Alternatives
Glasp alternatives (2026)
Glasp's extension puts the transcript beside the video on YouTube and opens ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini with it. People look elsewhere for a website without an install, or for more than five copies a day on the free plan.
Updated · By the WithTranscript team · How we checked
Glasp at a glance
Glasp
~11,467 organic visits/month to glasp.co (Ahrefs, 2026-11-05)
Social web highlighter whose free browser extension puts an AI summary and the YouTube transcript beside the video, with a web transcript tool too.
Who it's for: Students, researchers and lifelong learners who highlight what they read and watch and want quick AI summaries of YouTube videos in the browser.
Does better than WithTranscript
- Browser extensions for Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox show the transcript beside the video on YouTube itself. source
- Sends the transcript and your prompt to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini in a new tab. source
- Highlight transcript lines and export them to Notion, Obsidian, Roam Research or mem.ai, or as Markdown, HTML, CSV or JSON. source
- Lets you choose the transcript language. source
- Tracks YouTube channels (1 channel, 3 videos/channel on Free). source
Alternatives, by what you need
Not ranked. Each line says which need the tool covers; the table below has the cited facts.
- YouTube To Transcript: A free website with no stated cap, a synced player and translation. YouTube To Transcript alternatives
- Video Highlight: A web library with an MCP connector that covers transcripts, on the free plan. Glasp vs Video Highlight
- Kome: Another summarizer extension, if you want to stay in the browser. Kome alternatives
- WithTranscript (this site): No install, chapters and speaker changes, and a full Markdown transcript you paste yourself. Glasp vs WithTranscript
Where WithTranscript fits
WithTranscript has no extension and no one-click "open in ChatGPT". It fits if you want the whole structured transcript on a page.
Glasp and its alternatives, side by side
| Dimension | Glasp | YouTube To Transcript | Video Highlight | Kome | WithTranscriptthis site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transcript | |||||
| Transcript sourceYouTube's own captions, or the tool's own speech-to-text? | Captions (AI claimed)Says it scans public YouTube captions; an older FAQ also claims AI generation when captions are missing, which the newer page does not repeat.source | YouTube's captionsThe site says it extracts the subtitles/transcripts YouTube has already generated.source | AI STT (captions unclear)Says videos without captions are transcribed with AI speech recognition; whether existing YouTube captions are used otherwise is not stated.source | Not statedsource | YouTube captionsNew transcripts are built from the video's YouTube captions; some older library transcripts came from our own speech-to-text.source |
| Videos without captionsDoes it work when the video has no captions? | Conflicting claimsTranscript-page FAQ claims AI generation without captions; store listing offers the transcript only 'if available'; newer page says YouTube caption languages.source | Not statedsource | YesIts comparison FAQ says uncaptioned videos get AI speech recognition; this claim is about the main app, not the free transcript tool.source | Not statedsource | NoWhen a video has no usable caption track, the page says a transcript is not available.source |
| SpeakersSpeaker labels or speaker changes? | Not statedsource | Not statedsource | Not statedsource | Not statedsource | Speaker changesEach new speaker turn is marked with a timestamp and a dash; speakers are not named.source |
| ChaptersChapters or sections in the transcript? | Not statedsource | Not statedsource | AI summary sectionsAI summaries are split into timestamped sections; YouTube chapters in the transcript are not mentioned.source | Not statedsource | Yes, with summariesTranscripts are split into titled chapters with a one-line summary each, listed beside the text.source |
| Reading and output | |||||
| Synced playerA player synced to the text, click a line to jump? | Yes (extension)Extension shows the transcript beside the video with clickable timestamps.source | YesEmbedded player beside the transcript; clicking a line jumps to that point in the video.source | YesIn the app, clicking a transcript line seeks the video and auto-scroll follows playback.source | Not statedsource | Yes, click-to-seekThe player and transcript stay in sync; click any line to jump the video there.source |
| Export formatsCopy and download formats (TXT, SRT, Markdown...) | Copy, text; MD/HTML/CSV/JSONCopy Transcript to clipboard or download as text; highlighted lines export as Markdown, HTML, CSV, JSON or to Notion/Obsidian.source | Copy onlyOne-click copy; the FAQ says there is no download option yet, though one is planned.source | TXT/SRT/VTT, DOCX, PDF, MDFree tool: copy, TXT, SRT. Account: Word, PDF, Markdown, CSV, TXT, SRT/VTT, plus Notion and Readwise.source | Not statedsource | Copy as MarkdownOne-click copy as Markdown with title, source link and chapters. No SRT, VTT or TXT download.source |
| TimestampsTimestamps in the transcript and the copy? | YesCopying the whole transcript includes timestamps.source | Not statedsource | YesFree tool shows timestamps and SRT download carries them; in-app copies can include or exclude timestamps.source | Not statedsource | YesEvery paragraph in the copy starts with a bold [m:ss] timestamp.source |
| Built-in AIAI summary or chat inside the tool? | Summary + chatSummaries via ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Mistral with custom prompts; Chat needs a free account (20 credits/month free).source | Via extension onlyThe web transcript tool offers only a prompt library. The Chrome extension adds AI summaries and chat with the video.source | Summary + chatAI summaries and chat with the video need a free account; the transcript itself does not.source | AI summaryThe extension generates one-click AI summaries of YouTube videos, articles and PDFs; transcript tool page could not be loaded.source | Chapter summaries onlyNo chat or full-video summary; each chapter has a one-line summary.source |
| Hand-off to ChatGPT and ClaudeA path built for LLMs (Markdown, URL, API, MCP, a send button)? | Send to ChatGPT/Claude; MCPBasic summaries open ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini in a new tab with the transcript; MCP server covers highlights and summaries, not transcripts.source | Paste-into-ChatGPT promptsSuggests pasting the transcript into ChatGPT and offers a prompt library; its API link goes to a separate site, TranscriptAPI.source | MCP server; API (paid)Remote MCP connector for Claude/ChatGPT on any plan, including Free; experimental API on Pro and Business.source | Not statedsource | Markdown URLEach transcript has a transcript.md URL an AI assistant or agent can fetch, plus the Markdown copy.source |
| Playlists and bulkWhole playlists or channels at once? | Channel trackingYouTube Channel Tracking is a plan feature; bulk playlist or channel transcript export is not stated.source | Not statedsource | Playlists and channelsImports entire YouTube playlists and channels into the library; bulk transcript download is not stated.source | Not statedsource | NoOne video at a time; curated series are browsable, not exportable in bulk.source |
| TranslationTranslate the transcript? | Transcript language choiceYou can pick the transcript language; unclear if that is translation or choosing YouTube caption tracks. Summary language is independent.source | Yes, 125+ languagesThe FAQ says the Change Language option translates the transcript into over 125 languages.source | Summary translationExample offers an English summary of a Portuguese video; translating the transcript itself is not stated.source | Not statedsource | NoTranscripts are shown in the video's spoken language only.source |
| Access and price | |||||
| Browser extensionIs there one, and is it required? | Yes; web tool tooExtensions for Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox (Brave/Opera use Chrome build); web transcript box also exists.source | Optional Chrome extensionThere's a web tool, plus an optional Chrome extension, "YouTube To Transcript: AI Summarizer & Chat".source | Early access; not requiredChromium capture extension in early access; everything works on the website without it.source | YesKome is a browser extension; whether its web transcript tool works without it could not be checked (site returned 429).source | No extensionWeb only: paste a YouTube link on the site.source |
| Login for a basic transcriptDo you need an account to get one transcript? | Extension no; web yesNov 2026 page: extension shows the transcript without an account, the web box needs a free one (an Oct 2026 page said no sign-up).source | Not statedsource | NoFree transcript tool works without signup; AI features need a free account.source | Yes (extension)The extension asks you to create a Kome account; the web tool's requirements could not be checked.source | For new videosExisting transcripts are open to anyone; requesting a new one needs a free account.source |
| Free tier and priceFree limit and cheapest paid plan, as stated | Free; Pro $12.50/mo yearlyFree: 5 transcript copies/downloads a day, 3 on-video summaries per 7 days. Pro $12.50/mo billed yearly or $15 monthly (USD).source | FreeThe FAQ says the site is completely free and doesn't cap how many transcripts you generate.source | Free; paid ~$8/mo yearlyFree plan: 7 hr 30 min of public video (about 10 videos). Paid plans start around $8/month billed yearly, per its comparison page.source | Paid tiers, price unstatedChrome listing says it offers in-app purchases; kome.ai pricing page returned 429.source | Free (open beta)Free during the open beta; no paid plan yet.source |
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