Summarize PDF

BETAPremium

AI-generated summary of any PDF document.

About Summarize PDF

Summarize PDF extracts the document's text and feeds it to a configured language model. The result is a concise summary covering key points, decisions, and action items.

Operator must configure OpenAI:ApiKey in the server's Vault or configuration. Token usage will be metered against your wallet once Phase 4 wiring lands.

How it works

1
Upload the PDF.
2
Click Summarize — text is extracted and sent to the configured LLM.
3
Read the summary; optionally drill into specific sections.

When to use it

Get the gist of a 100-page report in 30 seconds.
Triage stacks of incoming PDFs.
Generate executive summaries from technical documents.

Privacy

Document text is sent to the configured LLM provider (OpenAI by default) for summarization. Configure a self-hosted LLM endpoint to keep data fully local.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers to the questions people most often ask about Summarize PDF. Read the one that matches your situation — they're written to be skimmed.

1Which model is used?

Whichever model the operator configured under OpenAI:Model — defaults to gpt-4o-mini for cost-effective summaries.

2What about scanned PDFs?

Run PDF OCR first to add a text layer, then summarize.

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Extract Text

Pull all selectable text out of a PDF as plain text.

OCR Recognition

Add a real text layer to scanned PDFs.

PDF to Word

Convert PDF to editable .docx with real selectable text.

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