About TLDW

TLDW (Too Long; Didn't Watch) is a service designed to help you quickly understand the content of long YouTube videos without spending hours watching them. We leverage advanced AI technology to automatically generate concise summaries and rewritten articles from video transcripts.

Our Mission

In today's fast-paced world, information overload is a real challenge. Our mission is to make video content more accessible and digestible, saving you valuable time while keeping you informed. Whether you're researching a topic, catching up on lectures, or just exploring new ideas, TLDW provides the key insights you need in minutes.

How It Works

When you submit a YouTube video URL, our system performs the following steps:

1. Transcript Fetching: We retrieve the video's transcript (subtitles) using the `youtube-transcript-api`. If standard transcripts aren't available, we attempt to download the audio and transcribe it using AI (like OpenAI's Whisper).
2. AI Processing: The transcript is then processed by our AI models (like Google's Gemini or OpenAI's GPT) to generate different types of content, such as summaries, abstracts, and rewritten articles.
3. Content Delivery: The generated content is presented on our platform, often available in multiple languages.

You can learn more about the technical details on our How It Works page.

Technology

This project is built using Python and the Django web framework, leveraging powerful libraries and services including Celery for background task processing, Redis for caching and message brokering, and various AI APIs for content generation and transcription.

Thank you for using TLDW!