Description + links
The details under “more”
Full destinations are preserved, even when YouTube shortens the visible URL.
VidQuery reads the description, transcript, comments, and replies beside YouTube, then grounds Gemini answers in that context.
Chrome 141+ · Gemini API key required · No account
Live product prototype
No intermediary backend
Device-bound key encryption
Context sent only when you ask
What VidQuery can read
A video is more than pixels. VidQuery gathers the source material people normally search by hand and gives Gemini a bounded context to answer from.
Description + links
Full destinations are preserved, even when YouTube shortens the visible URL.
Transcript
Timestamped segments supply the words and your current playback position.
Comments + replies
Loaded threads can provide corrections, links, and creator follow-ups.
Playback
The context follows the video without repeatedly scraping the page.
Ask this video
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Privacy by architecture
VidQuery does not operate a relay server. Your chosen video context moves from the extension to Gemini only when you ask.
Inspect the sourceThere is no profile database, analytics identity, or project-operated backend to trust.
Your Gemini credential is encrypted with a device-bound key before Chrome persists it.
Install the current release
VidQuery is currently distributed as an unpacked Chrome extension through GitHub Releases.
Get the latest releaseKeep the extracted VidQuery folder somewhere permanent.
Visit chrome://extensions and turn on Developer mode.
Choose the extracted folder containing manifest.json.
Before you install
Context ready