How to Summarize Text

Summarizers are great to reduce reading time. It is also a useful tool for studying. There are several summarizing software available. Choices include online services and installed software. Chrome browser even has an extension for summarizing text.

Installed Software:

     Copernic Summarizer:   

          Publisher: Copernic

          Type: Commercial

          Platform: Windows

          Cost: $29.95

     Intellexer Summarizer: Has three commercial software versions

          Publisher: EffectiveSoft

          Type: Commercial

          Platform: Windows

          Cost: From $24.99 to $199.95

     Sinope Summarizer PE Trial 1.2

          Publisher: ABCWebTech

          Type: Commercial

          Platform: Windows

          Cost: From $49.95

     Open Text Summarizer

          Publisher: Libots

          Type: Open Source

          Platform: Windows

          Cost: Free

Online Services: None of these require an account registration. All of these online services are free.

          Text Compactor                      Website: textcompactor.com

          Free Summarizer                    Website: freesummarizer.com

          Mentormob                             Website: Mentormob.com

          Smmry                                   Website: smmry.com
          Open Text Summarizer            Website: splitbrain.org

Chrome Extension: All of these extensions are free at the Chrome Web Store..

          Nutshell Summarizer               Chrome Web Store

          TLDR                                     Chrome Web Store