Eightify vs TLDRly

Eightify

A narrow tool that does one job well: decide whether an hour-long video is worth an hour before you spend it. The timestamped key points are the real feature, because they let you jump straight to the section you actually needed. The catch is that it is subscription-only for a job several free extensions and general assistants now also do.

Pros

• +Key points come with clickable timestamps, so the summary doubles as navigation
• +Handles very long recordings rather than capping at a few minutes
• +Output available in roughly 40 languages, including summarising an English video into another language
• +Works inline on the YouTube page instead of asking you to paste URLs elsewhere

Cons

• −No permanent free tier — after the trial it is pay or nothing
• −Summary quality is bounded by YouTube's auto-captions, which are poor on accented or technical speech
• −The vendor blocks automated access to its own site, so pricing and terms are hard to verify independently

TLDRly

TLDRly does one job, one-click summaries and translation of whatever page or video you are on, and charges nothing for the core of it, unusual in a category full of credit-metered competitors. The trade-off is a thin operator footprint: the only named entity is an LLC on the store listing, the extension has a few hundred users and was last updated in November 2025, and the site and store disagree on whether paid options exist.

Pros

• +Core summaries are free with no account or card
• +Works across news sites, Wikipedia, Substack, Gmail and YouTube with one click
• +Translates into 40+ languages
• +Can summarize just a highlighted passage, not only the whole page

Cons

• −Chrome-only, with no extension for other browsers or a mobile app found
• −Small user base and no update since November 2025
• −Website says fully free while the store listing mentions premium options, so the business model is unclear

Does Eightify or TLDRly have a free tier?

TLDRly is free to use; Eightify has paid plans only.