Summarizer

Summarizer finds long comments on Reddit and summarises them! In fact, you can summarise any lengthy article online.
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Summarizer is a Chrome extension designed to save you time by condensing long, boring articles and comments across the web. With a simple right-click, you can select any lengthy content and get a concise summary in seconds. This tool is especially handy for Reddit users, as it automatically summarizes lengthy comments and places the 'tl;dr' at the top for easy reading.

Beyond Reddit, Summarizer supports long articles and even academic PDFs, making complex publications more accessible. New features include automatic Imperial-to-metric unit conversion for lengths and weights on all sites, and improved sentence detection for more accurate summaries. Feedback is encouraged to enhance this beta-stage extension, which aims to simplify your online reading experience.

Manifest V2 Extension Productivity Utilities Education News & Magazines
By:
http://freshte.ch/
Users:
3,000
Rating:
3.46
(35)
Version:
0.65 Last updated: 2013-07-27
Creation date:
2013-07-26
Risk:
High risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
  • contextMenus
Size:
53.56KB
URLs:
Website
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Chrome Web Store
Updated:
a day ago

Ranking

# 15,770 ▲ 1,069
Other rankings
#11318 in Workflow & Planning ▼ 1 #5 in summarizer keyword 14 ▼ 1 #189 in summary keyword 41 ▼ 5

User reviews

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.
Recent reviews
not working
by Ra*****, 2023-11-05
Doesn't work
by Sa*****, 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.
by La*****, 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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Risk likelihood

Summarizer has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details
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