What is Houdini?

Houdini is a Chrome Extension designed to make navigating YouTube videos easier and more efficient. With Houdini, users can create timestamps for any YouTube video, which can be used to quickly jump to relevant content or provide context in comments or video descriptions.

By eliminating the need to manually scrub through long videos, Houdini allows users to save time and access the information they need more quickly.

Why are we building Houdini?

We are building Houdini to improve the YouTube viewing experience by providing a more efficient way to navigate and access video content. With the increasing amount of video content available on YouTube, it can be challenging for users to find and access the information they need quickly.

Houdini's timestamp functionality allows users to easily jump to specific moments in a video, which can save time and provide a more engaging viewing experience. Additionally, by allowing users to share and discover timestamps, Houdini can foster a more collaborative and interactive YouTube community. Ultimately, our goal with Houdini is to enhance the way people interact with and consume video content on YouTube.

Who is behind the Houdini app?

We are two passionate data scientists and programmers who love to build and develop new exciting projects. Our goal is to help users save valuable time by providing an easy-to-use tool for managing timestamps and creating summaries.

What sets Houdini apart is that we've developed it entirely on our own, with no ulterior motives for your data. As data scientists ourselves, we understand the importance of privacy and security, and we're committed to providing the best possible security and performance for our users.

Jan Kratochvil, Czech, after many years in finance and private equity, building independently useful and exiciting products.

Nikita Polovinkin, Born in Moscow. Graduated as a lawyer but found passion in data.