Chat With a Video Instead of Watching It
Video GPT takes a video you upload or a link you paste and lets you ask it questions in a chat window. It reads the audio and the video frames, so you can ask about something a speaker said or something that only appears on screen.
What you get:
- A chat window next to the video where you type a question and get an answer
- Answers that read the frames as well as the transcript, so a question about what is shown on screen works too
- PDF, DOCX, TXT, SRT and VTT of the transcript alongside the chat
- Free plan: 2 transcriptions of recordings up to 45 minutes each, with AI chat included on it
How to Chat With a Video
- Add the video: Upload a file (MP4, WebM, MOV, AVI, MKV, WMV or FLV) or paste a YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook and most other public video links (Twitch, Loom, Dropbox, Google Drive, Pinterest, X, Threads, Douyin, Kuaishou, Bilibili) through a generic importer link.
- Wait for processing: ScreenApp transcribes the audio and reads the frames before the chat opens.
- Ask your question: Type what you want to know. Ask for a quote, a timestamp, or a summary of one section instead of the whole video.
Answers depend on how clearly the video’s audio was recorded and how the question is phrased. See how we measure accuracy.
Video GPT vs Other Apps
| Feature | ScreenApp | NoteGPT | ChatTube |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 2 transcriptions, up to 45 min each, with AI chat | 15 quotas a month | 3 videos a day |
| Upload a video file | Yes, no set file size limit | YouTube links only, no file upload | YouTube links only, no file upload |
| Reads video frames, not just audio | AI reads video frames, not just the audio | Not stated | Not stated |
| Languages | 100+ | 60+ | Not stated |
| Paid plan | $19/month annual | $9/month | $6.99/month |
Sources, checked 2026-09-17: ScreenApp pricing, notegpt.io, chattube.io, notegpt.io/youtube-video-summarizer, screenapp.io/accuracy#languages, notegpt.io/pricing
- vs NoteGPT: NoteGPT’s answer tool works from YouTube links only, at 20 free answers a day. ScreenApp also accepts an uploaded file, and reads the video frames rather than the transcript alone.
- vs ChatTube: ChatTube is built around YouTube links, with 3 free videos a day before it asks you to pay from $6.99 a month. ScreenApp’s free plan includes 2 transcriptions of recordings up to 45 minutes each with chat on it, whether it is uploaded or pasted as a link.
Who Uses Video GPT
Students paste a lecture recording or a course video and ask for the definition a lecturer gave, instead of scrubbing back through the timeline to find it.
Researchers upload interview or focus group footage and ask what a participant said about a specific topic, then get the answer with a timestamp to quote from.
Journalists chat with a press conference or interview recording to pull a quote without relisting the whole clip.
Sales and customer success teams upload a recorded demo or call and ask what the customer asked about, or whether a feature came up.
Content reviewers paste a YouTube or Vimeo link to check what a video says about a topic before deciding whether to reference or respond to it.
