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TLDR This - Free automatic text summary tool

(78 reviews)
90,000 users
Updated November 8, 2023
productivity/workflowchromeVersion 2.0.5
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Description

Automatically summarize any article, text, document, webpage or essay in a click.

Extension Rankings

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Ranking Summary

#2,416

Overall Rank

#2,167

Extension Rank

#45

"Article" Keyword

#149

"Tool" Keyword

#8

"Summary" Keyword

#183

"Free" Keyword

0

Review Summary

User reviews for 'TLDR This' show mixed experiences. Many appreciate its ability to save time by quickly summarizing content and find it helpful for study and work. However, multiple users report significant issues, including frequent failures to generate summaries, mandatory account creation, and poor performance on complex sites. Some found the tool buggy or unresponsive. While some praise its accuracy and ease of use, the negative aspects like technical problems and account requirements are repeatedly mentioned, suggesting room for improvement.

Pros

  • Helps save time by providing quick summaries of articles or webpages.
  • Useful for students and professionals to understand content faster.
  • User-friendly and easy to use with a straightforward interface.
  • Enhances browsing experience by summarizing lengthy texts.
  • Provides accurate summaries with key points according to some users.

Cons

  • Extension often fails to generate summaries and shows error messages.
  • Requires creating an account and some features are not free, which frustrates users.
  • Has functionality issues such as toolbar button not working or getting stuck in a loading state.
  • Struggles with complex webpage layouts and sometimes produces inaccurate or distorted summaries.
  • Concerns about security and data privacy raised by at least one user (credit card theft).

Permissions

This extension can:

  • storage
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*

Additional Information

Version

2.0.5

Updated

November 8, 2023

Size

1.34 MB

Languages

en-US

Developer Information

AuthorTLDR This
Location
Flat number 501, Tower B, Railway Officers Enclave, Near Hotel Leela Palace, New Moti Bagh, Chanakyapuri New Delhi, Delhi 110021 IN
IN