12 formats · 1 YouTube link

Paste any YouTube video, get what you need.

Drop in a YouTube link, pick what you want out of it, and Playlines makes it from the video’s captions. A quiz. Flashcards. A mind map. A step-by-step guide. No prompts, no transcripts, no 2-hour watch.

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Quiz
Mind map
Checklist
Flash­cards
Cheat sheet

psst… drag these around ↝

That 2-hour video?You've got 5 minutes.

I was about to watch a 2-hour video about selling. I didn't have 2 hours.

So I pasted it into a little demo app and got the 5-minute version in seconds. Then it hit me: most people have no idea you can do that.

If it were one link and one tap, anyone could. So that's what Playlines is.

— the maker of Playlines
2:00:00

The video you "saved for later"

Watching it2h
Reading the summary~5 min

You get back
1h 55m

Rough reading time for a short summary. Your mileage (and snack breaks) may vary.

Three taps.That's the whole thing.

  1. 1

    Paste a link

    Copy a YouTube link and drop it in. The video needs captions. That's your only homework.

  2. 2

    Pick a format

    Quiz? Checklist? Mind map? Choose from 12 formats, or type what you want.

  3. 3

    Get your result

    Playlines reads the video’s captions and makes the format you picked. Copy the text or save it as an image.

Pick a format.See what you'd get.

These are example results, made up to show what each format looks like, using one sample video about sourdough. Tap around: the quiz, flashcards and checklist work. In the app, Playlines makes them from the YouTube video you paste, so yours will look different.

Sourdough for Total Beginners Sample video · example results only

Make this from your own video

Made for anyonewith a Watch Later list.

Students

Turn a 90-minute lecture into a quiz and flashcards the night before the exam.

Visual learners

See how the ideas connect at a glance, or follow the steps in order. One page instead of an hour of scrubbing.

Makers & DIYers

Get the tools, the parts and the steps. Skip the 12-minute intro and the sponsor read.

Curious minds

That 3-hour podcast on YouTube everyone's quoting? Get the ideas, then decide if it's worth the full listen.

A summary is just the start.Pick the format you need.

Just a summary
summary.txt

This video discusses several topics related to the subject. The speaker explains various points and provides some examples. In conclusion, the video covers…

zzz…

Playlines

Tap any of them ↑

Questions?We've got answers.

Do I have to write prompts or copy transcripts?

Nope. Paste the link, tap a format, done. Playlines handles the reading and the writing.

How long does it take?

It depends on how long the video is: longer videos take longer. The app shows you how it's going while it works. Either way, it's a lot faster than watching.

How is this different from a summarizer?

A summary is one of the options. Playlines also gives you the format you actually need: a quiz to study with, flashcards to learn, a checklist to follow, a mind map to see how it fits together. 12 formats, or type what you want.

Which videos work?

YouTube videos that have captions. Playlines reads the caption text, so it works best when someone's talking you through something: lectures, tutorials, how-tos, talks, podcasts. It never downloads or plays the video itself.

Can I save what I make?

Yep. Copy the text with a tap or save it as an image, and everything you make stays in your History. Results are for your own study, so please don't publish or sell them from videos that aren't yours.

Is it always right?

Results are written by AI from the video's captions, so they can contain mistakes. Check anything important against the video.

Is there an Android version?

Playlines is iPhone-first right now. Want it on Android? Let us know and we'll count you in.

Stop watching.Start using.

Paste your next YouTube video and get something you can actually use.

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