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24 alternatives to SummarLight

A Chrome Extension To Help You Blaze Through Your Reading

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. SummarLight launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   TLDR This▲361

   Automatically summarize any article or webpage in a click.

   2019 · tldr.hackeryogi.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Simagizer▲82

   Summarize text and visualize it easily with this extension

   2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Actually Read It Later▲89

   Save articles for reading later

   2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Clearly▲177

   A simple, distraction free reader for Chrome

   2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   AI Summary Helper - Summarize Articles▲139

   Summarize  in your language and style & read them on the go

   2024 · philwornath.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Reader Extension▲80

   A Chrome extension that makes you read what you save

   2018 · rukshn.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Article Summary powered by ChatGPT▲143

   Summarize web articles and save time

   2023 · glasp.co · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Just Read▲213

   Reader view for web browsers

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Footnote▲86

   Your Reading. Remembered.

   2020 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Summary Box▲101

    Instantly summarize any webpage or article

    2019 · summarybox.com · its alternatives →

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    Trove▲385

    Create highlights across the internet & send them to Notion

    2021 · trove.so · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Focus▲78

    a Google Chrome extension to keep you focused while working.

    2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Inksprout for LinkedIn Post▲112

    Let it summarize the link you're sharing.

    2020 · inksprout.co · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Chrome extension that summarizes text content using DistilBART model▲64

    2021 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    TLDR▲78

    Chrome extension that saves & summarizes your tabs

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    7reads▲119

    A minimal mindful reading list for Google Chrome.

    2020 · 7reads.vercel.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Spotlight▲113

    Superhuman for Chrome

    2020 · usespotlight.co · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Outline▲59

    Extension that lets you save quick notes while browsing

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    ContextClarifier▲7

    News, summaries, highlighting

    2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Tablight – Spotlight search for Chrome tabs▲36

    2015 · fouad.co · its alternatives →

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    Mentionitis▲98

    Read better, research better, browse better

    2023 · mentionitis.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Summarize the Internet - for Chrome▲6

    Quickly summarize online articles with one click

    2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Chrome extension to summarize blogs and articles using ChatGPT▲116

    Summarize web pages using OpenAI ChatGPT. Contribute to clmnin/summarize.site development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Quick Summary▲6

    Chrome web store

    2025 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →