Text Summarizer
Picks the sentences that carry the most of a text and returns them in order, at the length you choose.
Runs in your browser. The file or text you give it is not uploaded. Free, no account.
How it works
You need the point of a long article and you do not have time to read it twice. Paste the text, choose a length, and the tool scores each sentence on how much vocabulary it shares with the rest, then returns the highest-scoring ones in their original order. Nothing is rewritten.
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Each sentence is scored by how much vocabulary it shares with the rest of the text, and those scores are spread across the text until they settle (the TextRank method).
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The highest-scoring sentences are returned in their original order.
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Sentences are copied, not generated. Omitted context can still change the apparent meaning; check the summary against the original.
What it does not do
It selects sentences; it does not write new ones. A text whose point is spread thinly across many sentences summarises less well.
Works best on articles and reports of 200 words or more.
When a source is busy or a site does not answer, this tool says so. It never fills the gap with a guess.
Questions
How does it decide which sentences to keep?
Each sentence is scored by how much vocabulary it shares with the rest of the text. The scores are then spread across the text until they settle, the TextRank method. The highest-scoring sentences come back in the order they appeared, so the summary reads like the source.
Why is my summary choppy or full of gaps?
The tool selects sentences, it does not write new ones. If the point of your text is spread thinly across many sentences, no single sentence carries much of it, so the result can feel choppy or leave gaps. A text that states its points directly summarises better.
Does it work on short text?
It works on any text you paste, but the scoring needs enough material to compare sentences against each other. Articles and reports of 200 words or more give it enough to weigh. On a short note or a single paragraph there is little vocabulary to compare, so the result stays close to the original.
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