Video Highlight vs Glasp
Glasp is a highlighter for everything you read, with a YouTube tool that can hand the transcript to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. Video Highlight is built for video you learn from: notes with pictures of the screen, the transcript beside the player, and every point opens the video at its time.
Glasp is a social highlighter. You highlight web pages, PDFs and YouTube transcripts, import your Kindle highlights, and your profile shows what you read in public so others can follow it. Its YouTube extension puts a timestamped summary beside the player, and the free plan can send a video to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini for a summary in a new tab. It is a strong choice when videos are one source among the many things you read. Video Highlight is for people who learn mostly from video.
Video Highlight vs Glasp: feature by feature
| Feature | Video Highlight | Glasp |
|---|---|---|
| Pictures of the screen in the notes | Pictures of the screen, picked for you (Deep Watch, on paid plans) | Not described: key points and a transcript in text6 |
| Who writes the summary | Video Highlight, on the video page; no chat assistant account needed | Glasp beside the player, or ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini in a new tab4 |
| Transcript | Beside the video; press a line to jump to that second | Beside the player, with clickable timestamps4 |
| Questions about a video | Ask the video; answers carry times that move the player | Chat tab; answers cite times from the transcript5 |
| Video links | YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion | YouTube6 |
| Your own files | Video and audio as Private files, on paid plans; video files get notes with pictures | Audio files, 30 minutes a month on Free86 |
| Export | Markdown, PDF, Word, CSV, Notion; transcripts also as TXT, SRT and VTT | Notion, Obsidian, Readwise; TXT, CSV, Markdown9 |
| Free plan | Summary, Transcript, Highlights and Ask on YouTube, Vimeo and Dailymotion links | 3 basic YouTube summaries a day7 |
Comparison based on publicly available information as of November 2026; prices and features may have changed. Found something outdated? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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Sources
Updated November 2026
- Glasp highlights text on web pages and PDFs, on Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox. glasp.co, checked November 12, 2026.
- Glasp imports your Kindle highlights. glasp.co, checked November 12, 2026.
- "Your profile collects everything you have read in public, and people can follow it." Highlights are public by default; any page's highlights can be made private on every plan. glasp.co, checked November 12, 2026.
- The YouTube summary widget appears beside the player and is timestamped; the transcript has clickable timestamps; the free plan "sends 3 videos a day to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini for a summary in a new tab." glasp.co, checked November 12, 2026.
- Glasp's YouTube summary page: "Its Chat tab answers questions about the video, article or PDF you're on." "Answers cite timestamps from the transcript, so you can check them against the video." glasp.co, checked November 12, 2026.
- Glasp's YouTube summary page names YouTube as its only video site and describes key points, a transcript and chat. It does not describe pictures of the screen in the summary, and lists audio files, not video files, as uploads. glasp.co, checked November 12, 2026.
- Free: $0, 3 basic YouTube summaries a day. Pro: $15 billed monthly, or $150 a year. Unlimited: $360 a year. glasp.co, checked November 12, 2026.
- Audio file transcription and summaries: 30 minutes a month on Free, 300 on Pro, 1,500 on Unlimited. glasp.co, checked November 12, 2026.
- Highlights and notes export to Notion, Obsidian and Readwise, or download as TXT, CSV or Markdown. glasp.co, checked November 12, 2026.
- The Glasp MCP connector works with Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code and the OpenAI API, is included with a Glasp account, and is read-only apart from saving pages to your bookmarks. glasp.co, checked November 12, 2026.
When Glasp is the better fit
- You highlight articles, PDFs and Kindle books as often as you watch videos.
- You want a public profile of what you read, and to see what other readers highlighted.
- You already pay for ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini and want that assistant to write the summary.
When Video Highlight is the better fit
- Videos are your main way to learn, and you want each one kept with its Summary, Transcript, Highlights and Ask.
- You want notes with pictures of the screen, so you can read a long video instead of watching it all. Deep Watch is included in Plus, Pro and Business.
- Your videos are not all on YouTube: Vimeo and Dailymotion links, your own lesson recordings, or a video playing in a Chrome tab.
- You hand notes on as Word or PDF files, or a transcript as subtitles.
Explore related features
Press H to save a highlight. Each one opens the video at its time.
Video Highlight watches the video for you and keeps the key points with pictures of the screen.
Let Claude or ChatGPT search your video library and read summaries, transcripts and highlights.
Turn a long video into notes with pictures and times, then open the video only where you need it.
Video Highlight vs Glasp: FAQs
How does Glasp's YouTube summary work?
Glasp's YouTube extension shows a timestamped summary and the transcript beside the player. On the free plan it can also send up to 3 videos a day to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini, which writes a summary in a new tab. Video Highlight makes the summary itself, on the video page, next to the Transcript, Highlights and Ask. You do not need a chat assistant account.
What does Video Highlight add for a long video?
Notes you can read instead of watching. On Plus, Pro and Business, Video Highlight watches the whole video for you. It looks at what is on screen and reads what is said, and keeps the key points with pictures of the screen. Every point has its time, and each time opens the video there.
Can Video Highlight highlight articles, PDFs or Kindle books?
No. Video Highlight is built for video and audio. If most of what you highlight is text on the web, in PDFs or in Kindle books, Glasp is the better choice.
Are my highlights public?
On Glasp, highlights are public by default so other readers can find them, and you can make any page private on every plan. In Video Highlight, your highlights stay in your account. You can share a link to one highlight or to all your highlights, and the person who opens it sees a read-only page.
Can I reach my notes from Claude or ChatGPT?
Both products have a connector. Glasp's MCP connector lets an assistant search your highlights. The Video Highlight MCP lets an assistant list your videos, search your library and read a video's summary, transcript and highlights. Video Highlight also has an API on Pro and Business.
How do the prices compare?
On 12 November 2026 Glasp's pricing page listed a Free plan, Pro at $15 a month or $150 a year, and Unlimited at $360 a year. Video Highlight has a Free plan and the Plus, Pro and Business plans. See pricing for current prices.
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