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Summarise a PDF

Summarise a PDF in moments: short, medium or detailed summary, key points and figures mentioned. Even long documents. Free, no sign-up; the PDF stays on your device, only its text is sent.

Accepted: PDF · Max 190.7 MB per file

The PDF stays on your device; only its text is sent for the summary.

How to summarise a PDF

  1. Drop your PDF: its text is extracted in your browser.

  2. Pick the summary length, then “Summarise the PDF”.

  3. Read the summary, key points and figures; copy or download them.

Why summarise your PDFs here

True to the text
The AI is told to mention only what's in the document: summary, key points and figures with their meaning.
Even long documents
Reports, contracts, theses: a long document is read part by part, then condensed.
Figures spotted
Important figures are listed separately, with what they measure, so you find them at a glance.
The PDF stays with you
Only the text goes out, then it's deleted; no account, nothing kept.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I summarise a PDF for free?

Drop the PDF and click “Summarise the PDF”: the text is extracted in your browser, then an open AI (Qwen3) summarises it. You get a summary of the chosen length, the key points and the important figures with their meaning.

Is the summary reliable?

The AI is told not to add anything that isn't in the text, and our tests on a 15-page scientific paper gave an accurate summary. But an AI can be wrong or oversimplify: check any important point in the document before relying on it, especially for a contract or a decision.

Is my PDF uploaded?

No, the file stays on your device. Only the extracted text is sent to our server for the summary, then deleted; nothing is kept or reused.

What about a scanned PDF?

A scanned PDF only holds images: run it through the “PDF OCR” tool first to make it readable, then summarise it.

Is there a size limit?

Long documents are read in parts: up to about 300 pages of text. Expect from tens of seconds to a few minutes depending on length.

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