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Article Summarizer
Summarize any article into key bullet points instantly. Use it for news, blogs, research writing, and long-form explainers.
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Free plan starts after sign-in: 10 summaries per day across text, article, book, and paper workflows. Pro unlocks higher limits.
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If a URL is blocked, slow, or too thin to parse, 5tldr keeps you moving with retry guidance and a direct paste-text fallback.
How to Summarize an Article in 3 Steps
Paste, choose, and get your summary in seconds.
Choose Your Mode
Select Deep Dive for analysis, Gist for quick summary, or Social for posts.
Get 5 Bullet Points
Receive your article summary in under 5 seconds, ready to use.
Why use this article workflow?
Use articles as input for faster screening, better note-taking, and more reusable outputs.
5-Second Summaries
Get article summaries faster than reading the first paragraph.
3 Output Modes
Deep Dive for analysis, Gist for quick reads, Social for posts.
Auto Language Detection
Drop in articles in any major language; output in English or Chinese.
Free Plan
10 summaries per day, login required, no credit card.
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Article Summarizer FAQ
Common questions about summarizing articles with AI.
Simply paste the article URL or text into 5tldr, select your preferred mode (Deep Dive, Gist, or Social), and click summarize. You'll get 5 key bullet points in under 5 seconds. Login required for the free plan.
5tldr can summarize any type of article including news articles, blog posts, research papers, academic papers, opinion pieces, product reviews, and more. Just paste the URL or copy the text directly.
Yes, 5tldr uses advanced AI models to extract the most important points from articles. The Deep Dive mode provides comprehensive analysis, while Gist mode focuses on quick key takeaways.
If a page has login restrictions, takes too long to load, or the readable text cannot be extracted, 5tldr gives you a retry path and lets you paste the article text directly so you can continue the workflow.
Yes. The summarizer auto-detects the source language (most common languages, including English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French and German articles) and you can pick English or Chinese for the output. The 5tldr UI itself currently ships in English and Simplified Chinese.