# tl;dr

> summarize any text using ai

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `tldr`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** S. Kabajah
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,web-development,language-support
- **Daily users:** 2
- **Version:** 5.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-13
- **First published:** 2026-04-16
- **Size:** 276 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tldr/)
- **Website:** [https://tl-dr.store/](https://tl-dr.store/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tldr/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tldr/privacy/)

## Description

Summarize any text using AI

tl;dr | too long ; didn't read

AI summaries the way you actually want to read:

Skimmer – brief, headline only
Researcher – factual, objective, accurate
Analyst – detailed, full context
Teenager – simple, no jargon
Critique – critical, analyze, question
Executive – actionable, what to do

Works on Chrome, Firefox
and all Chromium browsers (Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, Arc, and more).

Supports 11 languages:
English, العربية, Español, Italiano, Français, Nederlands, Deutsch, Русский, Ελληνικά, 日本語, 中文 (简体).

Everyone hates long articles.
No drama. No clutter. Just the facts. Your way.

spill the tea ..

## Rankings

- #67,839 — Overall
- #168 — summarization
- #225 — summarizer
- #236 — summarize

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

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

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `https://script.google.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High 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 was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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