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PDF Summarizer

Upload a PDF or scanned document and get a structured summary: TL;DR, key points, action items, and numbers.

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PDF Summarizer takes a PDF or scanned document you upload and runs it through a two-stage AI pipeline (Mistral OCR plus a summarization model) to produce a clean, structured summary. You get a TL;DR, bulleted key points, action items, and notable numbers in seconds. Ideal for professionals, students, and researchers who need the gist of long reports, contracts, or papers without reading every page.

Drop your PDF here
or click to browse — PDF up to 10 MB. We extract + summarize in one step.
Recommended for long inputs (>60s). You'll get a link as soon as it's ready.
Students

Research paper executive summary

Research paper → 5-sentence executive brief for a study guide.

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Input

file
vaswani-attention-is-all-you-need.pdf (15 pages)
summary_length
executive
audience
non-specialist
include_key_findings
yes

Output (excerpt)

What this paper introduces: the Transformer, a sequence-to-sequence architecture that replaces recurrence with multi-head self-attention. Why it matters: training is faster (no sequential dependence), and the model reaches state-of-the-art translation quality with a fraction of the compute. Key findings: (1) self-attention alone is competitive with RNN/CNN encoders, (2) positional encodings preserve order without recurrence, (3) eight attention heads consistently outperform single-head. Practical takeaway: every major LLM since 2018 is a direct descendant of this architecture.
Freelancers

Contract risk extract

Long client MSA → quick risk-scan before signing.

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Input

file
agency-msa-redline-v3.pdf (24 pages)
summary_length
medium
audience
non-lawyer founder
extract
obligations, risks, payment terms

Output (excerpt)

Payment terms: Net-45, 1.5% monthly late fee, no early-payment discount. Bigger risk: client unilaterally extends to Net-60 in §7.4 for projects > $50k.

IP: 'Work product' assigned on full payment — until then you retain it (useful for late-payment leverage). However §9.2 grants client a perpetual licence to all 'pre-existing materials' you use, which is broader than typical.

Termination: Either party may exit on 30 days notice; client owes only billed-to-date if they terminate for convenience.

Biggest risk: §12 indemnification is uncapped and includes 'all third-party claims arising from deliverables'. Most agencies cap this at fees-paid-in-prior-12-months.
Marketers

Marketing whitepaper TL;DR

62-page whitepaper → board-ready three-bullet summary.

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Input

file
state-of-content-marketing-2026.pdf (62 pages)
summary_length
short
audience
marketing exec
extract
key statistics, recommendations

Output (excerpt)

TL;DR: Content marketing ROI plateaued in 2025 as AI-generated content saturated SERPs. The 2026 playbook is structural quality, first-party data and distribution beyond Google.

Top stats: Average organic CTR for B2B blog posts down 28% YoY. Original-research posts earn 6.4× more backlinks than commentary. Newsletter-driven traffic now outperforms search for SaaS sign-ups in 41% of cohorts.

Recommendations: (1) Build a 'data moat' — survey, instrument, publish quarterly. (2) Shift 30% of blog budget to newsletter and community. (3) Audit every existing post for E-E-A-T signals (author byline, source citations, original data).

Your PDF Summarizer results will appear here

You'll get clean markdown with tables, equations, and headings preserved — ready to paste or edit.

How to Use PDF Summarizer

  1. Upload your PDF (digital or scanned) using the upload button.
  2. Click summarize and wait a few seconds for the OCR and summary pipeline to run.
  3. Read the structured output: TL;DR, key points, action items, and notable numbers.
  4. Copy the summary or download it for your notes.

Use Cases

1

Condense a long industry report or whitepaper into a TL;DR before a meeting

2

Pull action items out of a project brief or proposal PDF

3

Summarize a research paper to decide if it's worth a full read

4

Extract the key numbers from a financial statement or annual report

5

Quickly digest a scanned contract or policy document

Tips for Best Results

  • For best results upload text-clean PDFs; very low-resolution scans can reduce OCR accuracy.
  • Split very large documents into sections and summarize each for more detailed coverage.
  • Always cross-check critical numbers and clauses against the original document.
  • If a scanned PDF summarizes poorly, re-scan at higher resolution and try again.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the PDF Summarizer do?

You upload a PDF and it returns a structured summary: a short TL;DR, the main key points as bullets, any action items, and notable figures or numbers pulled from the document.

What file types and sizes can I upload?

It accepts standard PDF files, including scanned/image-based PDFs since the pipeline runs OCR first. Keep files under roughly 10 MB for the fastest results; very large multi-hundred-page books may be truncated.

Does it work on scanned documents?

Yes. A Mistral OCR stage reads scanned and image-based PDFs before summarizing, so photographed or scanned reports work, not just digital text PDFs.

How accurate is the summary?

It captures the main points and figures reliably for well-structured documents, but AI summaries can miss nuance or context. For legal, medical, or financial decisions, always verify against the original PDF.

Can I use the summaries commercially?

Yes. Summaries you generate are yours to use in work, reports, or study. You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to upload and process the underlying document.

What happens to the PDF I upload?

Your file is processed to produce the summary and then discarded. It is not stored long-term or used to train models.

Is it free?

Yes, free for 5 uses per day with no signup. Pro is $19/month for higher daily limits and larger files.

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