Research Assistant Pro – Private Paper & PDF Summarizer

Summarize papers, reports, web pages, and PDFs locally. Verify exact evidence and compare sources in encrypted projects.

Summarize research papers, reports, articles, and PDFs without uploading them to a cloud chatbot. Research Assistant Pro is a private paper and PDF summarizer for consultants, analysts, and researchers who need answers they can verify. It creates a concise brief beside the source and connects each supported point to the exact excerpt checked. START IN UNDER TWO MINUTES 1. Install the extension and pin it from Chrome's Extensions menu. 2. Open a readable article, report, research paper, or text-based PDF. 3. Click Research Assistant Pro, then choose Create instant evidence brief. You can also select a focused passage or explicitly paste text. Nothing is read until you start research. FREE SINGLE-SOURCE WORKFLOW - Summarize a whole web page, selected passage, research paper, report, or text-based PDF - Create an instant local extractive brief without an account, API key, or model download - Inspect the source evidence behind each key point - Use richer on-device summaries and grounded Q&A when Chrome's built-in AI is available - Choose quick, standard, or detailed output - Use English, Spanish, German, French, or Japanese AI output - Copy the result or export a Markdown brief ANNUAL PRO FOR REPEATED RESEARCH - Compare up to 12 sources in a literature review, market scan, or decision memo - Keep up to 20 passphrase-encrypted projects in this Chrome profile - Build an evidence matrix with source links and supporting excerpts - Export projects as Markdown, CSV, or JSON - Download and restore an encrypted full-vault backup - Use one annual license on up to three Chrome installations PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No Needly Labs account, research upload, cloud history, analytics, tracking, advertising, or telemetry - No permanent access to every website or browsing history - Research content is not sent to Needly Labs, Paddle, Keygen, or the entitlement Worker - Full source text and questions are not saved by the extension - License checks happen only after an explicit license action and contain no research content The instant local brief requires Chrome 138 or newer on desktop. Richer on-device AI summaries, output languages, grounded Q&A, and multi-source synthesis require compatible hardware and Chrome's built-in model. There is no cloud fallback. Scanned, image-only, and password-protected PDFs are not supported. Verify important conclusions against the linked source evidence. The extension is free to install. Annual Pro is USD 39/year, has no trial, and renews annually until cancelled.