AI Summary Helper

Your news, your sources

Curate current events
without giving up your archive.

Follow the RSS sources you trust, keep the reading history local and turn current articles into source-linked briefings. Connect the archive to MCP tools when you want to ask a larger question.

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Curate

Choose the sources

Build a focused RSS reading list from publishers, analysts, research groups and feeds you actually trust.

Understand

Turn feeds into briefings

Summarize a set of current articles without losing the links, timestamps or original context.

Connect

Ask across your archive

Use MCP with compatible local AI tools to compare recent coverage and investigate a question across sources.

Why this workflow

Curate current information without losing the trail

A focused feed helps you choose what to read; source links, timestamps and a local archive keep the briefing inspectable.

Choose the sourcesA smaller reading list is easier to inspectA focused set of sources makes it easier to compare reporting instead of treating every headline as equally useful.Source: Wineburg & McGrew (2019), lateral reading and source evaluation
Keep the trailA briefing is not the original articleSource links and publication times let you return to the reporting behind a current summary. They do not prove that every claim is true.Source: Product implication based on source-evaluation research
Compare before concludingAgreement and disagreement both matterReading laterally means checking who is behind a claim and comparing it with other sources before drawing a conclusion.Source: Wineburg & McGrew (2019), lateral reading and source evaluation
Keep current reading returnableLocal history adds contextA local archive preserves the articles you chose to read. Optional encrypted sync can keep that archive available across your devices without making the storage provider the owner of the content.Source: Product implication based on privacy-by-design guidance
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Build a briefing from your own feedsOpen the feed reader, review current items and keep the sources behind the briefing visible. Nothing is sent from the demo.
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What it does

Everything a reading list should have done from the start

Save it, understand it, find it again, and actually get back to it — without another subscription holding your archive hostage.

Everything a reading list should have done from the start.

A built-in RSS reader

Follow blogs and news sites, filter by source, tag, date or mood, import OPML, and summarize any item in one click. Play podcast feeds in the extension and get an optional AI recap; feeds and favorites stay on your device.

YouTube videos, from their captions

Summarize YouTube videos from their captions, get key points in your language, and ask follow-up questions with source citations.

20+ languages, cross-platform

Read and summarize in 20+ languages using the extension, native side panel, or bookmarklet when the extension cannot reach a page.

Instant read: listen while it writes

Listen while the summary is written: title first, then sentence by sentence, with pause, mute and speed controls. Replay it from any card.

Mood filter and mood over time

Rate headlines from heavy to good, filter for good news, and track your reading mood by day, week or month.

An analytics report of your reading

See reading streaks, time saved by summaries, activity, weekly topics and a word cloud computed from your own library.

Questions

Before you install

Search the answers by topic, provider, privacy, archive or platform.

Do I need an account to use it?

No. Install it, bring your own AI provider key or use a local Ollama model, and start saving. An account is only needed for optional byphil Cloud access or extra Kindle/LocalSend sends. See the provider options →

What actually leaves my browser?

Only the summarization request goes to the AI provider you configured. RSS also needs requests to your subscribed feeds; an AI recap sends headlines and short snippets only when you request it. Search, duplicate detection, tags and recommendations run locally. See the on-device architecture →

Which AI providers and models are supported?

You can use OpenAI, Gemini, Mistral, DeepSeek, a compatible custom endpoint, or a local Ollama model. Bring your own key, or use optional byphil Cloud access. Learn how BYOK works →

Can I summarize PDFs, YouTube videos and RSS items?

Yes. Summarize PDFs opened in the browser or attached from disk, YouTube videos through their captions, and articles from the built-in RSS reader. Watch the workflow videos → Read about feed digests →

How reliable are the AI summaries?

AI output can be wrong and does not replace checking the source. Follow-up answers show the passage they rely on, so you can compare the summary with the original page. Learn the 10-second source check →

Which browsers and platforms are supported?

Use the browser extension, native side panel or bookmarklet. An Android companion adds links from your phone; iOS is not available yet. See the browser and capture workflow →

Is this open source?

Yes — the extension's source is public on GitHub, under the AGPL-3.0 license. It is free for personal, educational and non-profit use; companies that want to use it outside the AGPL's terms can get a commercial license. Read about the local architecture →