WikiTube

WIKITUBE FOR CHROME

A good video.
An even better read.

Turn YouTube videos into articles you can skim. Read beside the video. Click a sentence to watch that moment.

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PSYCHOLOGY 6 MIN VIDEO

What keeps
us going?

Talent gets our attention. Perseverance tells a different story.

01 Beyond talent 0:00

What makes someone keep working at a difficult goal? This talk explores the role of passion and persistence in long-term achievement.

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Full articles, organized into chaptersWords connected to the original videoYour layout. Your reading width.

FROM WATCHING TO READING

One little book.
A different way to YouTube.

A few things to know
01

Find something worth reading.

Hover over a video thumbnail, or find the book beside CC in the player. It appears when captions are available.

02

Make room for the article.

Fresh installs open a reader beside YouTube. Overlay it, adjust the width, or use a separate tab. Your choice is remembered.

03

Go straight to the moment.

Skim the chapters. Find the idea you came for. Click a sentence to play its source, including from a video on your feed.

FIRST READ, ON US

Start with a little grit.

Try Angela Duckworth’s talk on passion and perseverance.
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THE READING LIST / 001

Grit

Angela Lee Duckworth · TED

ENGLISH & CHINESE

BEFORE YOU START

A few things
to know.

You stay in control.

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Is WikiTube free?

Existing articles and the sample are free to read without an account. Sign in with Google to generate up to 5 new articles per day.

Which videos can I read?

WikiTube needs available captions. Look for the book on supported videos. AI-generated articles may contain errors; click a sentence to check the original source.

Installed, but can’t see the book?
  1. Refresh YouTube tabs opened before installation.
  2. Hover over a thumbnail, or move your pointer over the video player.
  3. Try the example video.
  4. In Chrome’s Extensions menu, check that WikiTube is enabled and allowed on YouTube.
Do I need to pin the extension?

No. The book on YouTube works without pinning. Pin WikiTube if you’d like an extra shortcut in Chrome’s toolbar. Open Help in the extension’s settings to revisit the welcome guide.

Can I use it on my phone?

The extension is for desktop Chrome. You can still open and read existing WikiTube articles on your phone.

What does the extension access?

WikiTube reads video links, captions and player state to create articles and connect text to playback. Reading preferences stay in your browser. Anonymous first-use events help us check that installation, reading and playback work. See the privacy policy for details.

Your next rabbit hole,
with chapters.

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