Free Online Text Summarizer
Summarize long articles, essays and paragraphs into short, medium or bullet-point summaries using sentence extraction. Free summarizing tool, no sign-up.
Text Condenser
About this tool
Paste a long article and get its essence back as a short paragraph, an extended summary, or bullet points — built by extracting the sentences that carry the most weight. Researchers triaging papers, professionals skimming reports, and students previewing readings use it to decide what deserves a full read.
How to Summarize Text
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Paste the full text you want condensed — an article, report section, or transcript of any length.
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Choose your output style: a brief paragraph for a quick gist, a longer summary for more nuance, or a bulleted list for scanning.
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Read the extracted summary, which is assembled from the source's own most representative sentences, and copy it wherever you need it.
Why Summarize with Wrklyst
- Reads Happen on Your Device
- The extraction algorithm scores sentences locally in your browser — paywalled articles, internal reports, and drafts are never shipped off for processing.
- Instant Regardless of Length
- A 5,000-word piece condenses as quickly as a 500-word one, because there's no queue and no API round trip.
- Unlimited and Anonymous
- Summarize your entire reading backlog without an account, a daily allowance, or a record that you did.
Smarter Summarizing
- Summarize before reading, not instead of reading — the gist tells you which pieces merit full attention.
- For long documents, feed one section at a time; per-section summaries beat one blended digest.
- Choose bullets for meeting prep — they scan faster under pressure than a paragraph.
- If a summary seems to miss the point, the source may bury its thesis; that itself is useful information.
Frequently asked questions
How does extractive summarization differ from AI summaries?
Extraction selects the most representative sentences verbatim from the original, while generative AI writes new sentences that paraphrase it. Extraction's virtue is fidelity — every sentence in the summary provably exists in the source, so nothing can be hallucinated or subtly misstated. The trade-off is less fluid connective flow.
How accurate are the summaries?
Because output sentences are lifted directly from the text, the summary can't invent claims — the main risk is omission, not fabrication. Quality tracks the source's structure: well-organized writing with clear topic sentences summarizes beautifully, while rambling or listy content yields patchier results.
What kind of text works best?
Expository prose — news articles, essays, report sections, blog posts — where key ideas live in identifiable sentences. Dialogue, poetry, and step-by-step instructions summarize poorly, since their meaning is distributed across lines rather than concentrated. For instructions, skim the headings instead.
Can I use the summary in my own work?
As a comprehension and triage aid, absolutely. But remember the sentences are the original author's words verbatim — pasting them into your own writing without quotation is plagiarism. Use the summary to decide what to read and cite, then paraphrase in your own voice.