Summarize PDF
Free AI PDF summarizer: get a short, medium or detailed summary as bullet points, paragraphs or key takeaways, in your language.
Choose a PDF to summarize
Your PDF stays on your device. TokPDF reads the text in your browser and sends only the text (never the file) to its AI server (Cloudflare Workers AI). Nothing is stored or used for training.
About This Tool
Summarize PDF reads a document for you and writes a clear summary in seconds. Choose the length (short, medium or detailed) and the format (bullet points, flowing paragraphs, or key takeaways with a bottom line) to fit what you need: a quick overview before a meeting, notes for studying, or a briefing for your team.
Pick the output language and get the summary in English, Chinese, Spanish, German, Japanese and many more, whatever the document's language. Long documents are handled in parts and combined, and the summary points to the pages where the details are. Copy the result or download it as a text file.
How your data is handled: your PDF never leaves your device. TokPDF extracts the text in your browser and sends only that text to our AI server (Cloudflare Workers AI) to write the summary. Nothing is stored or used for training.
How to Use
Add your PDF
Drop a PDF into the box. The text is extracted in your browser.
Choose length and format
Pick short, medium or detailed, and bullets, paragraphs or key takeaways.
Pick a language
Keep the document language or choose another language for the summary.
Summarize and copy
The summary appears as it is written. Copy it or download it as a text file.
Use Cases
Meetings and decisions
Turn a long report or proposal into the five points that matter before you walk into the meeting.
Studying
Summarize papers, chapters and lecture notes into bullet points you can revise from.
Foreign-language documents
Read the gist of a document written in another language by summarizing it into yours.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the PDF summarizer free?
Yes. You get free summaries every day without an account. TokPDF Pro adds a much larger daily allowance and longer documents.
How long can the PDF be?
Free summaries handle documents of roughly 80 to 100 pages of text; Pro handles several hundred pages. Long documents are condensed part by part before the final summary.
Is my document uploaded or stored?
The PDF file stays on your device. Only the extracted text is sent to our AI server to write the summary, and it is not stored or used for training.
Can I get the summary in another language?
Yes. Choose any of more than 30 output languages, or keep the language of the document.