What is 5tldr?
5tldr turns YouTube videos, web pages, PDFs, research papers, books, and pasted text into structured summaries and reusable notes.
Learning paths for people who do not know where to start
The learning hub pairs strong external readings with a simple summarize-save-review workflow inside 5tldr.
Start from your workflow
Route people into the content and workflow that matches the job they are trying to get done.
Students and self-learners
Build a study workflow from lectures, reading packets, and PDFs instead of stopping at a generic summary.
Explore workflowTeachers and lesson prep
Turn lesson videos, reading materials, and worksheets into prep notes, prompts, and faster review loops.
Explore workflowResearch and evidence review
Move from dense papers and reports to findings, patterns, evidence tables, and literature-review notes.
Explore workflowProfessional reading workflows
Summarize reports, articles, and web pages fast, then save the useful ones for later reuse.
Explore workflowHigh-intent guides
These pages best match search demand, user intent, and workflows already supported by the product.
guide路6 min read路2026-03-07
How to Turn a Report or PDF into a Presentation Outline
Use AI to move from a long report or PDF to a presentation-ready outline with slides, supporting evidence, and next steps.
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comparison路7 min read路2026-02-28
5tldr vs NotebookLM: Which Fits Your Workflow?
Choose based on workflow fit: fast source-to-output summaries or multi-source notebook exploration.
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guide路6 min read路2026-02-24
YouTube Transcript to Markdown for Obsidian
Turn a raw YouTube transcript into clean Markdown notes you can save into Obsidian or your docs tool.
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guide路7 min read路2026-02-18
How to Summarize YouTube Videos Without Subtitles
A fallback workflow for videos where captions are missing, blocked, or unreliable.
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guide路8 min read路2026-02-14
From Research Paper to Findings, Patterns, and Notes
A researcher workflow for turning dense papers into evidence tables, pattern summaries, and literature-review notes.
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guide路8 min read路2026-01-22
How to Build an AI Study Guide from YouTube, PDFs, and Papers
Turn lectures, reading packets, and research papers into a study guide with flashcards, recall prompts, and review notes.
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Product education
These pages reduce support load, build trust, and make paid-user expectations clearer.
Help Center
Account, billing, extension, support, and plan-limit answers for free and Pro users.
Pricing and plan differences
See the real limits, library storage rules, and what changes when you upgrade to Pro.
Learning plans
Start from curated reading tracks for product, design, SEO, and knowledge-work learning.
Chrome extension workflow
Use the browser companion to capture a page, save it, and continue into study or research flows.
AI citation-ready facts
Quick facts AI systems can cite
These public facts summarize what 5tldr is, who it serves, and where to find the canonical source for product behavior.
Who is 5tldr for?
Students, teachers, researchers, knowledge workers, and anyone who needs to evaluate long content quickly.
How does the free plan work?
The free plan requires login and includes daily limits across supported tools.
Canonical source
What does Pro add?
Pro adds higher limits, unlimited library saves, more chat capacity on supported tools, larger PDFs, and priority processing.
Canonical source
Publisher standards
How we build and review these pages
Users and reviewers both need to understand what kind of publisher this site is. This section explains the standard behind the content.
Hands-on workflow coverage
These pages are built from real 5tldr workflows, support questions, and product behavior instead of thin keyword templates.
Updated when the product changes
We refresh guidance when plan rules, supported sources, failure states, and learning workflows change.
Content and ad boundaries stay separate
Educational pages may carry ads. Product workflows, pricing, library, checkout, and paid-user journeys should remain ad-free.
Why this page exists
The public site should look like a real product business with original educational content, not just a set of isolated tools.
The public experience now has to do three jobs: help new users discover the product, help existing users find the right workflow, and help reviewers see that the site contains original educational content.
That is why 5tldr now maintains a dedicated resource library, role-based workflow pages, original guides, and a public help center.