Clickbait Digest

Your AI-Powered Defense Against Clickbait: Smart YouTube Video Summarization

A Chrome extension that uses AI to analyze YouTube videos and provide concise, factual summaries, saving you from clickbait and lengthy content.

🎯 Key Functions

• Intelligent Title Analysis: Detects clickbait patterns using regex-based pattern matching.
• Multi-Source Transcript Retrieval: Employs three fallback methods for transcript extraction:
  1. YouTube's get_video_info API
  2. Page scraping for ytInitialPlayerResponse
  3. Direct page content analysis
• Customizable AI Analysis: Offers user control over:
  • Skepticism levels (temperature: 0.2 - 0.8)
  • Summary length (50-400 words)
  • Refresh functionality for alternative summaries.

🚀 Features

• Smart Processing Pipeline:

  YouTube Video → Transcript Extraction → AI Analysis → Concise Summary

• Transcript Extraction Methods:

  • Primary: Direct API access
  • Backup: DOM scraping
  • Fallback: Page content analysis

• User Controls:

  • Skepticism Level Adjustment (Low/Medium/High)
  • Summary Length Customization
  • One-Click Refresh
  • Secure API Key Management

🧪 Testing the Plugin

To test the functionality of the Clickbait Digest plugin, you can use the provided test.html file. You can also test it online at Clickbait Digest Test.

💻 Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/kdklv/clickbait-digest.git

2. Enable Chrome Developer Mode:

   • Navigate to chrome://extensions
   • Toggle "Developer mode" on
   • Click "Load unpacked"
   • Select the extension directory

3. Configure the Extension:

   • Obtain your Gemini API key from Google Cloud Console
   • Click the extension icon
   • Enter your API key in Settings

🎮 Usage

1. Navigate to any YouTube video.
2. Click the Clickbait Digest icon.
3. Choose your skepticism level:
   • Low (0.2): More accepting
   • Medium (0.5): Balanced analysis
   • High (0.8): Highly critical
4. Adjust summary length (50-400 words).
5. Read the AI-generated summary.
6. Use refresh for alternative perspectives.

🛠️ Technical Stack

• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, Modern JavaScript
• APIs:
  • Google's Gemini API (AI processing)
  • Chrome Extension API
  • YouTube Data API
• Security:
  • Secure API key storage
  • CORS handling
  • Error management

🔐 Privacy & Security

• API keys stored securely using Chrome's Storage API.
• No data collection or tracking.
• Local processing where possible.
• Transparent error handling.