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Summarize a PDF with AI, free

Summarise a PDF into its key points or a short paragraph. The summary is written by AI that runs on your device, so your document never leaves your computer.

  1. 1Choose file
  2. 2Set options
  3. 3Download

Drop your PDF here

PDF → summary · up to 100 MB

Choose file You can also paste a file or screenshot with Ctrl+V.

    AI assistant

    Add a PDF above to ask questions about it, summarise it or give it a better name.

    AI Summarizer in 3 easy steps

    1. Choose your file (PDF → summary): drop it on this page or click “Choose file”.
    2. Check the options (smart suggestions can set them for you), then click “Summarise PDF”.
    3. Download the result. Everything runs in your browser, so your files are never uploaded.

    Why use GrovePDF

    • Free, with no signup, no watermark and no daily limit.
    • Private: your files are processed on your device, never on a server.
    • AI built in: smart suggestions and an assistant that answers questions about your PDF.
    • Works on any device with a modern browser, in nearly 110 languages.

    Updated · GrovePDF team

    The key points of a long PDF, on your device

    Choose a length (short, medium, long) and a style: key points as a list, or a paragraph. In recent versions of Google Chrome on a computer, the summary is written by the AI model built into the browser, which runs on your own device: the document is never sent to an AI company. The first time, Chrome downloads the model, which can take a few minutes.

    In other browsers

    Without a built-in AI model, GrovePDF picks the document's most important sentences instead. It's quicker, and the sentences are the document's own words, which is useful when you need to quote it.

    Use it well

    • Use the summary to decide what to read, not instead of reading what matters: AI summaries can miss or blur details. Check figures, dates and obligations in the document itself.
    • Scanned PDFs have no text: run them through OCR PDF first.
    • For a document in another language, Translate PDF first, or summarise and then translate the summary.

    AI Summarizer: questions and answers

    Which AI writes the summary?

    Your browser's built-in AI, which runs on your own device (available in recent versions of Google Chrome on computers). The first time, Chrome downloads the model, which can take a few minutes.

    What happens in other browsers?

    GrovePDF picks the document's most important sentences instead. It's quicker and still useful, but it doesn't rewrite them.

    Can it summarise scanned PDFs?

    Scans are pictures with no text. Run the file through OCR PDF first, then summarise the result.

    Is my document sent to ChatGPT or another AI service?

    No. The summary is written by the AI built into your browser, on your device, or by picking sentences locally. Nothing is uploaded.

    How long can the PDF be?

    Long documents are summarised part by part and then combined, so books and reports work, but they take longer.

    Guide: OCR, summaries, translation and comparison: smarter ways to read PDFs