Focal is a tool designed to evaluate YouTube video content before a user commits time to watching it. Its primary function is to analyze the full transcript of a video, not just its title or thumbnail, and provide a verdict of Watch, Skim, or Skip. The analysis includes a density score that measures how much useful content is present, a summary of the video's actual substance, and a list of key moments with timestamps. This allows users to determine if a video is worth their time, addressing common issues like clickbait titles and lengthy filler content. The tool offers several methods of access and integration. A browser extension is available for Chrome and Firefox that captures transcripts directly from the YouTube page, including from videos that block standard caption downloads. Users can also connect Focal to AI agents like Claude or ChatGPT to triage video feeds or research topics. Additionally, it integrates with Notion to automatically push video summaries, verdicts, gist, key moments, and action items to specified pages or databases. A feature called Lenses allows users to customize the evaluation criteria, with six built in lenses for free and the option to create unlimited custom lenses on the paid plan. Typical use cases involve saving time by avoiding low value videos, quickly extracting key information from long content, and organizing video insights into a personal knowledge base. The workflow begins by pasting a link or using the browser extension, after which Focal processes the video and returns a verdict within seconds. The tool works on any YouTube video that has captions, either auto generated or manual, and will indicate if a video lacks captions and cannot be analyzed. Focal offers a free tier with five verdicts per day, access to all six built in lenses, a seven day history, and shareable summary links. A paid subscription, Focus, costs $17.99 per month or $179 per year and removes the daily limit, adds action items, unlimited custom lenses, bulk export in CSV and JSON formats, markdown export, priority processing, and unlimited history. The service is developed by an individual named Steve, who created it to address personal challenges with distraction and difficulty sitting through long videos.