Batch summary

Upload several reports, papers, or contracts and get a concise AI summary of each — executive summary plus key points. Up to 5 at a time.

Drag & drop PDFs here, or click to choose

Batch summary — FAQ

How do I summarize several PDFs at once?

Drag and drop your PDFs onto the drop zone, or click "Choose PDFs" to pick them. You can add up to 5 files at a time. Once they're loaded, click "Summarize all" — each document is summarized in turn, and you'll see a progress count like 2/5 while it works. When it finishes you get an executive summary plus key points for every file.

Is my file uploaded anywhere? Where does the work happen?

Your PDF file is never uploaded. The text is extracted right inside your browser, and only that extracted text — not the original file — is sent to our AI summary service to generate the summary. This is an AI tool, so it does need an internet connection to reach the AI service, but the document itself stays on your device.

It says "no extractable text (scan?)" for one of my files. What's wrong?

That means the PDF has no text layer to read — it's almost always a scanned page or a photo saved as PDF, which is just an image to the tool. Run our OCR PDF tool on it first to add a real text layer, then come back and summarize it here. PDFs that are encrypted or password-protected also won't extract; remove the password first.

What do I get back, and can I save it?

For each PDF you get a short executive summary plus a list of key points, shown as a card on the page. Once all files are done, click "Download all (.md)" to save everything as a single Markdown file (dockdocs-summaries.md) with one section per document — easy to drop into your notes, a doc, or a wiki.

Why only 5 files at a time, and why one at a time?

We cap each run at 5 PDFs and process them one after another to stay within fair-use limits and keep results reliable rather than overloading the AI service. If you have more, just run a batch, click "Start over", and load the next set. Files that fail are marked individually, so one bad PDF won't stop the rest.

The summaries look good — can I trust them blindly?

Treat them as a fast first pass, not a substitute for reading. Summaries are AI-generated from each document, so they can miss nuance or occasionally get a detail wrong — always give them a quick check against the source before you rely on anything important, especially in contracts or reports.