video with subtitles.
2025 · rapidapi.com · its alternatives →
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YTTools▲11Hi HN, I often watch long lectures or conference talks on YouTube, but usually only a few minutes contain the key points I need. I wanted a way to get the gist quickly, so I built a small tool to summarize YouTube videos using AI. How it works: you paste a YouTube link, and it generates a short summary plus key transcripts. The backend is optimized so results come back in a few seconds. Design choices: - No accounts or logins (I wanted it to be instantly usable). - Free to use (I run it as a side project). - Focused on speed and simplicity. It’s still early and I’d love feedback on: -…
2024 · vdown.me · its alternatives →
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Download THOUSANDS of YouTube transcripts in one-click.
2025 · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I'm Jack, the maker of ExportTok. I built this tool because I spent hours manually copy-pasting TikTok comments for market research and wanted an easier way. With ExportTok, you can quickly export all comments from any TikTok video to CSV or Excel for analysis. You do need to sign up to use it, but you don't need a TikTok account or credentials. The data includes usernames, timestamps, and engagement metrics. So far, users have exported over 500,000 comments. Would love feedback: 1. What other data fields would be helpful? 2. Any privacy concerns? 3. Suggestions for use cases or…
Nov 2025 · exporttok.com · its alternatives →
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I built Trott out of frustration with my own “Saved” folders on Instagram and YouTube. I’d save reels and shorts—workout tips, recipes, travel spots—thinking I’d find them again later. But, like most people, I ended up with a black hole of unsorted videos: no search, no filters, and if I ever did find the right video again, I’d have to dig through the whole thing just to get that one detail I needed. When I tried looking for solutions, I found only genre-specific apps or tools that demanded manual uploads or new workflows. None felt like they understood how real users behave or save content.…
2025 · trott.hattimatimlabs.in · its alternatives →
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Hi HN reader, I'm a solo-founder navigating product market fit. I've spent 3 years building Double Subtitles which I am very proud of, but I don't know how to do marketing and my growth is somewhat stagnant. Through learning about SEO, I discovered this opportunity that I want to share: There are a lot of websites that let you download social media videos, which have extremely high traffic. But they are all disjoint, in the sense that some download TikTok videos, while others download Instagram videos, others YouTube, etc... I quickly prototyped software which downloads any video from any…
2024 · fastdownload.io · its alternatives →
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2023 · summarize.tech · its alternatives →
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CaptureKit▲26API for screenshots, website data extraction & AI Insights
2025 · capturekit.dev · its alternatives →
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