AI Summarizer
Summarize Text, Then Listen to It
Paste an article, a report or your notes. You get the main point in a few sentences and the key points as a list, using only what the text says. Press play to hear it.
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How to use AI Summarizer
Three steps, all in your browser. Text you paste here opens in ReadLoudly Studio.
Paste your text
Up to 10,000 characters: an article, a report, a chapter or your notes.
Get the summary
A short paragraph with the main point, then 3 to 7 key points of one sentence each.
Listen to it
Play the summary aloud in any of 1,200+ voices.
What is an AI summarizer?
An AI summarizer reads a long text and gives back its main point in a few sentences. ReadLoudly returns a 2 to 4 sentence summary and 3 to 7 key points, written only from what your text says and in the same language, and you can play the summary aloud in an AI voice.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about AI Summarizer.
Two to four sentences with the main point, then 3 to 7 key points, each one sentence.
No. It is told to use only facts in your text, with no opinions. AI can still make mistakes, so check anything important.
The summary is written in the same language as your text.
Up to 10,000 characters a run. For a whole PDF, use AI notes in the Study Hub.
You need a free ReadLoudly account. A summary uses 1 credit per 40 characters of summary, plus a tenth of that rate for the text you paste. A run that fails costs nothing.
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