Skip long YouTube videos.
Summarize with AI
in one click.
Turn any YouTube video into instant summaries, notes, and AI-ready insights without wasting time watching.
From video to insight
in three steps.
No setup. No friction. Just open a YouTube video and let Read Setting do the heavy lifting.
Open any YouTube video
Navigate to any YouTube video a lecture, podcast, tutorial, or documentary. Read Setting detects it automatically.
Click "Summarize with AI"
Hit the button in the extension. Read Setting extracts the transcript and sends it straight into ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or your preferred AI tool.
Get instant insights
Your AI tool generates a clear summary, key takeaways, or answers your questions in seconds, not 45 minutes.
• The speaker argues that deep work sessions of 90+ minutes produce exponentially better results than fragmented attention.
• The 3 most actionable strategies covered are: time-blocking, input minimization, and energy management over time management.
• Main insight: productivity isn't about doing more it's about doing less, better.
How to install ReadSetting.zip
Follow these 4 simple steps to install the unpacked extension in your Google Chrome browser.
Download and Extract
Click "Add to Chrome" to download the ReadSetting.zip file. Once downloaded, extract (unzip) the folder to a location on your computer.
Open Chrome Extensions
Open your Chrome browser and navigate to chrome://extensions/ in your URL bar, or open the menu > Settings > Extensions.
Enable Developer Mode
In the top right corner of the Extensions page, toggle the switch to enable Developer mode.
Load Unpacked
Click the Load unpacked button that appears in the top left, and select the folder you extracted in Step 1. The extension is now installed!
Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.
Speed
Stop wasting 30 minutes on a video when you can get the point in 30 seconds. Read Setting eliminates unnecessary watch time.
One clickClarity
Extract only the key points, quotes, and insights that matter. Transform noisy long-form video into clean, actionable information.
Signal over noiseAI-Ready
Sends video content directly into ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or any AI tool. One click from passive consumption to active output.
Any AI toolLeverage
Study faster, research deeper, repurpose content, write better notes. Get more value from every video in less time.
More from lessMultilingual
Get transcripts and summaries in your language. Read Setting supports English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, and more automatically.
12+ languagesPrivate by default
No account. No data collection. No tracking. Read Setting runs entirely in your browser and never stores or sends your video data anywhere.
Zero data storedWorks with the AI
tools you already use.
Read Setting drops video transcripts straight into your AI workflow. No copy-pasting. No tab-switching. Just instant context.
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Stop wasting time on long videos when you can understand the point in 30 seconds. That's not a productivity hack that's just working smarter.
The Read Setting philosophy
Start saving time
on every video.
Install Read Setting and turn YouTube from a time sink into a productivity asset.
No account needed. Works instantly on any YouTube video.