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Connect Your YouTube Account to Never Lose a Video Again

Link your YouTube account to BrainTube and automatically import your watch history, liked videos, and playlists for AI processing.

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Why Connect YouTube?

You have probably watched thousands of YouTube videos. Most of that knowledge is lost — trapped in a watch history you never revisit.

Connecting your YouTube account to BrainTube changes that.

What You Get

Automatic Import

Your liked videos, Watch Later list, and custom playlists can be imported with one click. Each video gets full AI processing:

  • Complete transcript
  • AI summary and key takeaways
  • Extracted concepts and terminology
  • Auto-generated recall questions

Smart Recommendations

BrainTube learns your interests from your YouTube activity and suggests videos worth saving from your subscriptions.

Multiple Accounts

Connect up to 6 YouTube accounts. Perfect if you have separate accounts for work and personal learning.

How to Connect

  1. Go to Settings > YouTube Connections
  2. Click "Connect YouTube Account"
  3. Authorize BrainTube to read your video data
  4. Choose what to import: liked videos, playlists, or specific channels

Privacy First

BrainTube only reads your video metadata. It never:

  • Posts on your behalf
  • Accesses your private messages
  • Shares your data with third parties
  • Modifies your YouTube account

Pro Tip: Selective Import

You do not need to import everything. Be strategic:

  • Import playlists you created for learning
  • Skip entertainment and music playlists
  • Focus on channels where you learn the most

Your YouTube history becomes a searchable, organized knowledge base.

Try BrainTube on your own corpus

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