Private Mode

Turn YouTube videos into your personal knowledge and learning pages

Private Mode helps you read and revisit video content without publishing it. Use it for your own videos, study material, or reference videos you want to organize.

Overview

A private video library

Search the script, scan the table of contents, and jump back to the exact second without rewatching the entire video.

Impact

Dramatically cut the time you spend rewatching videos

BeforeWith VidPage

Scrubbing through a 1-hour video to find a moment

Search the script text and jump to the exact second

Rewatching a section because you missed a word

Read the transcript and replay only that line

Taking notes through the entire video

Summary, FAQ, and TOC are generated automatically

Bookmarking URLs with no context

A readable page organized by content

Use cases

Common use cases

Learning

Turn lectures and tutorials into readable notes

Convert Udemy courses, YouTube tutorials, and technical explainers into structured pages you can revisit without rewatching. Timestamps let you replay the exact moment you want to review.

Research

Organize competitor and reference videos privately

Turn industry interviews, competitor presentations, and reference seminars into private pages. Keep them organized without publishing them, and share internally for team review.

Language learning

Study foreign-language videos with a transcript

Generate transcripts from English, Japanese, or other language videos. Review phrases and expressions with timestamps for targeted practice and repetition.

Course review

Quickly scan long seminars and lessons

Even a 3-hour video becomes navigable with a TOC, FAQ, and searchable script. Scan for the Q&A section, a demo, or a key conclusion without watching everything again.

Internal use

Archive internal training and study sessions

Turn unlisted or limited-access training videos into readable pages your team can access. People who missed the session can catch up by reading instead of watching.

Personal library

Build a readable library from your favorite videos

Save pages from channels you follow and read them like articles. Great for preserving content that might eventually be taken down.

Features

What's included in every Private page

Fully private, noindex protected

Generated pages are not indexed by search engines. Use them as your personal, unsearchable workspace.

Full-text script search

Search any phrase from the video and jump to the exact timestamp where it appears.

Timestamp-linked playback

Play any section from the TOC, script blocks, or FAQ — all linked to the exact video moment.

Auto-generated TOC

The video is automatically divided into titled sections so you can see the structure at a glance.

Auto-generated FAQ

Questions and answers pulled from the video's content are structured as a readable FAQ.

Tags and keywords

Add optional tags to organize and filter pages in your library.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can I use VidPage for videos I don't own?

Yes, for Private pages. Private use for personal learning, research, and reference is fine. Public publishing, however, requires verified ownership of the video's YouTube channel.

Will my Private pages be visible to others?

No. Private pages are noindex and excluded from search. Even with the URL, only the page owner’s Google account can view them.

What's the difference between Fast and High-quality mode?

Fast mode uses YouTube captions for speed and low cost. High-quality mode uses AI audio transcription (Whisper), which produces better results for Japanese or caption-disabled videos.

Can I upgrade a Private page to Public later?

Yes. From the Private page, you can verify ownership with your Google account and promote the page to Public at any time.

Start with one video

No credit card needed. Just paste a URL.

Create a Private page