Know before you play.

A straight answer for any YouTube video: watch, skim, or skip — plus how many minutes to spend and which moments actually matter.

10 free digests · Sign in with Google · No card needed

One click. A real decision.

Not another wall of summary text — a candid call you can act on in under a minute.

  1. Decision WATCH, SKIM, or SKIP — plus for whom.
  2. Time bet Minutes worth spending — and minutes you can save.
  3. Watch if / Skip if Hard conditions, not vague praise.
  4. Must-watch Jump straight to the moments worth your time — often enough on their own.
  5. Past decisions Saved to your account. Reopen anytime — no credit used.

Built into YouTube

Open a YouTube video, click ShouldWatch beside Like, ask Should I watch? — get a decision card in the side panel. Your past decisions follow your account across devices.

  1. 01 Install the extension
  2. 02 Open any YouTube video
  3. 03 Ask “Should I watch?” — decide in seconds

Simple pricing

Two meters, never mixed. Captions are cheap; video minutes are for captionless videos only.

Trial

$0

10 lifetime caption digests
+ 5 lifetime video minutes (captionless ≤60 min)

ShouldWatch

$9.9/mo

150 caption digests / mo — when the video has captions
60 video minutes / mo — captionless videos ≤60 min
History & export included

Caption digests and video minutes are separate balances. Reopening History never spends either.

Ready to decide faster?

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