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Summary Generator

Summarize PDF text with source page references, selectable length and optional English OCR. Download Text, Markdown or PDF. Free local processing without an AI rewrite.

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Is the PDF Summary Generator free?

Yes. Summary Generator is completely free to use, with no sign-up or account required.

Are my files uploaded to a server?

No. The whole summary runs entirely in your browser — your PDF is never uploaded anywhere, and no external service is called.

Does this use AI or an LLM?

No. This is an extractive summary built on a transparent, browser-native scoring algorithm: it ranks sentences by word frequency, then keeps the most representative ones in their original order. No text is rewritten, and no facts are invented — every sentence in the summary appears verbatim in the source PDF.

Does it work with a scanned PDF (no selectable text)?

Enable English OCR to read pages without selectable text. OCR runs locally and can make recognition mistakes. Native-text pages are extracted directly; other OCR languages are not included.

Why is the summary shorter/longer than I expected?

The Short/Medium/Long selector picks an approximate fraction of the document's distinct sentences (roughly 10% / 20% / 35%). Very short documents will produce very short summaries, because there are fewer sentences available to pick from.

Can I trace a summary sentence to its source?

Each selected sentence lists its source page or pages. Repeated sentences are included once. Always read the original context; sentence ranking does not interpret meaning.

Can I save the summary?

Yes. Choose Text, Markdown or PDF before generating your summary. Downloads include the selected source sentences, page references, word counts and conversion notes.

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