Shortform AI Summaries
Add 1-minute AI summaries to articles, PDFs, and YouTube videos directly in your browser.
Shortform AI Summaries is an add 1-minute AI summaries to articles, PDFs, and YouTube videos directly in your browser. Summarizes articles, PDFs, and YouTube videos directly within the browser without copying content into a separate tool.
About Shortform AI Summaries
Shortform AI Summaries is a browser extension that adds roughly one-minute AI summaries to articles, PDFs, and YouTube videos as you browse. The summaries appear in-page, so you do not copy content into a separate tool.
What sets it apart is that it works across formats — long-form text, PDF documents, and video transcripts — and surfaces the summary in the page itself without breaking your reading flow. The summaries are short by design, meant for a quick read.
It fits readers who want a fast gist before committing to a full article or video, and it is described as beginner-friendly. It is a poorer fit outside a browser: there is no mobile or desktop app, the free tier has usage limits typical of freemium summarizers, and it needs an internet connection to reach the summarization service.
Among summarization tools, it stays in the browser and covers text, PDF, and video in one extension rather than a separate destination app.
Sources: shortform.com, this listing
What it does well
- Summarizes articles, PDFs, and YouTube videos directly within the browser without copying content into a separate tool.
- Generates short, roughly 1-minute AI summaries designed for quick consumption.
- Supports multiple content formats including long-form text, PDF documents, and video transcripts.
- Operates as a browser extension so summaries appear in-page without disrupting the reading workflow.
Where it falls short
- Free tier is subject to usage limits typical of freemium AI summarization products.
- Functionality is limited to the browser and is not available as a standalone mobile or desktop application.
- Requires an active internet connection to call the underlying AI summarization service.
Tagged
- Web-based
- Beginner-friendly
- Free
- Freemium
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</a>Frequently asked questions
- What is Shortform AI Summaries?
- Shortform AI Summaries is an add 1-minute AI summaries to articles, PDFs, and YouTube videos directly in your browser.
- Is Shortform AI Summaries free?
- Shortform AI Summaries offers a free tier and paid plans with higher limits or premium features.
- What platforms does Shortform AI Summaries support?
- Shortform AI Summaries runs on web.
- What category does Shortform AI Summaries belong to?
- Shortform AI Summaries is in the Browser Extensions category — AI-powered Chrome, Arc, Edge, Firefox, and Safari extensions — overlays, sidebars, content augmentation.
- What are the downsides of Shortform AI Summaries?
- Free tier is subject to usage limits typical of freemium AI summarization products. Functionality is limited to the browser and is not available as a standalone mobile or desktop application. Requires an active internet connection to call the underlying AI summarization service.