The channels you follow, read in five minutes.

Pick any YouTube channel. Each morning, or once a week, Channel Brief reads the captions of every new video and emails you a structured brief: how it opens, the main points, the exact quotes, and a plain summary. Nothing is made up.

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Then $9 a month, or $90 a year, for your first channel. Each channel you add costs less. Cancel anytime from your dashboard.

Channel Brief· to you · 9:15 AM
[New video title] (date)
Detected format · Channel name
OPENING NOTE
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MAIN POINTS
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KEY QUOTES
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SUMMARY

How it works

No apps to install, no feeds to manage. Your channels, one inbox.

1. Choose your channelsPaste a channel link, an @handle, or just the channel's name. We find it and confirm it with you. Add as many as you like, up to 20.
2. Pick daily or weeklySet each channel on its own. Daily briefs arrive around 9:15 AM Central, weekends included. Weekly briefs arrive on the day you choose.
3. Read the briefEvery new video since you signed up, grouped by channel, oldest first, in one email a day at most. If nothing new was posted, we send nothing.

A format that fits the video

Before writing, we look at the title, description, and a sample of the captions to tell what kind of video it is, then use the matching layout. When it isn't clear, we use the general layout.

Topical talk

  1. Opening note
  2. Main points
  3. Key quotes
  4. Summary

Interview

  1. Opening note
  2. Guests
  3. Key quotes, attributed
  4. Summary

Podcast

  1. Opening note
  2. Guests
  3. Segments and quotes, by episode
  4. Summary

Prophecy & scripture

  1. Opening note
  2. Verses, in full
  3. Prophecy, in the speaker's words
  4. Marching orders
  5. Summary

Everything else

  1. Opening note
  2. Key points
  3. Key quotes
  4. Summary

Written from the captions

We work only from a video's English captions. Quotes and verses are checked against the captions and dropped if we can't find them.

The filler stays out

Intros that ramble, sponsor reads, "like and subscribe," and fundraising appeals are left out. The substance stays in.

Honest when it can't

If a video has no English captions, we tell you in a single line instead of guessing at what was said.

Pricing

Both plans start with a 7-day free trial. Your card is collected up front and charged when the trial ends, unless you cancel first.

Monthly

$9 / month
  • Your first YouTube channel
  • More channels from $7, then $5 each
  • Daily or weekly briefs
  • Cancel anytime
Start free trial

Yearly 2 months free

$90 / year
  • Everything in Monthly
  • Works out to $7.50 a month
  • More channels from $70, then $50 a year each
  • Cancel anytime
Start free trial

Follow more channels, pay less for each

Your first channel is $9 a month. Channels 2 to 4 are $7 each, and every channel from the 5th on is $5 each. Yearly is always 10 months' price for 12, and you can follow up to 20 channels on one account.

ChannelsMonthlyYearlyWorks out to, per channel
1$9/month$90/year$9/month each
2$16/month$160/year$8/month each
3$23/month$230/year$7.67/month each
5$35/month$350/year$7/month each
10$60/month$600/year$6/month each

Start with one channel, then add or remove channels from your dashboard at any time. The price follows the number of channels you follow.

Questions

Does it work for any channel?
Any public YouTube channel whose videos have English captions, including auto-generated ones. News, teaching, interviews, podcasts, sermons and ministry streams all work.
Will I get old videos?
No. Briefs cover videos published after you add the channel. Nothing is backfilled.
What about livestreams?
A livestream is briefed once it has ended and its captions are available, usually in the next morning's email.
Can I follow more than one channel?
Yes. Add channels from your dashboard, up to 20. Each has its own daily or weekly setting, and if several are due the same morning you get one email with a section for each channel. Your first channel is $9 a month. Channels 2 to 4 are $7 each, and every channel from the 5th on is $5 each.
Can I change a channel later?
Yes, from your dashboard. Briefs for the new channel start with its next new video.
How do I cancel?
From your dashboard, open Billing and cancel. If you cancel during the trial, you aren't charged.