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Free PDF summarizer: what to look for

By the Luminar team ยท Updated

Short answer: a good free PDF summarizer handles long files, shows the page each point came from, and lets you ask questions about the file. Luminar's free plan includes 5 summaries a month for PDFs, videos, articles and papers.

What to look for

  • Long files: reports and books are long. Check it reads the whole file, not only the first pages.
  • Sources: each point should link to where it is in the PDF.
  • Questions: asking about one section saves rereading it.
  • Real text: scanned images with no text may not work. Try selecting text in the PDF first.

How to summarize a PDF with Luminar

  1. Open the Luminar web app and add your PDF, or paste a link to one.
  2. Pick Concise, Standard or Detailed.
  3. Read the summary and check any point against the page it came from.

For a step by step method, read how to summarize a PDF without missing what matters.

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