AI paper summarizer

The result has two tabs. The Summary tab shows a short summary and, when available, a list of key points. Convert to text is the text we pulled out of your file. Copy the text in the open tab, or download it as a .txt file. These buttons leave out the key points, so select and copy those separately.

A PDF shows beside the result, so you can scroll the paper while you read. A DOCX has no preview. The layout of the summary can differ from paper to paper.

1. Read the summary for the question the paper asks and its main result.
2. Decide if it matters to you. If not, move on and keep the summary in your notes.
3. If it does, open the paper. Check who or what was studied, how the main result was measured, and what the authors say they could not show.
4. Look at the tables and figures yourself. A summary cannot show them.
5. Note page numbers while you read. The summary has none, and you will need them to cite.

The summary is built from the text we extract, so open Convert to text before you trust it. Two-column layouts can come out interleaved. A scan can come out empty. Footnotes and appendices may be missing.

If the text looks wrong, use the publisher PDF or the preprint version instead of a scan or a print-to-PDF copy.

Summarize each candidate paper, then put the summaries side by side and sort them by topic, method and relevance. That gives you a map of the pile before you read anything closely.

Summaries flatten caveats. A finding in one small group can read like a general result, so check the abstract and the limitations before you repeat a claim.

Pick the summarizer that matches the file you have.

Choosing a file does not upload it. It is sent when you press Summarize paper. Do not upload a manuscript under review, an embargoed paper or one covered by an NDA unless you are allowed to. Check the journal or funder rules first.

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