{"toolsPdfSummarizer":{"heroBadge":"PDF summaries","heroTitle":"AI ","heroTitlePdf":"PDF","heroTitleSuffix":" Summarizer","heroDescription":"Free, instant PDF summarizer. Upload a PDF or paste a link and get the key points, a clear summary, and ready-to-use study notes in seconds — perfect for students summarizing papers and professionals digesting long reports.","heroCta":"Summarize a PDF free","heroCtaSecondary":"Explore PDF tools","heroNote":"Free to start · No credit card required","updatedLine":"Updated July 2026 — the summarizer, limits, and study tools below reflect the current app.","heroSocialProof":"Used by 200,000+ learners, researchers, and professionals","trustStat1":"200,000+","trustStat1Label":"Learners and professionals","trustStat2":"30 sec","trustStat2Label":"Average summary","trustStat3":"70+","trustStat3Label":"Languages","eyebrowHow":"How it works","stepsTitle":"How Do I Summarize a PDF?","stepsDesc":"Upload your PDF, let the AI read the whole document and extract the key points, then get an editable summary you can turn into notes, flashcards, or a podcast. A typical paper or textbook chapter becomes a structured summary in about 30 seconds.","eyebrowTry":"Try it now","tryTitle":"Summarize your PDF right here","tryDesc":"Upload a file or paste a link and get a structured summary in seconds.","functionalityHeading":"Summarize Your PDF Document","eyebrowFeatures":"Features","featuresTitle":"More than a wall of text","featuresDesc":"Structured summaries you can actually study from — and turn into the rest of your study toolkit.","feature1Title":"Instant summaries","feature1Desc":"Drop in a long PDF and get the key arguments back in about 30 seconds.","feature2Title":"Key-point extraction","feature2Desc":"The AI pulls out main ideas, definitions, and conclusions into a clear structure.","feature3Title":"Chat with the PDF","feature3Desc":"Ask follow-up questions and get answers grounded in your document.","feature4Title":"Works on any PDF","feature4Desc":"Research papers, textbooks, lecture slides, reports — even scanned documents.","feature5Title":"Save your summaries","feature5Desc":"Keep every summary in your workspace and come back to it any time.","feature6Title":"Turn it into study material","feature6Desc":"Generate flashcards, study guides, and quizzes from the same PDF in one click.","eyebrowWhy":"Why it helps","whyTitle":"Why use an AI PDF summarizer?","whyPara1":"An AI PDF summarizer turns a long document into the few ideas that actually matter. A long PDF can hide its key points behind dozens of pages of detail. Scholarly reads the whole document, identifies the main arguments, definitions, and conclusions, and returns a structured summary so you grasp the gist before you commit to a full read.","whyPara2":"Summaries are the start, not the end. Once you have the overview, you can chat with the PDF to dig into anything that's unclear, then turn the same document into flashcards, a study guide, or a quiz — so the time you save on reading goes straight into actually learning the material.","whyPara3":"It works for research papers, textbooks, lecture slides, and reports, in 70+ languages. Start free with no credit card; upgrade to Premium for higher limits, longer documents, and saved summaries.","eyebrowFaq":"FAQ","faqTitle":"Frequently asked questions","related1Title":"AI Study Guide Generator","related1Desc":"Turn the source into a full study guide.","related2Title":"PDF to Flashcards","related2Desc":"Convert documents to flashcards.","related3Title":"Website Summarizer","related3Desc":"Summarize any web article or page.","related4Title":"YouTube Video Summarizer","related4Desc":"Summarize any lecture or tutorial video.","related5Title":"YouTube Transcript Generator","related5Desc":"Get a clean transcript from any video.","related6Title":"Research Paper Summarizer","related6Desc":"Summarize academic papers.","eyebrowPricing":"Pricing","step1Title":"Step 1: Upload your PDF","step1Description":"Upload your PDF file or paste a direct link — research papers, textbooks, lecture slides, and reports all work.","step2Title":"Step 2: AI reads and extracts key points","step2Description":"The AI reads the whole document and pulls out the main arguments, definitions, and conclusions.","step3Title":"Step 3: Get your editable summary","step3Description":"Get a structured summary you can edit, then turn it into notes, flashcards, or a podcast — or chat with the PDF to dig deeper.","relatedLinksHeading":"More Scholarly study tools","bottomCtaTitle":"Unlock","bottomCtaTitleSuffix":" Full Potential with Scholarly","bottomCtaDescription":"Sign up for free to save summaries, chat with documents, and access more AI tools.","seoTitle":"AI PDF Summarizer — Free & Instant PDF Summaries","seoDescription":"Free AI PDF summarizer: upload a PDF, get a structured summary with key points, then ask questions in chat. Free plan: 32 pages per PDF, 1 upload up to 8 MB.","seoKeyword0":"pdf summarizer","seoKeyword1":"summarize pdf","seoKeyword2":"pdf summary","seoKeyword3":"ai pdf summarizer","seoKeyword4":"pdf summary tool","seoKeyword5":"document summarizer","seoKeyword6":"pdf notes","seoKeyword7":"research paper summary","seoKeyword8":"textbook summary","seoFeature0":"Instant PDF summarization","seoFeature1":"AI-powered analysis","seoFeature2":"Structured summaries","seoFeature3":"Key points extraction","seoFeature4":"Save summaries","seoFeature5":"Export options","faq0Question":"How do I summarize a PDF?","faq0Answer":"To summarize a PDF, upload the file or paste a direct link to it in the tool above. The AI PDF summarizer reads the whole document and returns a structured summary — main arguments, definitions, and conclusions — in about 30 seconds. Create a free account to save it, chat with the PDF, or turn it into flashcards.","faq1Question":"Is the AI PDF summarizer free?","faq1Answer":"Yes, you can summarize PDFs for free with Scholarly — no credit card to try it. Premium adds higher limits, longer documents, saved summaries, and grounded chat with your documents.","faq2Question":"Can it summarize a long PDF, like a full research paper or textbook chapter?","faq2Answer":"Yes. The summarizer reads the entire document, not just the first few pages, so long research papers, textbook chapters, lecture slides, and reports all work. The longer and denser the PDF, the more time a structured summary saves — you get the thesis, the key sections, and the conclusion before deciding what to read in full.","faq3Question":"Does the AI PDF summarizer work on scanned PDFs?","faq3Answer":"In most cases, yes. Scholarly extracts readable text from the PDF, including many scanned documents. If a scan is too low-quality to read, the summary may be incomplete — a text-based or exported PDF always gives the cleanest result.","faq4Question":"Can I summarize a PDF by link instead of uploading it?","faq4Answer":"Yes. Paste a direct link to a publicly accessible PDF and Scholarly fetches and summarizes it — no upload needed. For files behind a login or stored on your device, upload the PDF instead.","faq5Question":"What happens to the PDFs I summarize — are they private?","faq5Answer":"Your document is processed to generate the summary and, if you're signed in, stored in your private workspace where only you can see it. There's no public sharing unless you choose it, and you can delete a document and its summary at any time.","faq6Question":"Can I turn the PDF summary into flashcards or a study guide?","faq6Answer":"Yes. Once Scholarly has read your PDF, the same document can become flashcards, a study guide, or a quiz in one click — so the summary is the starting point for studying, not the end of it."}}