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AI Summarizer

AI summarizer for PDFs, articles and YouTube videos

Understand the main ideas in a paper, article or video without starting from scratch. Read the summary, ask follow-up questions, and keep the source close at hand.

Summarize a source

Create an Atlas account, then add the source you want to summarize.

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PDF summarizer for papers and reports

Upload a paper or report and get a summary of its main ideas. Understand what the document is about and where you want to read more closely.

Ask about a method, result or unfamiliar term to go beyond the summary.

Ask questions about your PDF
Read the paper's summary alongside the original PDF.
Read the paper's summary alongside the original PDF.

Article summarizer for web pages

Paste an article's URL to get a summary of its main points. Keep the article in your project so you can ask questions and return to it later.

Use Atlas as a website summarizer for articles and other publicly readable pages.

How to add an article
An article summary brings the main ideas into your Atlas project.
An article summary brings the main ideas into your Atlas project.

YouTube summarizer for lectures and interviews

Add a YouTube link to summarize a lecture, interview or presentation from its transcript. Review the main ideas and ask follow-up questions about what was said.

Keep the video alongside its summary in the same project as your papers and articles.

How to add a YouTube video
A YouTube transcript summary highlights the video's main ideas.
A YouTube transcript summary highlights the video's main ideas.

How to summarize a source with AI

Add your source and Atlas creates a summary. Use it to get oriented, then follow the ideas that interest you.

  1. Add your source

    Upload a PDF or paste an article or YouTube link.

  2. Read the summary

    Get an overview of the source's main ideas.

  3. Ask a follow-up

    Ask for an explanation of a detail, claim or method.

Start with the summary, then explore the paper in more detail.
Start with the summary, then explore the paper in more detail.

Go beyond the summary

When a point needs more explanation, ask Atlas. Explore a method, clarify a claim, or compare the source with another paper.

Explore the AI research assistant
A follow-up research question and a cited answer beside the original PDF.
Ask about the paper and read a cited answer beside the original.

AI summarizer FAQ

Get the main ideas from your next source

Summarize a PDF, article or video, then explore what matters to you.

Summarize a source
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