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On the recordRead 8 Oct 202618 facts
YouTubeTLDR
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- Concurrency limit
- The server is optimized for personal use and is not designed to support hundreds of concurrent users.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- The server IP, port, and worker count can be changed with the TLDR_IP, TLDR_PORT, and TLDR_WORKERS environment variables.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Custom prompts
- Users can customize prompts to get summaries in their preferred format.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Dependency footprint
- The project describes the application as a roughly 0.3 MB single binary with no database, Tokio, or frameworks.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The project describes itself as a single binary of about 0.3 MB, with no database, Tokio, or frameworks.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Gemini API
- Users provide their own Google Gemini API key, which the app uses directly without proxies or data collection, according to the project.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Gemini models
- Users can choose any available Gemini model.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Gemini model selection
- Users can choose any available Gemini model.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- History
- Summaries are saved locally in the user’s browser for future reference.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Interface
- The app uses a Rust server with a vanilla HTML and JavaScript interface.github.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository lists an MIT license.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The README says the app runs on the user's own machine and uses their Gemini API key directly, with no proxies or data collection.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- YouTubeTLDR is a lightweight, self-hosted YouTube video summarizer that uses Gemini AI.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Release
- The releases page lists version 1.7.0 as the latest release and says it fixed caption fetching.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- Running the app requires a Google Gemini API key; the README describes Gemini's free tier as having generous limits.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Setup
- The README instructs users to run the executable and open http://localhost:8000 in a browser.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Summary history
- Summaries are saved locally in the user's browser for future reference.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Transcript
- The app provides access to the full raw video transcript.github.com · read 8 Oct 2026
