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TL;DR
OpenBrief is an open-source desktop app that does what most people actually want from a "video AI tool": paste a link, get a transcript, get a grounded summary, and chat with the content — without uploading anything to a SaaS. It hit 88 points on Show HN on May 26, 2026, and it's basically a polished GUI for yt-dlp + Whisper with an LLM layer wired in for summaries and Q&A.
Key facts:
Tauri v2 desktop app — macOS, Windows, and Linux from a single Rust/React codebase
