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Where to find every download, copy and share option in the web app and the extension, how Send to AI hands a transcript to another assistant, and what to do when it doesn't work.

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In the web app

The buttons under the player hold everything for one video:

  • Download: Transcript with timestamps, Transcript, plain text, Subtitles (.srt), and Summary. Each is a text file, apart from the .srt.
  • Copy: Transcript with timestamps, Transcript without timestamps, Summary, Chapters for YouTube (just Chapters for other sources) and Video link.
  • Share: Copy public link, or post to X, LinkedIn, WhatsApp or email. Uploaded files have no Share button.

The Summary and Transcript tabs also have a bar at the bottom with Download and Send to AI.

In the Chrome extension

  • Contents tab: Download timeline, as text or PDF.
  • Summary tab: Download PDF, and Share with Copy as Markdown and Copy as plain text.
  • Transcript tab: Download, Send to AI, and Create for draft posts.

PDFs open in your browser's print dialog. Choose Save as PDF as the destination. PDF is only in the extension, and .srt is only in the web app. Reopening a video from History is free, so open it in the other one when you need both.

Send a transcript to another AI

  1. Open the video in Claras and wait until the transcript is ready.
  2. Click Send to AI. In the web app it is at the bottom of the Summary and Transcript tabs. In the extension it is in the Transcript tab.
  3. Pick an assistant: Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Gemini Notebook or Perplexity. Claras copies the text to your clipboard and opens that assistant in a new tab. A green screen says "All set! Ready to paste in Claude." with the keys to press.
  4. Paste and send. You need to be signed in to that assistant. Claras doesn't sign you in or send anything there itself. For Gemini Notebook, add a source, choose Copied text, then paste.

The copied text starts with a short note telling the assistant this is the full transcript, with the title and link, so you can paste it as it is or add your question under it. Timestamps stay in, so you can ask the assistant to quote them. In the web app you can send the summary too. The extension sends transcripts only.

Sending is never counted against your plan, so send the same transcript as often as you like.

Bulk Summaries exports

After a run in the web app, download the summary as a Markdown file and all transcripts in one text file, or use Send to AI on either. Export list on the pick screen saves the videos found as a CSV file. The extension saves a folder in Downloads, named after your search and the date, with the summary, one file per video and one with all of them.

Draft posts

In the extension's Transcript tab, Create writes drafts for X, LinkedIn and Reddit from the video. The free plan includes 1 run every 7 days, and paid plans have no limit. It reads up to 80,000 characters of the transcript, so the end of a very long video may be left out.

If something goes wrong

  • Nothing to paste. You copied something else before pasting, and the clipboard lost the transcript. Click Send to AI again.
  • "Failed" next to the item in the extension. Your browser refused clipboard access. Allow it for the extension and try again.
  • A warning that the assistant may cut the text off. Above about 400,000 characters, ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity may not take it all. Claras suggests Claude or Gemini Notebook for that size.
  • The PDF doesn't open. Allow pop-ups for the extension.
  • "Couldn't create a share link. Try again." Try Share again in a moment.
  • "Sign in to generate drafts." Your extension session ended. Sign in again, then click Create.
  • A short or generic file name. File names keep only plain letters and numbers from the title, so a title with accents or in another script gets shortened. The full title is inside the file.
  • You want it in Notion, Obsidian or Google Docs. There is no direct export. Copy as Markdown in the extension keeps headings and lists for note apps that read it, or download the text and import it.

Still need help?

Questions, bug reports and billing all go to one inbox, and every message is read by a person. Write from the contact page and include your account email, the video link, and the exact message you saw. That makes it much faster to help.

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Downloads, copies and Send to AI work on every plan. Start with a free account.