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Glasp Chrome extension

Glasp lets you highlight text on websites and PDFs and generates AI summaries of YouTube videos, pulling from models like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. It's best for people who read and watch a lot online and want their notes in one place. The catch: some AI-summary features may depend on account limits or an upgraded plan.

  • PriceFreemium
  • CategoryAI
  • Works inChrome, Edge, Brave (desktop)
  • ✓AI-powered

Last checked against the Chrome Web Store listing · Independent, not affiliated with Google

Pros

  • works across websites, PDFs, and YouTube in one tool
  • AI-generated summaries save time on long videos
  • highlights are saved centrally instead of scattered across tabs
  • free to install and use for core highlighting

Cons

  • AI summary features rely on third-party models, which can vary in accuracy
  • needs permission to read the content of pages and videos you visit
  • extra AI capacity may require an account upgrade

Best for

  • highlighting and saving notes from web pages and PDFs
  • getting quick AI summaries of YouTube videos
  • researchers and students collecting reading notes
  • people who prefer keeping highlights outside individual sites

Skip it if

  • users who don't want an extension reading page and video content
  • people who only need basic text highlighting with no AI features

Key features

  • highlight text on any website
  • highlight and annotate PDFs
  • AI-powered YouTube video summaries
  • integrates with ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini for summaries
  • centralized view of saved highlights

What Glasp does

Glasp is a highlighter that works on regular web pages, PDF documents, and YouTube videos. Instead of just marking text, it also uses AI to summarize what you're reading or watching, drawing on models such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Highlights are saved in one place so you can revisit them later instead of hunting through open tabs.

Glasp free vs paid

The extension is free to install and use for highlighting websites and PDFs. AI summary features depend on the underlying model connections, so how much you can use may be tied to your account tier or the AI service's own limits rather than a separate Glasp subscription.

Is Glasp safe?

Because Glasp highlights and summarizes content on the pages and videos you visit, it needs permission to read that content. This is standard for any highlighting or summary tool and is required for the extension to function. Only grant access if you're comfortable with an extension reading the pages you highlight.

Glasp: FAQs

Is Glasp free?

Yes, installing Glasp and highlighting websites or PDFs is free. Some AI summary features may depend on account or model limits.

Is Glasp safe to use?

It needs permission to read page and video content to generate highlights and summaries, which is normal for this type of tool.

How do I use the Glasp extension?

Install it, sign in, then select text on a page or PDF to highlight it, or open a YouTube video to generate a summary.

Does Glasp work on PDFs?

Yes, you can highlight and annotate PDF documents in addition to regular web pages.

How does Glasp summarize YouTube videos?

It uses AI models like ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini to generate a summary of the video's content.

What are Glasp alternatives?

Other highlighting tools include Super Simple Highlighter and Liner, though feature sets and AI capabilities differ.

Where are my Glasp highlights saved?

Highlights are saved to your Glasp account so you can view them from a central dashboard instead of individual pages.

Do I need an account to use Glasp?

Yes, you sign in or create a Glasp account to save highlights and access summary features.

Can Glasp highlight any website?

It's designed to work broadly across websites and PDFs, though some sites with restrictive layouts may behave differently.

Why isn't Glasp generating a YouTube summary?

Summary generation depends on the connected AI model responding; try reloading the video or checking your account status.