How to Summarise Long Text or a PDF with AI (Fast & Free to Try)
Drowning in a long report, article, or email thread? The AI Summariser distils it down to the key points in seconds. Paste text or upload a PDF — for PDFs, the text is extracted right in your browser, so only the text (never the file) is sent to be summarised.
The tool
AI Summariser
Step by step
- Open the AI SummariserGo to the AI Summariser in your browser — no install needed.
- Add your contentPaste your text, or switch to “Upload PDF” and choose a PDF that has selectable text.
- Pick length and formatChoose a Short or Detailed summary, as Paragraphs or Bullets.
- SummariseClick Summarise and read the result in a few seconds. Copy it with one click.
How accurate are AI summaries?
AI summaries are excellent for quickly grasping the gist of long material, but they can miss nuance or occasionally get a detail wrong. Treat the summary as a helpful first pass, and check the original before relying on it for anything important — legal, medical, or financial decisions especially.
Is my text private?
The summary is generated by Anthropic’s Claude AI. Your text is sent over an encrypted connection and is not stored by us; under Anthropic’s commercial terms it is not used to train models and is retained only briefly for safety before deletion. As with any cloud AI, avoid pasting highly sensitive material.
Frequently asked questions
Can it summarise a PDF?
Yes — upload a PDF with selectable text and the text is read in your browser, then summarised. Scanned/image-only PDFs won’t have selectable text; run them through Image to Text first.
Is my text stored?
No — it’s processed securely and not stored after your request completes.
Is there a usage limit or a paid plan?
Everyone gets 15 free cloud credits a day, shared across the cloud tools; a summary uses 2 credits. For heavier use, Kitolity Pro adds more cloud credits — a one-time $5 pack of 100 that never expire, or 120 a month.