Paragraph
A compact abstract in flowing prose that opens with the main point and follows the order of the original. Use it when you need a summary to paste into an essay, an email or a report.
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Free AI summarizer that cites its sources. Summarize text, articles, PDFs and web pages of up to 60,000 characters in 30 languages, with no sign-up.
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Flowing prose that starts with the main point.
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Example
See where every sentence comes from
This is a real summary in the Key points format. Hover over or tap any point: the sentences of the original it is based on light up on the left. Every summary you make here works the same way.
Source text
How honeybees tell each other where the flowers are
When a forager bee finds a good patch of flowers, she flies back to the hive and performs a "waggle dance" on the vertical surface of the honeycomb. The Austrian scientist Karl von Frisch decoded this dance in the 1940s, and in 1973 he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Konrad Lorenz and Nikolaas Tinbergen for his work on animal behaviour.
The dance is a figure of eight. In the middle part, the bee runs in a straight line while shaking her abdomen from side to side. The angle of this run, measured from straight up, matches the angle between the sun and the food source. If the bee dances straight up, the flowers lie in the direction of the sun; if she dances 60 degrees to the right, the other bees should fly 60 degrees to the right of the sun.
The length of the waggle run tells the distance: the longer the run, the farther away the food. For flowers very close to the hive, bees use a simpler "round dance" that only says "search nearby".
Other bees follow the dancer in the dark hive, sensing her movements and the scent of the flowers on her body. Then they leave to find the patch themselves. Researchers still debate how precise the dance is, because recruits often need several trips before they find the exact spot.
How honeybees tell each other where the flowers are
- A forager bee that finds a good patch of flowers flies back to the hive and performs a "waggle dance" to show the others where it is.
- The angle of the dance's straight run, measured from straight up, gives the direction of the food relative to the sun.
- The length of the run gives the distance; for flowers close to the hive, bees use a simpler "round dance".
- Karl von Frisch decoded the dance in the 1940s and shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on animal behaviour.
- How precise the dance is remains debated, because recruits often need several trips to find the exact spot.
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Formats
13 ways to summarize, explained
Pick a format for everyday reading, or a template when the summary has to fit a job: meeting notes, a report for your manager, exam prep or a long comment thread. Every format works with the Short, Medium and Long lengths (TL;DR and Straight answer are always one or two sentences), cites the sentences it is based on and answers in the language of your text, or in the language you choose.
Formats
Bullets
One idea per bullet, in the order of the text. Long summaries are grouped under short headings that follow the sections of the original, so you can scan them in seconds.
Key points
The main takeaways, ranked from most to least important. Each point is a full sentence with a finding, claim or recommendation, not just a topic. Good for notes, slides and quick revision.
TL;DR
The single most important thing the text says, in one or two sentences: its conclusion, not its topic. Use it to decide whether a long article, report or thread is worth your time.
Outline
A table of contents with substance: a heading for each section or change of topic, with what that part actually says. Ideal for long documents, lectures and transcripts that have no chapters of their own.
Templates
Meeting notes
Turns a meeting transcript or rough notes into minutes: a short summary, the decisions taken, action items as a checklist with owners and deadlines (only where the text names them) and the questions left open.
Executive summary (BLUF)
Follows the bottom line up front (BLUF) rule from US Army Regulation 25-50 and Barbara Minto's Pyramid Principle: the main conclusion or recommendation comes first, then the key supporting points, the implications and the next steps. Made for managers who read only the first lines.
SourceBusiness case
Structures a proposal, pitch or report as a business case: the problem or opportunity, the proposed solution, the benefits with the figures from the text, the costs and risks, and the decision that is needed.
Study notes
Study notes for exams and revision: the main idea, the key terms with the definitions the text gives, the key facts (names, dates, numbers, causes and effects) and three to five review questions with their answers.
Research paper (IMRaD)
Breaks a scientific paper down like a structured abstract (IMRaD, ANSI/NISO Z39.14 Guidelines for Abstracts): objective, methods, results with the exact numbers, conclusions and the limitations the authors state.
SourcePlain-language summary
A summary for readers without special knowledge, built on the principles of the lay summaries required by the EU Clinical Trials Regulation 536/2014 and on ISO 24495-1 plain language: everyday words, short sentences, every necessary term explained.
SourceDiscussion & comments
For comment threads, forum discussions, reviews and chats you paste in: what most people agree on, the main points of view and how common each one is, where people disagree or correct the author, and the tips and resources they mention.
Straight answer
The anti-clickbait mode: it answers the question or promise of the headline in the first sentence (the actual number, name, method or verdict), then says in one or two sentences whether the text offers anything more.
A summary you can check
AI summaries are only useful if you can trust them. That is why our summarizer shows its work instead of asking you to take it on faith.
Every sentence cites its source
Hover or tap any sentence of the summary and the sentences it is based on light up in the original text. No more rereading the whole document to check one claim.
Numbers are checked
Before you see the summary, every number in it is matched against the original. If one isn't there, the summary is written again, and anything that still can't be found is flagged.
The whole text, not a sample
Up to 60,000 characters go to the AI in one piece. Nothing is cut into fragments and quietly skipped, and the coverage bar shows which paragraphs the summary draws on.
Weak spots, on request
Turn on Check claims to also see the claims the text makes without evidence, the promises of its headline it never keeps, one-sided passages and contradictions.
How it works
- 01 Original Text
- 02 Summarize now
- 03 Summarized text
Overview
Why use our AI summarizer?
Most summarizers ask you to trust them. Ours shows its work: every sentence of the summary cites the sentences of the original it is based on, and hovering over it highlights them in your text. Numbers are checked against the source before you see the result, so a figure the AI made up does not slip through.
It works as a text summarizer, an article summarizer and a PDF summarizer in one: paste text, upload a PDF or Word file, or import an article from a link, up to 60,000 characters (about 9,000 words) at once, where most free summarizers stop at 600 to 1,500 words. Choose a Paragraph, Bullets, Key points, TL;DR or Outline format, or a template such as Meeting notes, Executive summary, Study notes or Research paper, set the length and the language, and name the topics the summary must cover. Free, with no sign-up, in 30 languages.
It works as a text summarizer, an article summarizer and a PDF summarizer in one: paste text, upload a PDF or Word file, or import an article from a link, up to 60,000 characters (about 9,000 words) at once, where most free summarizers stop at 600 to 1,500 words. Choose a Paragraph, Bullets, Key points, TL;DR or Outline format, or a template such as Meeting notes, Executive summary, Study notes or Research paper, set the length and the language, and name the topics the summary must cover. Free, with no sign-up, in 30 languages.
Registration
No account needed
Price
Completely free
Formats
5 formats + 8 templates
Languages
30 supported
Input
Text, PDF, DOCX or a link
Character limit
60,000 (about 9,000 words)
Sources
Every sentence cited
Numbers
Checked against the text
Export
Copy, .docx or .md
Background
What is an AI summarizer?
An AI summarizer is a tool that shortens a long text to its essential points while keeping the original meaning. It strips out filler, repetition and side detail and keeps the claims, facts and conclusions that matter, so you understand an article, report, paper or chapter without reading every line. A good summary answers the same questions as the source in a fraction of the length, and never says anything the source does not.
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A summarizer that shows its sources
The biggest problem with AI summaries is invented detail: a number, a name or a conclusion that is not in the original. NeuralWriter numbers every sentence of your text and makes the AI cite the sentences behind each line of the summary. You see those sources with one hover, the code checks every number against the original, and the whole text is read in one piece, so no part of it is silently skipped.
02
Summarize articles, PDFs and Word documents
No need to copy and paste. Upload a PDF, DOCX, TXT or Markdown file, or paste the link to an article: for links we keep only the article itself, without the menu, ads, footer and comments, and put the text in the box so you can check it before you summarize. Files are read in your browser. Up to 60,000 characters, about 20 pages, fit into one run.
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Formats and templates for real work
Pick a Paragraph abstract, Bullets, ranked Key points, a one-line TL;DR or a section-by-section Outline. When the summary has a job to do, use a template: Meeting notes with decisions and action items, an Executive summary with the bottom line first, a Business case, Study notes with review questions, a Research paper breakdown (IMRaD), a Plain-language summary, Discussion & comments for long threads, or a Straight answer for clickbait headlines.
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Who uses our summary generator
- Students. Turn chapters and papers into study notes with key terms and review questions, and check every fact against the source in one click.
- Teachers. Condense readings into handouts, prepare review questions and make a plain-language version of a hard text.
- Professionals. Get meeting notes with action items, or an executive summary that puts the bottom line first, then download it as Word or Markdown.
- Researchers. Break a paper down into objective, methods, results and limitations, and see exactly which sentences each point comes from.
- Writers and journalists. Get the straight answer to a clickbait headline, or the gist of a long report and its comment thread, without reading everything.
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Summarize text in 30 languages
Paste text in English, Spanish, German, French, Chinese and 25 more languages. The summary comes back in the language of the text, or in any of the 30 languages you choose, so you can read a German report as an English summary in one step.
FAQ
Questions, answered
A text summarizer is a tool that condenses a long text into a shorter version that keeps its main points. NeuralWriter is an AI summarizer: it reads the whole text and writes a new summary in the format you choose, citing the sentences of the original behind every point.
Paste the text into the box, upload it as a PDF or Word file, or click From a link and paste the address of the article. Choose a format or a template, set the length and click Summarize now. The summary appears in seconds, free and without an account, and every sentence of it shows where it comes from.
Click Upload file and choose the PDF. The text is extracted in your browser and shown in the box, so you can check it, and then you summarize it like any other text. The same works for Word (DOCX), TXT and Markdown files and for links to web pages. Scanned PDFs without a text layer cannot be read; use a PDF with selectable text.
Every sentence of the summary cites the sentences of your text it is based on: hover over it or tap it and they light up in the original. All numbers are checked against the source, and any that cannot be found are flagged. For important decisions, still read the highlighted passages yourself.
Add the topic under Focus on and summarize again: the summary must then cover it, and if the text says nothing about it, you are told so. You can also choose the Long length or the Outline format for more detail. The coverage bar under the summary shows which paragraphs it draws on.
Yes. By default the summary is written in the language of your text, but you can choose any of 30 languages under Summary language. The summary is written directly in that language, so you do not need to translate the text first.
Summarizing shortens a text and keeps only the most important ideas, so the result is much briefer than the source. Paraphrasing rewrites the text in different words while holding roughly the same length and meaning.
Extractive summarization copies the most important sentences from the original. Abstractive summarization writes new sentences that convey the same meaning, which reads more naturally but can introduce errors. NeuralWriter writes abstractive summaries and ties every sentence to the original sentences it is based on, so you get readable prose that you can check.
A summary still presents someone else's ideas, so cite the original source whenever you use it in your own work. If your school or employer has rules on AI tools, follow them and disclose that you used one. To restate a summary in your own words, you can run it through the Paraphrasing Tool.
Yes. The NeuralWriter summarizer is completely free, with no sign-up and no subscription. All formats, templates, file uploads and links are included, up to 60,000 characters (about 9,000 words) per summary. Most free summarizers stop at 600 to 1,500 words.
Each run accepts up to 60,000 characters, about 9,000 words or 20 pages, and the whole text is read in one piece. For longer documents, summarize them chapter by chapter.
Your text is used only to make the summary and is deleted automatically within 24 hours. Files are read in your browser, and only the extracted text is sent.
The best summarizer is one you can check. NeuralWriter cites the source of every sentence, verifies the numbers, reads the whole text in one piece and offers templates for meetings, reports, studying and research, free and without registration.