TLDR This - Free automatic text summary tool is a strong option, but it is not the right fit for everyone. Below are 10 alternatives compared on rating, install base, pricing and the use case each one actually wins on.
Hi 👋 TLDR This is a chrome extension (+ web app) that can take a painfully long piece of text and sum it up into five key bullet points using the power of NLP. There's so much content out there but too little time to read. So many times, it happens that there's a long article that we're interested in, but we don't really feel like scouring through it to extract relevant information from it. TLDR This is a simple tool that can come in handy at that time by helping you spend less time reading counterproductive stuff and more on doing valuable work. Steps to get cracking - Just click the "TL;DR" button in Chrome's toolbar on a webpage which you'd like summarized and within a few seconds you'll get the <5 sentence summary right there.
| Extension | Rating | Users | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLDR This - Free automatic text summary tool (original) | 3.7 | 60K+ | Free | Automatically summarize any article, text, document, webpage or essay in a click. |
| Magical: Text Expander & Autofill | 4.4 | 300K+ | Free | Magical is a text expander and autofill automation app used by over 100K companies. Expand text like magic and auto-fill forms. |
| MightyText - SMS from PC & Text from Computer | 4.1 | 200K+ | Free | SMS from PC or Mac using your Android #. Sync Text Messages, Calls, Notifications, Photos, Battery Status |
| Ddict: AI Translation & Writing Assistant | — | — | Free | Translate text and enhance writing with AI for seamless language learning and communication in your browser. |
| Free Auto Text Expander for Google Chrome™ | 3.3 | 80K+ | Free | Create custom keyboard shortcuts to expand and replace text as you type! |
| Text to Speech for Google Chrome™ | 2.9 | 70K+ | Freemium | Want to listen to text being read out to you? |
| Image Alt Text Viewer | 4.4 | 70K+ | Freemium | Display alternative texts for images on a web page. |
| Text Mode | 4.2 | 60K+ | Free | Browse the web without distractions via simple text based pages. |
| Riddr - Text to Speech reader for Chrome | 3.7 | 50K+ | Free | Tired of reading? Riddr is a FREE TTS extension that can read your news, favorite blogs, emails, and PDFs in 50+ languages. |
| Talkie: text-to-speech (TTS) | 3.6 | 40K+ | Freemium | Fast & easy text-to-speech. Read aloud from websites, PDF, email. Privacy-aware, open source code. |
| Voice Out: Read Aloud Text to Speech Reader | 4.2 | 40K+ | Free | Read aloud any webpage, PDF, Google Doc or ebook with natural AI voices. Free text to speech (TTS) in 30+ languages, 130+ voices. |
Magical is a text expander and autofill automation app used by over 100K companies. Expand text like magic and auto-fill forms.
Why it replaces TLDR This - Free automatic text summary tool: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Magical is a text expander and autofill automation app used by over 100K companies. Expand text like magic and auto-fill forms.
SMS from PC or Mac using your Android #. Sync Text Messages, Calls, Notifications, Photos, Battery Status
Why it replaces TLDR This - Free automatic text summary tool: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: SMS from PC or Mac using your Android #. Sync Text Messages, Calls, Notifications, Photos, Battery Status
Translate text and enhance writing with AI for seamless language learning and communication in your browser.
Why it replaces TLDR This - Free automatic text summary tool: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Translate text and enhance writing with AI for seamless language learning and communication in your browser.
Create custom keyboard shortcuts to expand and replace text as you type!
Why it replaces TLDR This - Free automatic text summary tool: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Create custom keyboard shortcuts to expand and replace text as you type!
Want to listen to text being read out to you?
Why it replaces TLDR This - Free automatic text summary tool: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Want to listen to text being read out to you?
Display alternative texts for images on a web page.
Why it replaces TLDR This - Free automatic text summary tool: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Display alternative texts for images on a web page.
Browse the web without distractions via simple text based pages.
Why it replaces TLDR This - Free automatic text summary tool: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Browse the web without distractions via simple text based pages.
Tired of reading? Riddr is a FREE TTS extension that can read your news, favorite blogs, emails, and PDFs in 50+ languages.
Why it replaces TLDR This - Free automatic text summary tool: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Tired of reading? Riddr is a FREE TTS extension that can read your news, favorite blogs, emails, and PDFs in 50+ languages.
Fast & easy text-to-speech. Read aloud from websites, PDF, email. Privacy-aware, open source code.
Why it replaces TLDR This - Free automatic text summary tool: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Fast & easy text-to-speech. Read aloud from websites, PDF, email. Privacy-aware, open source code.
Read aloud any webpage, PDF, Google Doc or ebook with natural AI voices. Free text to speech (TTS) in 30+ languages, 130+ voices.
Why it replaces TLDR This - Free automatic text summary tool: Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Read aloud any webpage, PDF, Google Doc or ebook with natural AI voices. Free text to speech (TTS) in 30+ languages, 130+ voices.
Direct comparisons with the extensions people weigh against it.
Magical: Text Expander & Autofill is the closest match. Covers similar ground in the Writing category: Magical is a text expander and autofill automation app used by over 100K companies. Expand text like magic and auto-fill forms.
Yes — Magical: Text Expander & Autofill, MightyText - SMS from PC & Text from Computer, Ddict: AI Translation & Writing Assistant are free.
