Summarizely Chrome Extension
Summarizes uploaded documents and lets you ask follow-up questions about them.
At a glance
Starts at
Free
No paid plan found on the Chrome Web Store, September 2026.
Free tier
Yes
Platforms
Chrome
Best for
Professionals skimming long documents and PDFs quickly
Not for
Anyone needing summaries of plain web pages
4.0 out of 5
Scored by Alex after real useOur verdict
BriefMe reads an uploaded document or a Gmail PDF attachment, returns an AI summary of its key points, and lets you ask follow-up questions that link back to the exact section they came from. Opening attachments directly from the inbox or preview window saves a manual download-then-upload step for Gmail users specifically. It's built around documents rather than general web pages, so anyone wanting to summarize an article or blog post needs a different tool.
✓What it does well
Document summarizationGenerates a concise summary highlighting a document's key points.
Interactive Q&ALets you ask follow-up questions about the uploaded document.
Gmail attachment integrationOpens PDF attachments directly from Gmail into BriefMe.
✕Where it falls short
Document-focused, not web pagesIt only works with uploaded documents, not general webpages or articles.
Gmail-specific integrationThe inbox integration only works with Gmail, not other email providers.
Small rating sampleOnly seven ratings exist so far, too few for a strong track record.
Key features
AI document summarizationSummarizes uploaded documents into concise key points.
Contextual highlightsLinks each summary point back to its source section.
Gmail PDF integrationOpens PDF attachments from Gmail directly into the tool.
Follow-up Q&AAnswers natural-language questions about the uploaded document.