Article Summarizer - Paste a URL, Get the Gist

Drop the link of a blog post, news article, or Medium piece. AI strips the noise and returns the main idea + key sections + conclusion.

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How it works

  1. 1

    Paste a URL

    Drop the link of the article you want summarized.

  2. 2

    AI extracts the content

    Ads, menus, and clutter are stripped, the main body is structured.

  3. 3

    Get summary with citations

    Main idea + key points + conclusion. Each point links back to the section it came from.

Supported article types

  • Blog posts (WordPress, Medium, Substack)
  • News sites
  • Wikipedia entries
  • Academic blogs and journal articles
  • Content length up to your plan quota

Example output

Inputhttps://medium.com/example/productivity-guide-2026
AI summary (with section citations)
Main Idea: Five AI-powered ways to boost productivity in 2026.

Key Points:
• Start mornings with deep work, not AI (Intro)
• Build a prompt template library (Method 2)
• Spend 30 seconds reviewing AI output (Method 4)

Conclusion: AI is an assistant, not a robot. Keep your hands on the wheel.

Who is this for?

Quick triage

Decide in 30 seconds whether a long article is worth a full read.

Researchers

Compare multiple articles side by side as summaries.

News digest

Skim the day's key articles as condensed summaries.

Academics

Quickly scan online journal articles.

Frequently asked questions

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