Summarizer

Summarizer finds long comments on Reddit and summarises them! In fact, you can summarise any lengthy article online.

Summarizer: Effortless Comment, Article & PDF Summary Extension

'Summarizer' is a time-saving Chrome extension designed to automatically condense complex articles, lengthy PDFs, and significant Reddit comments, into brief and concise summaries. It even positions any 'tl;dr' at the top of the comment for effortless understanding. Additional features include an automatic Imperial-to-metric converter for lengths and weights. More updates are anticipated with user feedback and suggestions.

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Extension stats

By: https://freshte.ch

Users: 4,000+

Rating: 3.46

(35)

Version: 0.65 (Last updated: 2013-07-27)

Creation date: 2013-07-26

Permissions:

tabs
http://*/*
https://*/*
contextMenus

Size: 54.84K

URLs: Website

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 14,316 ▼ 11

Other rankings

#11212 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 150 #3 in summarizer keyword 11 #143 in summary keyword 13 ▼ 7

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Adaptable means of summarizing with percentage control.
Works great for extractive summarization.
Can summarize selected text easily via right-click context menu.
Does not crash and performs well on various pages.

Cons

Doesn't work on some occasions leading to frustration.
Oversummarizes text sometimes, providing less detail than desired.
Redirect issues that occur during usage.
Limited support for various websites.

Most mentioned

Functionality issues with the summarization process.
Oversummarization of content.
Difficulty in understanding how to use the tool effectively.
Positive feedback on ease of use from context menu.

User reviews

not working

Rafa Rodriguez, 2023-11-05

Doesn't work

Sandeep Rane, 2023-07-13

Even after i clicked a right click on the selected text and select summarize option, nothing happened. if anyone can advice on this, please.

Lama Obaisi, 2022-01-05

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Summarizer requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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