Summarize
Extension Actions
Summarize what you see. Articles, threads, YouTube, podcasts — anything.
Point at any URL/YouTube/Podcast. Get the gist/slides. Uses local or remote models.
*Note: You need to install a local service as companion (npm or brew)*
`https://github.com/steipete/summarize`
## Features
- URLs, files, and media: web pages, PDFs, images, audio/video, YouTube, podcasts, RSS.
- Real extraction pipeline: fetch -> clean -> Markdown (readability + markitdown), Firecrawl fallback when blocked.
- Transcript-first media flow: published transcripts when available, Whisper fallback when not.
- YouTube slide screenshots from the browser (Side Panel).
- Streaming TTY output with Markdown rendering (markdansi) and scrollback-safe formatting.
- Local, paid, and free models: OpenAI-compatible local endpoints, paid providers, plus an OpenRouter free preset.
- Output modes: Markdown/text, JSON diagnostics, extract-only, metrics, timing, and cost estimates.
Latest reviews
- Guitaripod
- Excellent. I got it setup with Ollama
- James Delahunt
- The clawfather keeps cooking
- Telman
- not working on mac, blocked by google
- Patpat
- Not working on Windows
- Abnaa School
- Please provide a video to properly use openrouter api with this tool.