AskTube
Free AI search and chat across a curated list of YouTube channels and playlists, with sourced answers.
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Description
Imagine being able to ask a question out loud in a library of your favorite YouTube channels and getting a straight answer with the exact video it came from, instead of scrubbing through hours of footage yourself. That's what AskTube does — it lets you search and chat across a hand-picked collection of YouTube channels the way you'd search your own files.
Technically, AskTube indexes video transcripts from a curated (currently around 66-channel) library, then answers user questions using an AI agent that cites its sources. Users can browse popular pre-written questions or type their own, and get referenced answers without leaving the page — no sign-up required to try the demo. The entire product, including the AI agent, is free with no premium tier and no stated monetization plan.
💬 Our review
The short version: if you follow a handful of YouTube channels closely and hate scrubbing through long videos to find the one clip you remember, AskTube gets you there faster — and it costs nothing.
Compared to YouTube's own built-in "Ask" feature rolling out on Premium, AskTube's angle is cross-channel search: it isn't limited to the single video you're currently watching, it searches across an entire curated library at once. Compared to browser extensions that summarize one YouTube video at a time, that multi-channel reach is the real differentiator. The catch is coverage: only channels AskTube has chosen to index are searchable, so it isn't a general YouTube search engine — usefulness depends entirely on whether the channels you care about are in the library.
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100% gratuit, aucun palier payant annoncé
Pros
recherche cross-chaînes plutôt que vidéo par vidéo
réponses sourcées avec référence à la vidéo d'origine
démo sans inscription
100% gratuit
Cons
couverture limitée aux chaînes déjà indexées (~66)
pas un moteur de recherche YouTube généraliste
modèle économique non clair à terme