Turn Course Videos
into PDF Slides & Transcripts

SlideSieve is a browser extension for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. Once installed, it runs as you watch online lectures and automatically detects and captures presentation slides — while skipping instructor webcam segments, code editors, and dark transitions. It exports everything as a clean multi-page PDF.

SlideSieve is officially available for Google Chrome (Chrome Web Store) and Microsoft Edge (Edge Add-ons). It also works on other Chromium-based browsers such as Brave, Opera, and Arc.

SlideSieve is fully optimized for DeepLearning.AI, Coursera, Udemy, and YouTube educational videos. It works seamlessly across these platforms using the same toolbar and workflow. Support for additional platforms is on the roadmap.

No. SlideSieve does not download video files. It captures slides from what is on your screen and reads the captions your course already provides for the transcript. You get slides as a PDF or images, and transcripts as TXT, SRT or VTT.

No. Video frames and slides are analyzed entirely in your browser and never leave your device. The network is used only to verify your license, to read captions your course already provides, and for anonymous feature metrics. There is no account to create, and captured slides are stored locally in your browser.

Yes. SlideSieve comes with 3 free lesson transcript extraction trials so you can test it on any course. Upgrading to SlideSieve Pro unlocks unlimited automatic transcript extractions. You can view spoken text in real-time Timed View or clean Readable View, and export transcripts to TXT, SRT, or VTT.

Click Transcript in the toolbar under the video, then choose TXT, SRT or VTT, or copy the text to your clipboard. Timed View shows timestamped rows synced to the video, and Readable View shows clean paragraphs.

Yes, SlideSieve offers a free plan with no credit card, signup, or license key required. You get auto slide detection with up to 50 slide captures in total, plus 3 free transcript extraction trials. It's ready to use immediately upon installing the extension.

SlideSieve Pro Lifetime ($16.99) gives you permanent access with no expiration: unlimited slide captures, unlimited PDF exports, Slide Detection Zone & PiP Magic Eraser (webcam overlay remover), unlimited course transcripts (TXT, SRT, VTT), and all future updates. A single one-time payment with zero recurring subscriptions.

Auto-Capture is tuned for slides and diagrams, so it skips IDE and notebook screens to keep your PDF clean. To save code, press Manual Snap (Ctrl+Shift+9, or Control+Shift+9 on Mac) on any frame and it's added to your slides alongside auto-captured slides.

Yes. Click the Manual Snap button on the floating toolbar, or use Ctrl+Shift+9 (Control+Shift+9 on Mac) to instantly save the current frame. If auto-detection skips a frame you need, use the Slide Detection Zone: draw a rectangle over the slide area.

Yes. The Slide Detection Zone and PiP Magic Eraser are built for this. Draw a box over the slide area to focus capture, or trace the webcam overlay to exclude it. PiP Magic Eraser removes the excluded webcam window and blends in a clean background on your saved slides. Both are Pro features.

Press Ctrl+Shift+8 (Control+Shift+8 on Mac) to toggle Auto-Capture on or off. Use Ctrl+Shift+9 (Control+Shift+9 on Mac) to manually snapshot any frame instantly. Customize these at chrome://extensions/shortcuts or edge://extensions/shortcuts.

Auto-Capture automatically pauses if you switch to another tab or minimize the window, as browsers restrict background video analysis. Keep the course tab active for continuous capture. Capture resumes instantly when you return.