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Free AI Summarizer

Condense articles, reports, or documents down to the key points. Choose paragraph or bullet point format.

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How the AI Summarizer Works

Get results in seconds with a simple workflow.

1

Paste Your Text

Enter the article, report, or document you want to condense.

2

Choose Format & Length

Select paragraph or bullet point format, and pick a summary length.

3

Get Your Summary

Receive a concise summary that captures the key points of the original text.

See It in Action

Watch a lengthy passage get condensed to its essential points.

Before

Climate change represents one of the most significant challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Rising global temperatures are causing widespread environmental disruptions, including more frequent and severe extreme weather events, rising sea levels, and significant shifts in ecosystems worldwide. Scientists warn that without immediate and sustained action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the consequences will be devastating for future generations.

After

Climate change is a critical 21st-century challenge, with rising temperatures driving extreme weather, sea level rise, and ecosystem disruption. Scientists stress that urgent action to cut emissions is essential to prevent devastating impacts on future generations.

Why Use Our AI Summarizer?

Powered by the latest AI to deliver fast, accurate results.

Paragraph or Bullets

Choose between a flowing paragraph summary or a concise bullet-point list.

Adjustable Length

Control how long or short your summary should be.

Key Point Extraction

AI identifies the most important information automatically.

Works with Any Content

Summarize articles, papers, reports, emails, and more.

Pro Tips for Better Results

Get the most out of the AI Summarizer with these expert tips.

Use bullet points for scanning

Choose bullet point format when you need to quickly reference key takeaways, like from meeting notes or research papers.

Adjust length to purpose

Use Short for social media previews, Medium for email summaries, and Detailed for comprehensive overviews.

Summarize in sections

For very long documents, summarize each section separately to maintain accuracy and capture all key points.

Combine with other tools

Summarize first, then use the Paraphraser to adjust tone, or the Grammar Checker to polish the output.

Who Is This For?

Trusted by millions of students, writers, and professionals worldwide.

Students summarizing research papers for study notes
Professionals condensing long reports for executives
Researchers extracting key findings from studies
Content creators repurposing long articles
Journalists distilling press releases
Lawyers summarizing case documents

A faster way to summarize anything you read (without losing the point)

Long articles are great. Until you need the gist in 60 seconds.

This free tool is built for exactly that. Summarize Articles Into Key Takeaways, pull out the main ideas, and skip the fluff so you can actually move on with your work. Paste in an article, report, research section, email thread, whatever, and get a clean summary back in either paragraph form or bullet points.

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When an AI summarizer is actually useful

Summaries are not just for students. In real life, you usually need one of these outcomes:

  • You want to understand the core message without rereading the same paragraph three times
  • You need quick talking points for a meeting, doc review, or standup
  • You have to share an update with someone who does not want the whole thing
  • You are comparing sources and only care about the differences, results, or conclusions

    • And honestly, summarizing is one of those tasks that feels small, but eats time.

    Bullet points vs paragraphs, which should you choose?

    Both formats work, but they shine in different situations.

    Bullet point summaries

    Use bullets when you need to scan, copy into notes, or turn into action items.

    Good for:

  • Meeting notes
  • Executive updates
  • Study notes and revision
  • Key takeaways for a newsletter or post

    • Paragraph summaries

    Use a paragraph when you need a smooth explanation that reads naturally.

    Good for:

  • Email replies
  • Context for a teammate
  • A quick overview before you write something longer
  • Summaries you plan to paste into a document as is

    • How to get a better summary (tiny tweaks, big difference)

    Most “bad summaries” come from messy input or unclear intent. A few quick habits help a lot:

  • Paste the cleanest text you can

    • Remove nav menus, repeated headers, and unrelated links if you copied from a webpage.

  • Summarize in chunks for long documents

    • If it is a long report, summarize section by section first, then summarize the summaries.

  • Keep key terms in the input

    • If you care about names, dates, metrics, or definitions, make sure they are present in the text you paste.

  • Choose the format based on what you will do next

    • Bullets for extraction and reuse. Paragraphs for sharing and reading.

    Common summarizing use cases (real examples)

    Here are a few ways people use this summarizer day to day:

  • Turning a 2,000 word blog post into 6 bullets for a team Slack update
  • Condensing a research paper intro and conclusion into study notes
  • Creating an executive friendly summary of a long internal report
  • Pulling out key claims and evidence from a press release
  • Shortening a long email thread into “what happened” plus “what we decided”

    • What a good summary should include

    A strong summary usually has:

  • The main topic or claim
  • The most important supporting points
  • Any critical numbers, outcomes, or decisions
  • The conclusion or next step, if there is one

    • What it should not include is every example, every side detail, or the author’s full storytelling arc. That is the whole point.

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