Translate YouTube summaries into your language (17 languages)
“Translate summaries into your language” when the video is English and you are not. sum.video writes summaries and translations across 17 languages.
The video is in English. You think in Spanish, German, Japanese, or Hungarian. Native tools often leave you stuck: wrong language / want summary in (my) language.
The user-language fix is simple to say and hard to ship well: translate summaries into your language. sum.video supports summaries across 17 languages so you can learn from global YouTube without waiting for a human dub.
Who needs multilingual summaries
- Students watching English lectures while taking notes in another language
- Professionals reviewing foreign product demos
- Families sharing one video across language preferences
- Anyone who understands speech better when the notes are in their first language
You do not always need a full dubbed video. You need the key points in a language you can scan quickly.
How it works in sum.video
- Open a public YouTube video (extension) or paste the URL.
- Pick your summary language in settings.
- Generate insights, then jump with timestamps as usual.
- Use the transcript when you need the original wording.
Same workflow as our YouTube summarizer — language is a preference, not a separate product.
Why “AI slop” fears miss this use case
Some viewers reject every AI feature as noise. Fair when the output is a vague English paragraph. Less fair when the alternative is missing an entire lecture because the spoken language is not yours. A clear summary in your language is accessibility, not gimmick.
We avoid vendor phrases like “state-of-the-art.” The promise is practical: summaries and translations in 17 languages, tied to the video you opened.
Tips for better cross-language use
- Set language once in panel settings so every summary matches.
- Keep timestamps handy — seeking still uses the original video clock.
- For quotes, verify against the transcript before publishing.
Plans
Free: 3 summaries/week in any of the 17 languages.
Pro: unlimited text at $59.99/year or $9.99/month, 7-day trial, plus 10 audio generations/month.
Watch global, read local
Next English video on your list — summarize it into your language, skim insights, and jump only where you need the original audio. That is multilingual YouTube without waiting for captions you may never get.
Frequently asked questions
Which languages does sum.video support?
Summaries are available in 17 languages, including English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Turkish, and Chinese.
Can I summarize an English video into Spanish (or another language)?
Yes. Choose your preferred summary language so you read takeaways in your language even when the speaker talks in another.
Do I need the video to have captions in my language?
We work from the video’s available transcript/captions source, then generate the summary in your selected language.
Is multilingual support free?
Yes. Language choice is available on free and Pro. Free is limited to 3 summaries per week.
Does the Chrome extension respect my language setting?
Yes. Set your preferred language in the panel settings and new summaries follow it.
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