AI Summarizer
Boil long text down to the essentials. Pick a length — short, medium or long — and get a clean prose summary.
Quick answer: Boil long text down to the essentials. Pick a length — short, medium or long — and get a clean prose summary.
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Frequently asked questions
- How does AI summarisation work?
- Your text is sent to OpenAI through our server. The model identifies the main point and supporting details, then writes a concise summary at the length you chose.
- What lengths can I pick?
- Short (1–2 sentences), medium (3–4 sentences) or long (5–7 sentences). For bullet-style summaries, paste the result into the bullet-point generator.
- Will the summary be accurate?
- It will be faithful to what the source actually says, but always re-read the summary against the original for critical decisions. The model can occasionally smooth over a nuance you cared about.
- Does it summarise web pages or PDFs?
- Not directly — paste the text contents. For PDFs, run our PDF to Text tool first, then summarise the result.
- What's the maximum text length?
- About 12,000 characters per request. For very long content, summarise each section individually then summarise the summaries.
- Does the AI add things that aren't in the source?
- It's instructed not to. If you spot a fabricated detail, regenerate or rephrase your input — that's almost always enough to fix it.
- Is my text stored?
- No. Your text is processed in memory and forwarded to OpenAI. Nothing is written to disk on our side and OpenAI does not use the request for training.
- Can it summarise non-English text?
- Yes, but quality is best in English. The model will summarise in the source language by default.
- Is the AI summarizer free?
- Yes. We cover the OpenAI API costs. Per-IP rate limits keep things sustainable for everyone.
- How is this different from extractive summarisation?
- Older 'extractive' summarisers stitch together sentences from the source. This is 'abstractive' — the model rewrites the gist in its own words, which usually reads more naturally.