How to get article summaries with a 'TLDR' Chrome extension to read more in less time

Ryan Ariano
Updated ·2 min read
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The TLDR Chrome extension summarizes an article in various lengths. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

  • Google Chrome has an article summary extension that allows you to digest more in less time; it's called TLDR: Summarize Anything.

  • This Chrome extension uses AI to pull the most important parts from the article and offers the article's summary in an adjustable length.

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For many people, it's not possible to fully read every interesting article presented on an average day and still have leftover time to spare.

Luckily, Google Chrome's extension, TLDR: Summarize Anything, will summarize all the articles on your reading list. With this extension, you can get a summary, a 25% version of the article, a 50% version, and even see the full article but in an easier to read display.

How to get article summaries with a Chrome extension

Follow these steps to download and use the TLDR: Summarize Anything Chrome extension.

1. Start by downloading TLDR from the Chrome web store.

2. Scroll down and click on "Add to Chrome."

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Clicking on "Add to Chrome" will start the process of adding the TLDR article summary extension to Google Chrome. Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

3. It will ask if you want to add the extension. Click on yes.

4. Restart your Chrome browser.

5. Click on the extensions icon, a puzzle piece in the right corner. Within it, you can choose to pin your extension so it will show up next to the extensions icon as TLDR.

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When you click on the extensions icon, you should see TLDR: Summarize Anything. Click on the pin to pin it to your Chrome address bar. Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

6. Pull up the article you want to summarize. Then click on the TLDR icon.

7. A summary of your article will appear in front of the article.

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Once your article is pulled up, click on the TLDR icon and a summary will appear over the article. Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

8. To customize the length of the summary, click on the different icons on the left. You can get a 25%, 50%, or full version of the article in the extension's display box.

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To get a longer version that is either 25%, 50%, or the full length of the article, click on the corresponding icon on the left. Ryan Ariano/Business Insider

9. You can also read the full article in the TLDR window, or close it by clicking the "x" in the upper right corner to read the article in its original version.

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