# Scutter Skim

> Scutter Skim instantly creates a smart AI summary of any article. With a single click (or tap on mobile), it extracts the text, detects clickbait and SEO spam, and displays clear bullet points right on the page.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/scutter-skim](https://chrome-stats.com/d/scutter-skim)

## Overview

- **ID:** `scutter-skim`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** minx-code
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Version:** 0.3.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-15
- **First published:** 2026-06-03
- **Size:** 158 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/scutter-skim/)

## Description

<strong>Scutter Skim</strong> is your personal AI reading assistant that lives directly in your browser.

<strong>How it works:</strong>
1. Install the extension and add your preferred API key (Gemini, OpenAI, or Anthropic) in the options.
2. Visit any long article, news site, or blog post.
3. Click the floating 'AI' button in the corner (or use the Alt+Shift+U shortcut).
4. Instantly get a clean, structured summary with key points and automatically extracted tags.

<strong>Features:</strong>
* <strong>Quality Detection:</strong> Automatically detects clickbait, SEO spam, and paywalls so you don't waste time.
* <strong>Auto-Translation:</strong> Choose to read summaries in the article's original language, or have them automatically translated to your browser's language.
* <strong>Privacy First:</strong> 100 % private. The extension extracts the text locally using Readability.js and communicates directly from your browser to the official AI providers. No middleman servers!

## Rankings

- #54,232 — Overall
- #60 — scooter

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/scutter-skim)