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Video Search for YouTube▲133
Search any YouTube video like a document.
2019
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Ask Youtube▲121
Get video insights in natural language
2023
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Invideo for Youtube▲112
Search inside Youtube videos (think Ctrl-F)
2017
4SI
Search inside YouTube videos using natural language queries▲264
2021 · github.com
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Youtube Transcript Search▲142
Search YouTube transcripts without CTRL+F
2024
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JumprAI▲157
Find any moment inside YouTube videos with AI search
Feb 2026 · jumprai.vercel.app
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Find in Video▲3
Search any word inside YouTube videos & jump to that moment
26d ago · chromewebstore.google.com
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Chat with Youtube Videos by ChatWithPDF▲186
Chat and summarize YouTube videos
2024
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YouTube Stay!▲89
Search YouTube without stopping the video
2016
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Youtube Remote▲82
Control YouTube from anywhere in your browser.
2020
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Comment Mode▲151
Watch YouTube videos and read comments at the same time
2017
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notclass▲233
Search YouTube videos using AI and get relevant segments
2024
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YouTube Time Tracker▲130
Minimalistic Chrome extension that tracks time on Youtube
2019
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Social Search Plus▲116
Search multiple social platforms in one click
2023
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Youtube Power Up▲3
Strength your video watching
Nov 2025 · chromewebstore.google.com
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Semantic search for video▲77
Hello HN Over the New Year's break, I created semanticvideosearch.com. This can search any video based on meaning and context. I would love to get your feedback on it. What should I change and what can be improved? The preprocessed videos can be search very quickly, while the youtube video links take some time (yt videos also have a upper duration limit due to compute issues). I intend to add search based on the frames of the video soon. I would love to know your thoughts on the demo and any suggestions for improvements. Thanks! PS: the inspiration to create this was to get the 2 mins of…
2023 · semanticvideosearch.com
17SF
Search for words inside of YouTube videos▲32
2015 · scan.video
18SB
Search Bar for YouTube Transcripts▲8
Hi HN! Using Ctrl+F on YouTube Transcripts doesn't have the best UI/UX, so I built a chrome extension to inject a input search box that filters for any queries. YouTube actually has this feature for a few videos (ex: https://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAHbLRjF0vo) for years now. I'm not sure why they haven't rolled it out for all videos. I didn't want to wait. The extension will only inject it's own search box if the video does not already have one on YouTube. I tried styling it to look similar to YouTube's design. Indexing and querying rules follow the…
2024 · youtubetranscriptsearch.com
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veridive▲118
Find the 30 seconds that matter in any video via chat
Jun 2026 · veridive.com
20TS
Time-Saving Chrome Extension for Journalists Doing Research on YouTube▲14
Hello Hacker News community, I've been developing a simple Chrome extension designed to assist journalists and researchers or learners in their YouTube investigations. You can swiftly identify specific segments within a video using semantic searches, powered by the OpenAI API. This transforms hours of potential scrubbing into moments of precision seeking. Whether you're sifting through extensive interviews, press conferences, and event footage on YouTube, or you require a quote from a video source, This extension is a handy tool. It also aids in quickly fact-checking statements made in…
2023 · chrome.google.com
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TimeCue▲2
Ctrl+F for YouTube Videos
Feb 2026 · timecue.io
22AS
Advanced Search for YouTube▲21
2022 · playlists.at
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Instant Highlights V2 by Heygen▲95
Turn long videos into viral clips in seconds
Apr 2026 · app.heygen.com
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Youtube++▲82
extension to show publishing date of related youtube videos.
2019

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