AI PDF summarizer
Summarize any PDF with AI in seconds
Upload a long PDF and Doxy gives you a clear, cited summary — then lets you keep asking questions about the details instead of re-reading the whole thing.
Summarize long PDFs without reading every page
A 90-page report, a dense research paper, a 40-page contract — you don't always have time to read all of it. Upload the PDF to Doxy and ask for a summary. You get the key points in plain language, and because every line is cited you can jump straight to the section that matters.
Unlike a one-shot summarizer, Doxykeeps the document open as a source. After the summary you can keep asking — “What are the risks in section 4?” or “Summarize just the conclusion” — instead of starting over.
How to summarize a PDF with AI
- Create a project and upload your PDF.
- Ask “Summarize this document” — or aim it at a specific section.
- Read the summary with citations back to the source pages.
- Ask follow-up questions to go deeper where you need to.
More than PDFs — and more than summaries
Doxy summarizes Word, PowerPoint and Excel files, web pages and videos too, not just PDFs. And because the document stays available, you can chat with the PDF for details, compare several documents in one project, or — on Pro and Business — generate a quiz to test what you learned.
Guides: summarize and question your PDFs
If you want practical techniques before you start — better prompts, faster verification and summaries you can actually trust — these guides help. How to Summarize Long PDFs With AI covers prompts that produce useful summaries of 100-page reports — overviews, section-by-section breakdowns and executive summaries. Once you have the summary, How to Chat With a PDF Using AI shows how to keep questioning the same document for the details that matter. And Q&A Over Your Documents With Citations explains how to verify every summarized claim against the exact passage it came from. Each guide is a short, practical read you can put to work on your next report or paper right away.
Frequently asked questions
Is the PDF summarizer free?+
Yes — you can start for free. The free plan covers a few documents and a monthly question allowance, with Pro and Business plans for larger files and higher limits.
Can it summarize a really long PDF?+
Yes. Doxy chunks and indexes the whole document, so it can summarize long reports and pull from across all the pages rather than just the first few.
Does the summary cite the source?+
Yes. Every answer, including summaries, links back to the parts of the document it used, so you can verify and dig into the original text.
Can I summarize several PDFs at once?+
Yes. Add multiple PDFs — or a mix of PDFs, Office files and web links — to one project and ask for a combined summary. Doxy pulls the most relevant passages from across all the sources in a single answer, and the citations tell you which document each point came from.
What happens after the summary?+
The document stays in your project as a source, so you can ask follow-up questions, compare it with other files, or — on the Pro and Business plans — generate a quiz or practice exercises to test yourself on the content. Everything stays saved, so you can come back later and pick up where you left off.
Start chatting with your documents
Upload a file or paste a link and ask your first question in seconds. No credit card needed to start.