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Non-fiction, textbooks, biographies. Our AI reads the whole book and distils it chapter by chapter into key ideas and takeaways you can actually use. Like having a study partner who finished it for you.

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checkEvery chapter distilled. The AI reads the whole book and distils it chapter by chapter into key ideas and takeaways. Works on PDF and EPUB up to 2,000 pages — non-fiction, textbooks, biographies.
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When you'll never finish it

400 pages. One sitting.

The moments when you need the ideas, not the whole book.

schedule 11:48 PM · Sunday

"Book club is tomorrow night."

A reader in Lisbon is 300 pages behind on the month's pick. She gets a chapter-by-chapter recap and the key themes by midnight, ready to actually discuss it.

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schedule 7:42 AM · Tuesday

"The board wants the gist of that strategy book."

A founder in Berlin needs the key ideas from a 350-page management book before the offsite. She pulls the core frameworks and takeaways and walks in ready to apply them.

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schedule 16:55 · Friday

"Exam Monday. Textbook untouched."

A student in Singapore has a 600-page textbook and one weekend. He gets a chapter-by-chapter breakdown, studies the summaries, and reviews each chapter on his phone.

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schedule 02:13 AM · Saturday

"Five business books before the retreat."

An operations lead in Madrid has a reading list of five books and a flight at 6 AM. She summarises each one in turn, key ideas and takeaways, and lands with the whole list done.

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Reviews from people who finally "read" the book.

"Got the gist in 20 minutes."

A 400-page non-fiction book I'd been putting off for months. Chapter-by-chapter recap, key ideas, takeaways. I finally know what's in it without the month of reading.

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James W.
Property Manager · London, UK

"Passed the exam on the summary."

A 600-page textbook the weekend before finals. The chapter-by-chapter breakdown was clear enough to study from. Reviewed each chapter on the train and aced it.

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Lena S.
Founder · Berlin, Germany

"Five books before the retreat."

My reading list for the offsite was five business books. Summarised each one into key ideas and takeaways in an evening. Walked in able to actually talk about all five.

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Wei C.
Software Engineer · Singapore

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You get a chapter-by-chapter breakdown plus an overall key-ideas section and actionable takeaways. Pick a short overview or a deep per-chapter version.
PDF and EPUB up to 2,000 pages. Scanned books are OCR'd automatically first. Works in 100+ languages.
Yes — we OCR the scan automatically, then summarise. Old scanned textbooks and out-of-print titles work fine.
For non-fiction, no — it focuses on ideas and frameworks. For fiction you can choose a spoiler-free overview or a full chapter recap.
If you have the password, yes — unlock first with our Unlock PDF tool, then summarise.
No. Your file is processed for your session only. The model never sees it again. We never train on user content.
Yes. Files are encrypted with 256-bit SSL in transit and at rest. Auto-deleted 1 hour after you finish. SOC 2 Type II certified, GDPR compliant. We never train on your content.
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