Chat with YouTube
Chat with a YouTube video and ask it anything
Paste a YouTube link and Doxy pulls the transcript so you can question, summarize and study the video — with answers grounded in what was actually said.
Turn any YouTube video into a conversation
Long videos, lectures and podcasts hold a lot of information, but scrubbing through a timeline to find one fact is slow. Doxy reads the video's transcript so you can simply ask — “What were the three main takeaways?” or “What did they say about pricing?” — and get a grounded answer in seconds.
Paste a YouTube URL as a source and Doxypulls the transcript directly using the video's captions. From there it works like any other document: ask questions, summarize, or generate a study quiz.
How to chat with a YouTube video
- Create a project (or open an existing one).
- Paste the YouTube link as a new source.
- Doxy fetches the transcript and indexes it automatically.
- Ask questions in plain language — every answer cites the moments it drew from.
Summarize, study and cross-reference
Ask for a bullet-point summary of a two-hour talk, pull the exact quote you half-remember, or add several videos to one project and compare what each one says. On Pro and Business plans you can also turn a video into a multiple-choice quiz — handy for revising a lecture. Want to mix in PDFs and slides too? See chatting with PDFs.
Guides: learn from videos with AI
If you want a closer look at the workflow, our guides walk through it in detail, with example questions and tips for getting better answers out of long transcripts. How to Chat With a YouTube Video Using AI covers the full process step by step, from pasting the link to asking your first question. For students, How to Study With AI Using Your Own Notes shows how to combine recorded lectures with your slides and notes into one study project. And What Is RAG? explains the retrieval technique that keeps every answer grounded in what the video actually said, rather than what the model happens to remember about the topic.
Frequently asked questions
Can Doxy summarize a YouTube video?+
Yes. Paste the video link and ask for a summary — Doxy reads the transcript and returns a concise overview, with citations back to the parts it used.
Does it work for any YouTube video?+
It works for videos that have a transcript or captions available (most public videos do). Private or caption-free videos can't be read.
Can I ask questions about the video, not just summarize it?+
Yes. Once the transcript is indexed you can ask anything about the content — specific facts, definitions, or comparisons across multiple videos in the same project.
Can I mix videos with other sources?+
Yes. A project can hold YouTube videos alongside PDFs, slides, web links and other files, and a single question is answered across all of them. Each answer shows which source it drew from, so you always know whether a claim came from the video or the reading.
Can I turn a video into a quiz?+
Yes, on Pro and Business plans. Doxy generates multiple-choice quizzes and open-ended practice exercises from the video's transcript, with explanations for every answer — useful for revising a lecture or talk.
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