Focal: AI YouTube Summarizer. Watch, Skim or Skip in seconds.

If you have ADHD — or just a graveyard of "watch later" videos you'll never get to — you know the problem: every video is a gamble. You don't find out if it was worth your time until you've already spent it. Focal is your pre-watch gatekeeper. Before you commit to watching, it gives you a verdict: Watch, Skim, or Skip.

No copying links. No pasting into another app. No account to configure, no key to paste in, no model to choose. Install Focal, open a video, and your verdict is waiting before you've even decided whether to hit play.

Focal's verdict is blunt by design — three words you can act on instantly:

- Watch — dense, valuable, worth your full attention

- Skim — good ideas, but padded; jump straight to the parts that matter

- Skip — low signal; close the tab, no guilt

Every verdict comes with a density score and a plain-English reason, so skipping a video feels like a decision, not avoidance.

You don't have to open a video to get the verdict. Hover any thumbnail on YouTube's homepage, search results, or sidebar and Focal shows a Watch / Skim / Skip card right next to it — no tab switch, no click, no loading screen. The verdict is fetched silently in the background as you browse, so by the time your cursor reaches a thumbnail, the answer is usually already there. If you've set a Lens, your personalised take loads alongside the base verdict in the same card. Browse your whole feed in seconds and only click the videos worth your time.

There's nothing to configure. No API key to paste in, no model to pick, no account required to get your first verdicts. Install Focal and open a YouTube video — the verdict shows up in a sidebar automatically.