Shorty vs Eightify
Eightify summarizes YouTube videos. Shorty summarizes YouTube videos and seven other kinds of source, then transcribes, subtitles and converts files as well.
What Eightify is: A browser extension and mobile app that summarizes YouTube videos. Everything in the Eightify column below was read from eightify.app on 12 September 2026. A dash (“—”) means we could not verify that detail there — it is not a claim that the feature is missing.
Where they differ
- Primary focus
- Shorty: Multi-source summarizer + transcription + file tools
Eightify: YouTube video summaries - Sources it summarizes
- Shorty: YouTube, Spotify, webpages, articles, PDF, Word, audio, text
Eightify: YouTube videos - Transcription
- Shorty: Yes — uploaded audio and video files, and live recording
Eightify: YouTube video transcripts, inside the video page - Subtitle / caption generation
- Shorty: Yes — SRT, VTT, and captions burned into the video
Eightify: Downloads existing YouTube subtitles - Languages stated
- Shorty: 113, with automatic detection
Eightify: 40+ for summaries and translations - Platforms
- Shorty: Web, iOS, Android, Windows, Chrome/Edge/Firefox extensions
Eightify: Chrome extension, iOS, Android
Full comparison
| Feature | Shorty | Eightify |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Multi-source summarizer + transcription + file tools | YouTube video summaries |
| Sources it summarizes | YouTube, Spotify, webpages, articles, PDF, Word, audio, text | YouTube videos |
| Transcription | Yes — uploaded audio and video files, and live recording | YouTube video transcripts, inside the video page |
| Subtitle / caption generation | Yes — SRT, VTT, and captions burned into the video | Downloads existing YouTube subtitles |
| File conversion / compression | Yes — audio, video, image and PDF | — |
| Languages stated | 113, with automatic detection | 40+ for summaries and translations |
| Free tier | Summarize with no account at all; a free account adds a daily cloud-conversion quota | — |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android, Windows, Chrome/Edge/Firefox extensions | Chrome extension, iOS, Android |
| Public developer API | Yes — REST /v1, a TypeScript SDK, and an OAuth 2.1 MCP server | — |
Comparing more than one tool? See Shorty next to every AI summarizer we track, or try it on the YouTube video summarizer.