Summarize YouTube TED Talks
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Paste a TED Talk and get the big idea in seconds.
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Keep the key ideas from TED Talks without replaying the presentation.
Works with TED Talks on innovation, psychology, leadership, business, and science.
Gistilo vs. basic AI summarizers
Basic AI summarizers
Gistilo
Structure
Basic AI summarizersA wall of text, or 40 flat bullets.
GistiloExecutive summary, labeled sections, key claims, highlights.
Accuracy
Basic AI summarizersHallucinate on long transcripts.
GistiloBuilt to preserve important details.
Video length
Basic AI summarizersCap out around 2 hours.
GistiloUp to 5 hours per video.
Fact-checking
Basic AI summarizersClaims go unchecked.
GistiloKey claims checked against sources, with links.Pro
Sponsor segments
Basic AI summarizersInclude sponsor segments.
GistiloSkips sponsored segments.
PDF export
Basic AI summarizersA raw text dump.
GistiloClean PDFs, ready to share or print.
Capture a talk in three steps
Quick Demo
- Paste a YouTube link
- Choose a summary type
- Keep the core argument
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How Great Leaders Inspire Action | Simon Sinek | TED
Inspiring leaders think differently: Great leaders and organizations, such… The golden circle concept: The speaker introduces the "golden circle," cons...
Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator | Tim Urban | TED
Premise This talk explores the phenomenon of procrastination, focusing on t… The speaker aims to illuminate the differences in thought processes between...
Verifies key claims and links sources.
Procrastinators have different brain functions compared to non-procrastinat… Long-term procrastination lacks deadlines and can lead to chronic unhappine...
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Remember the idea, not just the applause
Turns messy talks into an outline
Some videos jump around a lot. This turns them into logical points that actually match how I take notes.
Not a wall of text
The layout is easy to scan. I can grab the key takeaways without digging through a giant block of text.
Tamed my tab overload
I had way too many bookmarks and open videos. Summaries let me process them fast and close up shop.
FAQ
It highlights the central idea, major supporting points, examples, and conclusion presented by the speaker.
Yes. 7 Key Insights gives you a fast overview so you can decide whether the full presentation interests you.
Yes. A free account includes saved summary history so you can build a personal collection of talks and ideas.
Yes. It also works well for conference presentations, keynotes, public lectures, and other idea-focused talks on YouTube.
Gistilo accepts YouTube video links. If the talk is available on YouTube, paste that YouTube URL to summarize it.
Based on video duration, rounded up. Example: 7:30 uses 8 minutes.
Free supports videos up to 90 minutes each. Pro supports videos up to 5 hours each.
Included hours reset each billing cycle. If you run out, you can purchase an optional top-up pack.
Included hours reset monthly. Pro top-ups roll over while Pro is active.
Optional on Pro. We verify key claims and include sources you can review. If we cannot verify something, we clearly label it.
No. We store summaries and minimal metadata. You can delete history anytime.
Capture the Key Ideas From a TED Talk
Paste a YouTube link to a TED Talk and capture its central argument, supporting ideas, and conclusion.