Beyond YouTube: Analyze Any Audio or Video, From Anywhere
Your most valuable content isn't always on YouTube. Now you can analyze any audio or video file, from any source, with the same AI-powered insights.
You've got that podcast episode saved somewhere. The one your colleague recommended three weeks ago — two hours long, sitting in your Downloads folder. You know there's valuable stuff in there, but who has time to listen to the whole thing?
Or maybe it's the meeting recording from last Monday where the CEO casually mentioned the new roadmap priorities. It's buried in a Google Drive folder with 47 other files, and you just need to know what was said about Q1.
Here's the thing: your best content isn't on YouTube. It's in files, in links, in places VideoScan couldn't reach. Until now.
What Changed
VideoScan started with YouTube URLs because that's where tons of valuable content lives. But limiting ourselves to YouTube meant leaving out the content that actually matters to you — the stuff that's private, unlisted, or just sitting in a file somewhere.
So we added two ways to bring in your own content:
Drop any audio or video file. MP4, MP3, WAV, whatever. Drag it onto VideoScan and we'll handle it.
Paste a direct media URL. Got an MP4 hosted on S3, a podcast episode on a CDN, or a lecture on your school's platform? Just paste the link.
Same AI analysis. Same summaries, key insights, and chat. Just not limited to YouTube anymore.
How It Works
Upload Your Own Files
Drag and drop. That's it.
We support the formats you'd expect: MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI for video. MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC for audio.
No converting files first. No signing up for some third-party service. Drop the file, wait a few seconds while it uploads, and VideoScan starts processing.
On mobile or prefer buttons? Tap to browse and pick your file. Either way works.
Paste Direct Media URLs
If your content is already hosted somewhere, skip the upload. Paste the direct link to the media file and VideoScan pulls it in.
This works with files on S3 buckets, public Dropbox links, podcast hosting platforms, course management systems — basically anywhere that gives you a direct URL to the actual file.
VideoScan detects that it's a media file, verifies it's accessible, and processes it the same way it handles YouTube videos.
Your Files Stay Yours
This matters: when you upload a file to VideoScan, we don't save it.
Your upload is volatile. It exists long enough to extract the audio and generate the transcript. After that, it's gone. Not stored. Not backed up. Not sitting on a server waiting to leak in some future data breach.
You can verify this yourself. Upload a file, wait for the analysis to finish, then refresh your browser. The original file is gone. That's intentional design, not a bug.
We built VideoScan to help you understand content faster, not to become another place where your files accumulate. Your recordings are your business.
What This Opens Up
Podcasts You Actually Want to Listen To
Someone keeps telling you about that three-hour Joe Rogan episode where he interviews the AI researcher. You downloaded the MP3 weeks ago.
Drop it into VideoScan. Get the key points in three minutes. Jump straight to the part about AI safety without scrubbing through two hours of MMA talk.
Meeting Recordings That Matter
The all-hands was long. The announcements were scattered. You need to know what was said about the new initiative, but you don't need to watch the whole thing again.
Upload the recording. Ask VideoScan what was discussed about the roadmap. Get your answer with timestamps so you can verify if needed.
Lectures and Talks From Anywhere
Educational content lives everywhere. Your university's learning portal. That conference you attended last month. The webinar you registered for that sent you a download link.
None of it's on YouTube. All of it can now go through VideoScan.
Your Own Content
If you create videos or podcasts, this changes how you work. Analyze your raw footage before editing. Get AI summaries of your own episodes to see what resonates. Review interview recordings you've conducted.
VideoScan becomes a production tool, not just a consumption tool.
Content That Shouldn't Be Public
User research calls. Client interviews. Internal training videos. Sensitive recordings that can't go on public platforms but still deserve proper analysis.
Upload it, analyze it, and trust that it's not being stored somewhere it shouldn't be.
Same Analysis, Any Source
The source doesn't change what you get. An MP3 file gets the same treatment as a YouTube video:
- Summaries that capture the key points
- Notable insights pulled out automatically
- Full transcript you can search and reference
- Chat to ask specific questions about the content
Drop a file or paste a YouTube link — the quality of analysis is identical.
The New Input Experience
We rebuilt how you add content to VideoScan. Here's what's different:
When you paste a URL, VideoScan figures out what it is. YouTube and Vimeo links show their platform icons. Direct media URLs get a link indicator. A quick validation checklist confirms the URL works before processing starts.
When you drop a file, you see your filename and size immediately. Quick format validation tells you if it's supported. A progress bar shows the upload happening in real time.
Switching between modes is seamless. Start typing a URL, change your mind, drop a file instead — it all works without fighting the interface.
Try It With Your Own Content
Next time you've got audio or video that isn't on YouTube, and you want to understand what's in it without sitting through the whole thing, you know where to go.
Drag your file. Or paste that direct URL you've been sitting on.
Supported formats: MP4, MOV, WebM, AVI, MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC.
