beyond

Help

Beyond, the Chrome extension that turns YouTube videos into pages and lessons

Something not working? Write to hello@openinbeyond.com with the video's link, what you pressed and what you saw (a screenshot helps). We answer within two working days.

Getting started

  1. Add Open in Beyond to Chrome on a computer. It is free.
  2. Open a YouTube video, or refresh one that was already open.
  3. Press Open in Beyond under the video. A page made from it opens in a new tab, usually in about a minute.
  4. For a long tutorial or lecture, open it on Lessons and press Make the lessons: a large YouTube window opens and reads the video, which takes a few minutes. Keep it open until the lessons appear.

You can also try a finished course first, without installing anything: every course and the library open in any browser, on a phone too.

When a page does not open

I don't see the Open in Beyond button.
Refresh the YouTube tab once after installing. The button sits under the video. On a phone, YouTube Shorts or the YouTube app it does not appear: the extension works in Chrome on a computer.
It keeps waiting, or says it could not read the video.
Beyond reads the transcript YouTube shows for the video. If an ad is playing, wait until the video itself starts and press again. Being signed in to YouTube helps; a video without a transcript, or one that is private, age-restricted or a live stream, may not work.
It says today's new pages are made.
Making a page costs Beyond real work, so each install can make a few new pages a day, and the whole site has a daily limit. Pages already made always open. Come back tomorrow, or open an existing course.
The video plays sound but no picture, or a lesson looks broken.
Refresh the page. If it happens again, write to us with the page's address.

Questions

Is Beyond free?
The extension is free. Every lesson is open for free for now, during the beta. If that changes, the site will say so first.
Does the practice terminal run commands on my computer?
No. It is a simulation built for the commands in that lesson. The Python and JavaScript playgrounds are separate: they run supported code inside your browser, not on your computer's system.
Do I need an account?
No. Making and opening pages never needs one. Signing in with Google keeps your XP, collection and lesson progress on every device; Delete my account in the account menu removes it at once.
What is sent when I press Open in Beyond?
That video's title, channel, transcript and a few frames go to Beyond's server, and Anthropic's Claude reads them to make the page. When you ask a lesson's tutor for help, what you typed and the lesson's text go to Claude too. Nothing else is read from your browser. The full account is in the privacy notice.
Is Beyond made with the video's creator?
No, unless a page says so. The video always plays in YouTube's own player and its channel is credited. Creators can have pages of their videos removed: see content removal.
How do I remove the extension?
Open chrome://extensions, find Open in Beyond and press Remove. Your pages list and collection kept in the browser go with it unless you signed in.