Glasp or YouTube Collector: which is better for clickable YouTube timestamps?
Short answer: Both let you click a point in a summary to jump the video there. Choose Glasp if you want the summary beside the video on YouTube, or your notes in Notion or Obsidian. Choose YouTube Collector if you want a library of videos with one search across their full transcripts.
Side by side
Checked on glasp.co and youtubecollector.com, 5 Nov 2026. "Not listed" means we didn't find it on Glasp's pages. It doesn't mean Glasp can't do it.
| Glasp | YouTube Collector | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Browser extension that shows the summary beside the player on YouTube. Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. There is also a phone app. | Website with its own video player. |
| Clickable timestamps | Yes, on the summary beside the video. Click a key point and the player jumps to that second. | Yes. Click a section and the player jumps to it. |
| Free plan | 3 summaries beside the video every 7 days, shared with articles and PDFs. 3 videos a day sent to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini in a new tab. | 30 videos in total, no card. |
| Paid plan from | Pro at $15 a month (about 50 cents a day) or $150 a year (about 41 cents a day). | Pro at £3.99 a month (about 13p a day). |
| Summaries on that plan | 1,000 beside the video every 30 days, shared with articles and PDFs. No daily cap on videos sent to an AI assistant. | 100 a month. |
| Playlists | Not listed. It lists channel tracking: 1 channel and 3 videos a channel free, 5 channels and 30 videos a channel on Pro. | Paste a playlist link. Pro adds 5 videos at a time. Creator (£14.99 a month, about 50p a day) adds 20. |
| Search your saved videos | Full transcript search not listed. Chat works across what you've saved, using your highlights and notes. | One search across every saved transcript, on every plan. |
| Turn a video into a post | Not listed. You can change the summary prompt and length. | Blog post, tweet thread or LinkedIn post. 10 in total on the free plan, 50 a month on Pro. |
| Videos with no captions | Audio Transcription makes a transcript from the audio. 30 minutes a month on the free plan. | Experimental AI transcript from the audio, up to 3 hours. Not every video works. The first two are free, then they cost credits. |
| Export | Highlighted transcript lines to Notion, Obsidian, Roam Research or mem.ai, or as Markdown, HTML, CSV or JSON. | Markdown download of a video on Pro and Creator. |
Choose Glasp if...
You want the summary on the YouTube page itself. You also highlight articles and PDFs. Your notes live in Notion or Obsidian. You want to send a video to your own ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. You need more than 100 summaries a month.
Choose YouTube Collector if...
You want a library of videos you can search later. You want to add a playlist a few videos at a time. You want to turn a video into a blog post, thread or LinkedIn post in one place.
FAQ
Do Glasp timestamps jump the video? Yes. Glasp's page says clicking a key point moves the player to that second.
Can Glasp import a playlist? The Glasp pages we checked don't list playlist import. They list channel tracking. A Glasp guide shows how to pick videos from a tracked channel and download their transcripts.
What if the video has no captions? Both can try the audio. Glasp's Audio Transcription gives 30 minutes a month on the free plan. YouTube Collector's AI transcript is experimental, goes up to 3 hours, and doesn't work on every video.
Is YouTube Collector free? Yes, for 30 videos. No card needed. Pro is £3.99 a month (about 13p a day) for 100 summaries a month.
Try it
Paste a YouTube link to get the transcript and a summary split into sections. Click a timestamp to jump to that moment. Search everything you've saved. Free for 30 videos, no card.