tl;dr

Quick, smart summaries of any web content

Who wants to read long emails, newsletters, or articles? Not us! If you don't... tl;dr is the app for you. tl;dr uses AI to accurately summarize webpage content in about a second. Perfect for anyone who wants to keep up on news, emails, newsletters–but values their time and doesn't want to get sucked in. Wish that relative learned to write concise emails with AI? tl;dr will shrink their email for you! What took 10 minutes to read (and did you really ever read all of it?) now takes seconds. *** Now with dark mode support! *** Key Features: • One-click summaries of any webpage • One-click summaries in gmail to summarize any newsletter or Substack • Customizable summary length and style • Beautiful, modern interface with dark mode • Automatically can save summaries for later reference • Works on articles, blog posts, documentation, newlsetters, and more How It Works: 1. Click the tl;dr icon while on any webpage or email 2. Get an instant, well-structured summary 3. Summaries include key points and main takeaways 4. Automatically saves summary + link for future reference Customization Options: • Choose which OpenAI model is used to summarize (3.5 turbo is robotic, 4 sounds human) • Adjust summary length • Customize summary style • Edit both system and user prompt to get exactly the result you want • Dark mode support • Auto-save feature Setup: This extension requires an OpenAI API key to function. This makes it very affordable (you can use the latest and greatest models for <$0.01. To get an API key: 1. Visit openai.com 2. Click "API Platform" on the left 3. Create an account or login 4. Click the Settings button in the upper right, then API Keys. Create a new project. 5. Create a new API key 6. Click tl;dr then the settings icon. 7. Cut and paste the OpenAI API key directly into tl;dr where it says Open AI API Key If you close the OpenAI window you cannot see your key again–that's ok! Just make a new one! Favorite use cases: • Long emails from parents and in-laws • Wordy reddit threads • Your boss's wordy emails • That friend who sends long emotional emails that you don't really want to read • That great newsletter that is just. too. long. • Your own company's marketing emails Permissions This extension requires the following permissions: • "activeTab": To access the current webpage's content for summarization • "storage": To save your settings and summaries locally • "https://api.openai.com/*": To communicate with OpenAI's API for generating summaries Your data privacy is important to us: • All webpage content is processed securely • Summaries are stored locally on your device • Your OpenAI API key is stored securely in Chrome's local storage • We do not collect any personal information • We do not track your browsing behavior For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please visit our GitHub repository or contact us at chrome@silverwood.ai. Connect with our founder on LinkedIn at https://linkedin.com/in/shartsis