About
Stop watching videos you didn't need to watch.
Every YouTube video is a gamble — you click play not knowing if the next 45 minutes will change how you think, or just be 45 minutes you'll never get back. Focal ends the gamble. Before you commit, it reads the video and gives you a verdict: Watch, Skim, or Skip.
The verdict
Watch — dense, valuable content worth your full attention
Skim — useful ideas but padded; timestamps will get you to the good parts
Skip — low signal-to-noise; not worth the time
Every verdict comes with a density score and a plain-English reason. Skip without guilt. Watch without second-guessing.
How it works
Open any YouTube video. Focal activates automatically — no button to click. A sidebar appears with a live progress bar, then your verdict and summary. Click any section to jump to that exact moment in the video.
Works on standard videos and Shorts.
Key features
Verdict-first — Watch, Skim, or Skip before you commit
Zero-click — activates the moment you land on a video
Timestamp-linked sections — click to jump directly to any moment
Local cache — last 20 summaries load instantly on revisit
Lives inside YouTube — no tab-switching, no copy-pasting
Who it's for
Researchers, students, professionals, content creators, distracted minds — anyone who's lost hours to YouTube videos that didn't deliver.
Privacy
Focal only reads the publicly available caption data YouTube already provides. No audio recording, no video frames, no browsing history. Only transcript text is sent to the AI backend.
Getting started
Install, open any YouTube video, and Focal activates automatically. Sign in at usefocal.xyz for higher usage limits.
Focal — get the verdict. Save the time.