Summarize PDF

Turn a long PDF into a short summary or a list of key points.

How to summarize a PDF

  1. 1

    Select your PDF.

  2. 2

    Choose a short summary, bullet points or a detailed summary.

  3. 3

    Click Summarize, then copy or download the summary.

Questions and answers

Is my document uploaded?

The PDF itself isn’t. The text is extracted in your browser and only that text is sent to PDFfinch’s AI service to write the summary. It isn’t stored.

How long can the document be?

About 20 pages of ordinary text are summarized. For longer documents, the summary covers the beginning.

Can AI summaries be wrong?

Yes. AI can miss or misstate details, so check anything important against the document.

Is PDFfinch free?

Yes. Every tool is free to use, with no account, no email and no watermark added to your files.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes. PDFfinch works in any modern browser on Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android. There is nothing to install.

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