According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-09, the Chrome extension Skim AI has 13 users (-13.3% MoM) — ranked #8,549 of 9,324 AI browser extensions, and #1,667 of 1,839 in Office & Collaboration.
What is Skim AI
AI-powered YouTube video summaries with deep chapter analysis, search enhancement, and translation. Skim AI turns long YouTube videos into structured, scannable summaries — and enhances your Google search with AI-powered answers.
🎬 YouTube Video Summary
- Two-pass deep analysis: first identifies topic boundaries across the full video, then summarizes each segment in parallel
- Hierarchical chapters with precise timestamps — click any timestamp to jump directly to that moment
- Expandable key points with specific names, data, and arguments for each segment
- TL;DR overview + Key Takeaways for quick scanning
- Highlights tab with memorable direct quotes from speakers
- Full transcript view with copy support
- Ask tab for follow-up questions about the video content
- Works with videos of any length: short clips to 2+ hour podcasts and interviews
🔍 Google Search Enhancement
- AI-generated answer panel in the search sidebar
- Synthesizes top search results with source citations
- Follow-up questions for deeper exploration
🌐 Translation (powered by Read Frog)
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- Webpage translation with bilingual display
- YouTube subtitle translation overlay
- Multiple AI provider support
🔒 Privacy First
- Your API keys stay in local browser storage — never sent to our servers
- No user accounts required, no tracking, no analytics
- All AI processing happens directly between your browser and your chosen AI provider
- 100% open source (GPL-3.0): https://github.com/ventlam/read-frog
⚙️ Supported AI Providers Works with any OpenAI-compatible API: DeepSeek, OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, and more. Bring your own API key.
📖 How It Works 1. Install and add your AI provider API key in Settings → API Providers 2. Open any YouTube video — Skim AI automatically appears in the sidebar 3. Search on Google — the AI summary panel appears on the right 4. Customize output language, toggle features on/off in Options
Built on Read Frog's translation engine. Open source under GPL-3.0.
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Data month: 2026-09 · User counts and ratings come from public Chrome Web Store data, aggregated monthly. See methodology.