Briefy
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Briefy is an AI-powered content summarization and knowledge management tool built for anyone who needs to process large volumes of reading quickly. Available as a Chrome extension for desktop and a Safari extension for iOS, macOS, and iPadOS, Briefy converts webpages, YouTube videos, PDFs, and emails into clean, structured summaries in seconds. The tool is aimed at professionals, students, and researchers who want to read more efficiently without losing comprehension. Beyond summarization, Briefy includes a personal knowledge base where users can save, search, and revisit summaries later, turning passive reading into a searchable second brain. Users can also chat directly with content, export summaries in multiple formats including mindmaps and timelines, and apply inline translation. Briefy is trusted by users at companies including Google, Meta, Nvidia, Zapier, HubSpot, and universities including Stanford and USC. Pricing starts with a free trial tier (30 credits per month), scaling to Premium at $7.49 per month (billed annually, or $9.99 per month billed monthly) and Ultra at $13.99 per month (billed annually, or $19.99 per month billed monthly).
How It Works
1. Install the Briefy browser extension for Chrome on desktop or Safari on iOS, macOS, or iPadOS. 2. Navigate to any webpage, YouTube video, PDF, or email you want to summarize. 3. Click the Briefy extension icon to trigger a one-click summarization. Briefy processes the content and returns a structured summary in seconds. 4. View the summary in multiple formats: Overview, Mindmap, Table, or Timeline, depending on your plan. 5. Chat with the content directly using the built-in AI assistant to ask follow-up questions or go deeper on specific points. 6. Apply inline translation if you need the summary in a different language. 7. Save the summary to your personal Knowledge Base with one click. 8. Later, use Universal Search across your entire Knowledge Base to find saved summaries, recall key points, or revisit any piece of content you have processed. 9. Share summaries with collaborators or export them for use in other tools.
Key Features
- ✓Webpage summarization: Instantly summarize any article or webpage with one click using the browser extension
- ✓YouTube video summarization: Get structured summaries of videos without watching the full content
- ✓PDF summarization: Process and summarize PDF files including multi-modal documents with images
- ✓Email summarization: Summarize Gmail threads directly within your inbox via the Briefy Gmail integration
- ✓Multiple summary views: Choose between overview, mind map, table, and timeline formats for each summary
- ✓Knowledge Base: Save all summaries to a personal, searchable library for later review and sharing
- ✓Follow-up Q&A: Ask specific questions about any content you have summarized for deeper context
- ✓Multi-language support: Summarize and translate content across multiple languages
- ✓Export options: Download summaries as Markdown, TXT, PNG, or CSV files
- ✓Chrome and Safari extension: Available on both major desktop browsers with mobile compatibility
- ✓Source content linking: Navigate directly to the original source from any saved summary
- ✓Share summaries: Share individual summaries via link with teammates or study groups
- ✓Summary preferences: Control the detail level and output language for each summary
- ✓Credit-based usage: Free trial model with credits for summaries, keeping costs proportional to usage
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Briefy free?
Briefy offers a free plan with limited usage quotas, perfect for trying out our product features. For more advanced features, consider upgrading to our Standard, Premium, or Ultra plans to enhance your experience!
How does Briefy work?
Briefy utilizes Large Language Models (LLMs) technology to provide concise summaries, allowing users to effortlessly digest complex content without accessing ChatGPT or OpenAI accounts.
How to upgrade Briefy?
In your Briefy extension, go to 'Your account' - 'Manage plan', and you'll find all the plans. Choose the plan you need and it will be effective immediately.
Does Briefy have iPhone, iPad, and Mac versions?
Absolutely! Briefy is available on all the versions mentioned above, supporting iOS, macOS, and iPadOS.
What languages does Briefy support?
For output language, Briefy supports mainstream languages such as English, Spanish, Japanese, Turkish, Chinese, etc. For inline summary translations, you can choose from most languages.
In what formats can Briefy summarize?
Briefy generates summaries in various views, including overview, table, and mindmap.
What type of content does Briefy support to summarize?
Briefy currently supports summarizing webpages with long content, emails, articles in PDF files, podcasts, YouTube videos, etc. Wait for us to unlock more types of content in the future!
Will there be new features?
Definitely! We are constantly developing new features to enhance our users' experience. Stay updated with our rapidly released versions for more exciting functionalities!
Do I need a ChatGPT/OpenAI account?
No, you don't need a ChatGPT/OpenAI account to use Briefy. Our extension is designed for ease of use and accessibility.
Pricing
Free trial
- 30 credits per month
- Standard response speed
- Chrome and Safari extensions
- Online Summarizer across all platforms
- Summarize webpages in all views
- Summarize YouTube videos in all views
- Chat with the content
- Customized output language
- Export summary from the Overview view
- Share summary with others
Premium
billed annually ($9.99/month billed monthly)
- 700 credits per month
- Fast response speed
- Export summary from the Mindmap, Table, and Timeline views
- Refer to the source content
- Summarize super-long text up to 2M words
- Multi-modal summarization
- Adjust summary preferences
- Save summary to Knowledge Base
- Universal Search across Knowledge Base
- Inline translation
- Summarize document files (PDF, etc.) up to 20MB
Ultra
billed annually ($19.99/month billed monthly)
- Everything in Premium, plus
- 1500 credits per month
- Fast response speed
- Summarize document files (PDF, etc.) up to 50MB
- Summarize media files (audio, video) - Coming soon
- Automated content consumption - Coming soon
