Turn YouTube tutorials into actionable step-by-step guides instantly. The #1 YouTube notes generator for students, developers, and self-learners. Paste a link, get a guide.
I was trying to learn something from a YouTube tutorial a few weeks ago. 47 minutes long, lots of talking, sponsor promos, side tangents, “smash that like button”… and at the end I realised I still didn’t have the actual steps written down.
I had to watch it again. 😩
So I built this.
Paste a YouTube link → it turns the whole thing into a step-by-step guide you can actually follow.
No fluff, no filler, just the actions and tools you need.
It’s honestly a little ridiculous that this didn’t already exist. But I know it's a bit stupid as well 😅
I made it for myself because I learn visually but I work text-first. And now I can grab the guide, copy it to my notes, save it for later, or follow it like a recipe. It’s weirdly addictive.
Is this silly?
Yes.
Will it save people hours of rewinding, pausing, and scrubbing?
Also yes.
🧠 What it does:
Summarises any YouTube tutorial into clear steps
Pulls out tools, requirements, actions
Lets you copy/export the guide instantly
Saves past guides so you never lose anything
Why I’m sharing it today:
Because I built this for fun. But the first time it worked, I got chills and thought I had to share it.
It felt like learning finally bent to me, not the other way around.
If you try it, I’d love your feedback. Brutal honesty is always welcome.
If it helps you skip one long video, mission accomplished.
Thanks for reading. Now go learn something in 1/10th the time.
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@maria_mashkina Happy to hear it resonated with you! Take it for a spin and let us know what you think
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How are you handling the context window for 2+ hour podcasts? Do you chunk the transcript and summarize loosely, or are you using a model with a massive context window (like Gemini 1.5/Claude) to keep the thread of the argument intact?
We struggle with this long-context retention problem at SquarePact (analyzing 100+ page contracts), so I’m curious how others prevent the AI from forgetting the first 10 minutes by the time it gets to the end. Good luck @robin_gustafsson!
@anighojkar Currently we chunk the transcript and summarise loosely. Tweaking all the time though. Good luck to you as well!
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This is very good and needed. I enjoy long-form Youtube videos, but a lot of times I want to get the notes from the videos. Solves a lot for some of us.
Does TubeGuide transcribe all videos? Some videos usually seem to be blocked from getting transcribed by platforms like ChatGPT, even on Gemini.
@tade_odunlami I can't say we can reach 100% of videos, but we're working on how to be the most accurate. I'm happy this product fills a need in your life :D
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Wow, TubeGuide is genius! The step-by-step breakdown is perfect for coding tutorials. How does it handle fast-paced videos where the instructor jumps around a lot?
@jaydev13 No worries at all (hopefully) haha. Should manage without problem. Let us know if you run into any issues, there's a feedback button in the bottom right corner. I'm watching it with an eagle eye
@robin_gustafsson Robin, I will for sure try it out and send you a message either way. I am hunting my product next week, would love to have you try it out!
This looks interesting... we indeed, waste a lot of time watching and rewatching tutorial videos and this can be an absolute timesaver.. Good luck on the launch!
@dkspeaks Thank you for the support! Hope you'll like it
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I really loved that you gave the feature to copy paste the Guide to Notion. I would love to see, if you also add timestamps, which will help us go to that particular part of the video when required.
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@robin_gustafsson Love the concept. Super practical tool.
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@maria_mashkina Happy to hear it resonated with you! Take it for a spin and let us know what you think
How are you handling the context window for 2+ hour podcasts? Do you chunk the transcript and summarize loosely, or are you using a model with a massive context window (like Gemini 1.5/Claude) to keep the thread of the argument intact?
We struggle with this long-context retention problem at SquarePact (analyzing 100+ page contracts), so I’m curious how others prevent the AI from forgetting the first 10 minutes by the time it gets to the end. Good luck @robin_gustafsson!
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@anighojkar Currently we chunk the transcript and summarise loosely. Tweaking all the time though. Good luck to you as well!
This is very good and needed. I enjoy long-form Youtube videos, but a lot of times I want to get the notes from the videos. Solves a lot for some of us.
Does TubeGuide transcribe all videos? Some videos usually seem to be blocked from getting transcribed by platforms like ChatGPT, even on Gemini.
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@tade_odunlami I can't say we can reach 100% of videos, but we're working on how to be the most accurate. I'm happy this product fills a need in your life :D
Wow, TubeGuide is genius! The step-by-step breakdown is perfect for coding tutorials. How does it handle fast-paced videos where the instructor jumps around a lot?
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@jaydev13 No worries at all (hopefully) haha. Should manage without problem. Let us know if you run into any issues, there's a feedback button in the bottom right corner. I'm watching it with an eagle eye
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@jaydev13 Try it and let me know 😃 robin@tubeguide.app
@robin_gustafsson Robin, I will for sure try it out and send you a message either way. I am hunting my product next week, would love to have you try it out!
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@jaydev13 For sure!
Congrats on the launch! How well does it handle videos that mix teaching with lots of side tangents?
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@vik_sh Try it and let me know! robin@tubeguide.app
This looks interesting... we indeed, waste a lot of time watching and rewatching tutorial videos and this can be an absolute timesaver.. Good luck on the launch!
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@dkspeaks Thank you for the support! Hope you'll like it
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@anishsharma That's a great idea. We'll make it happen
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@anishsharma We actually just fixed this. Try it out and let us know what you think!