Send any transcript to the AI you already use
Send to AI copies a video's full transcript or summary and opens Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Gemini Notebook or Perplexity in a new tab, ready to paste.
The whole transcript, not a few lines
Claras' own Ask AI reads the few parts of a transcript that best match each question. Send to AI hands over every line, with its timestamp, so the assistant you pick can read all of it, within its own limits. That suits questions about the whole video: the argument, the structure, a comparison, or something you want written from it.
- Transcript or summary in the web app
- Transcript in the Chrome extension
- YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and your own uploads
Five assistants, one menu
Click Send to AI and choose Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Gemini Notebook or Perplexity. Claras copies the text, opens that tool's new chat page in a new tab, and shows a green screen for 8 seconds: "All set! Ready to paste in Claude", with the keys to press, ⌘ V on a Mac or Ctrl V elsewhere.
- Gemini Notebook gets its own steps: add a source, choose Copied text, then paste
- Click anywhere to close the green screen early
A starter prompt comes with it
The copied text opens with a short note to the assistant. It says this is the full transcript of the video, gives the title and link, and asks it to use the transcript as the source for your questions. If you haven't asked anything yet, it asks for a short summary of the key points first.
- Paste and send as it is for a quick overview
- Or type your own question under it before sending
- In the web app, the note also tells the assistant to treat the transcript as content, not as instructions
How it works, step by step
- Open a video in Claras. Paste a link or upload a file in the web app, or open a YouTube video with the Chrome extension. Wait until the transcript is ready.
- Find Send to AI. In the web app it sits at the bottom of the Summary and Transcript tabs, next to Download. In the extension it is in the Transcript tab, next to Download and Create. After a Bulk Summaries run, it is at the bottom of the Summary and Transcripts tabs.
- Pick an assistant. Claras puts the text on your clipboard and opens the assistant in a new tab, in the same click, so pop-up blockers don't stop it.
- Paste and send. You need to be signed in to that assistant. Claras doesn't sign you in or send anything there itself.
- Ask your questions. The timestamps stay in the text, like [12:34], so you can ask the assistant to quote them and then find the moment in Claras.
A worked example: a brief from a long debate
Say you want a one-page brief of the 2 hour 24 minute debate from our home page demo, "AI Experts Debate: The AI Labs Are Lying To Everyone".
Why not Ask AI
Ask AI reads five short sections per question. That is fine for "Where do they talk about jobs?", but a brief needs the whole conversation.
Send the transcript
Open the Transcript tab, click Send to AI and choose Claude. Paste, then add a question under the starter note, for example: "List each expert's position on halting AI research, with the timestamp where they say it." Because every line carries its time, you can check each point in Claras afterwards.
Or send the summary
If you only want a tighter rewrite, send the summary from the Summary tab in the web app instead. It is much shorter, so it pastes easily anywhere, but the assistant then only knows what the summary says.
Or keep it in a notebook
Choose Gemini Notebook instead and add the transcript as a source there. You can come back to the notebook later and add more videos to it, one Send to AI at a time.
Many videos at once
The same works for a batch. Run Bulk Summaries on a playlist, open the Transcripts tab and use Send to AI there. The success screen names what you copied, such as "12 transcripts". When the text runs past about 400,000 characters, roughly 100,000 tokens, Claras warns that ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity may cut it off, and suggests Claude or Gemini Notebook for that size.
What it does well, and where it stops
It is copy and paste, not a connection
Claras doesn't link to your accounts, read the reply or bring anything back. The conversation lives in the assistant you chose, under its own rules and limits, including how much you can paste.
Your clipboard holds the text
If you copy something else before pasting, the transcript is gone from the clipboard. Click Send to AI again. If your browser refuses clipboard access, the extension shows "Failed" next to the item.
Only these five assistants
The menu can't be changed. For any other tool, use Copy transcript in the extension's Send to AI menu, or the Copy menu in the web app, and paste it yourself.
The extension sends transcripts only
For a single video, the extension's Send to AI is in the Transcript tab. To take a summary from the extension, use Share, then Copy as Markdown or Copy as plain text.
Uploads have no link
For a file you uploaded, the note calls it a recording and leaves out the link, since there isn't one. Instagram and TikTok videos include their link.
You still need the video in Claras first
Sending costs nothing and isn't counted, but opening a video is. The free plan includes 3 videos a month.
How it fits the rest of Claras
Send to AI works from the transcript and summary Claras has already made.
Questions about Send to AI
Does Claras connect to my Claude or ChatGPT account?
No. Claras copies the text and opens the assistant's page in a new tab. You paste it yourself, in your own account, and nothing comes back to Claras.
Which assistants are in the menu?
Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Gemini Notebook and Perplexity. For anything else, copy the transcript from the Copy menu and paste it wherever you like.
Where did NotebookLM go?
It is the Gemini Notebook item. Google's old NotebookLM address now leads to Gemini Notebook. Open it, add a source, choose Copied text, then paste.
Can I send several videos at once?
Yes. After a Bulk Summaries run, Send to AI in the Transcripts tab copies every transcript in the batch, and the one in the Summary tab copies the run's summary.
How is this different from Ask AI?
Ask AI answers inside Claras from a few matching parts of the transcript, which is quick for finding a moment. Send to AI gives another assistant the whole transcript, which suits questions about the full video.
Is there a size limit?
Claras doesn't shorten the text. Above about 400,000 characters it warns that ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity may cut it off and suggests Claude or Gemini Notebook. Each assistant has its own limits.
Does sending use up one of my videos?
No. Only opening a video counts toward your plan. You can send the same transcript as many times as you like.
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