AI paper summarizer
Upload a PDF and get an accurate, section-by-section summary of any research paper — then chat with it to go deeper.
Why use it
Read papers 10× faster
Get the abstract-beyond-the-abstract: methods, results, limitations, and takeaways condensed into a structured summary you can scan in a minute.
Grounded, not hallucinated
Summaries are extracted from the actual PDF with citations back to the source passages — so you can trust them for a literature review.
Ask anything
Chat with the paper to clarify a method, explain a figure, or compare it to another study — like having the author on call.
How it works
Upload your PDF
Drop in any research paper, preprint, or report — no formatting needed.
Get the structured summary
MindReader extracts the objective, methodology, key results, and conclusions automatically.
Dig deeper
Ask follow-up questions, request a plain-language explanation, or translate the summary into your language.
What you can do with it
Literature reviews
Triage dozens of papers fast — decide what to read in full and what to cite.
Journal clubs
Walk into a discussion already knowing the methods and the headline result.
Cross-discipline reading
Make sense of a paper outside your field with plain-language explanations of jargon.
Frequently asked questions
Is the AI paper summarizer free?
Yes — you can summarize papers for free. Sign in to save your library and unlock longer documents and deeper analysis.
How accurate are the summaries?
Summaries are extracted directly from the uploaded PDF and cite the source passages, so they reflect what the paper actually says rather than a generic guess.
Can it summarize long or technical papers?
Yes. It handles long methods-heavy papers, supplementary material, and dense technical writing, and you can ask it to expand any section.
Can I ask questions about the paper?
Yes — after the summary you can chat with the paper to clarify methods, interpret figures, or compare it with other work.
Does it work in other languages?
You can summarize English papers and have the summary translated, or work with papers in other languages.
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