Synop
No phone app
7.7No. 6 of 24
in AI Video Summarizers
in AI Video Summarizers
- Recognised40% of the score79
- Phone app26% of the score0
- Documented20% of the score90
- Free plan14% of the score100
- Free plan
- Yes
- Runs on
- self-hosted, Web
Summary
Synop is ranked #6 of 24 in AI video summarizers on Samsung Mobile US Press. It runs on Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.
Synop plans and pricing
All plansFree Free No subscription · bring your own AI API key · usage costs depend on chosen provider synop-ai.vercel.app · 4 Oct 2026
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- Input sources
- YouTube videos, YouTube playlists, YouTube channelssynop-ai.vercel.app
Facts
- Purpose
- Synop turns long YouTube videos into short, high-signal summaries tailored to students, researchers, or creators.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Library
- Its searchable library includes a cross-video topic map, full-text search, and a feature to ask questions across the library.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Study tools
- Study Mode creates flashcards and quizzes, supports spaced-repetition review, and can turn a playlist into an Anki deck.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Video analysis
- Per-video analysis includes semantic topic clusters, a multi-speaker debate matrix, freshness checks, and bias critique.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Channel watchlist
- Users can follow channels and have new uploads automatically summarized into their library.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- AI providers
- Synop accepts OpenAI-compatible providers and lists OpenAI, DeepSeek, Groq, OpenRouter, Gemini, and local Ollama among its provider options.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Summaries can be exported as Markdown or PDF, or synced to Obsidian and Notion with generated wiki-links.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The official site says users can summarize and chat with videos in over 12 languages.synop-ai.vercel.app · 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The project says summaries and notes are stored in a local SQLite database, there is no Synop server, and AI keys are stored in browser local storage and sent to the selected provider per request.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Local provider guard
- Custom provider URLs are checked against private, metadata, and localhost addresses; self-hosters can opt in to local providers with ALLOW_LOCAL_PROVIDERS=true.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Setup requirements
- The README lists Node.js 18+ and an AI API key as requirements for setup.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Self-hosting
- Synop can run wherever Node.js runs, including a home server, Raspberry Pi, or VPS, and supports optional Postgres for syncing across devices or multi-user use.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is distributed under the MIT License.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The README describes persona-specific workflows for students, researchers or analysts, and creators or writers.github.com · 4 Oct 2026
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Sources
- github.com/sharadvc/synop· checked 4 Oct 2026
- synop-ai.vercel.app· checked 4 Oct 2026