Simple Tab Summarizer

Free AI summarizer for tabs, tab groups, and reading lists. Get instant summaries in 40+ languages with ChatGPT.

A Chrome Extension (Manifest V3) that reads the content of the current tab, selected tabs from a tab group, or pages from Chrome's Reading List, summarizes them using the ChatGPT Codex API, and presents the result in a pop-up or persistent sidebar panel. Free to Use This extension itself is free to use. You need a ChatGPT/OpenAI account to connect it. OpenAI offers a free ChatGPT tier for many users, so you may be able to start without a paid subscription. Availability, supported features, and usage limits depend on OpenAI's current policies and your account status, and may change over time. Check [OpenAI's official pricing and usage documentation](https://openai.com/pricing) for the latest details. Features - 📄 Current Tab Summarization — Summarize the active tab with one click (default mode) - 📑 Tab Group Summarization — Extract and summarize all tabs in a selected tab group - 📖 Reading List Summarization — Summarize pages saved to Chrome's Reading List (read-only) - 🤖 AI-powered summarization via ChatGPT Codex API with streaming responses - 🔐 OAuth 2.0 PKCE authentication — Sign in with your OpenAI/ChatGPT account, with automatic token refresh - 🌐 Summary Language Selector — Choose output language from 40+ languages (A-Z sorted) - 📌 Popup / Sidebar Display Mode — Toggle between a compact popup and a persistent sidebar panel - 🐛 Debug Console — Optional debug logging (toggle OFF by default) - 🎨 Clean, modern UI with progress tracking and error handling Using the Extension Current Tab Mode (default) - Open the tab you want to summarize - Click the extension icon to open the pop-up - Choose a summary language from the language selector - Click "Summarize Selected" to start the summarization - Review the summary in the pop-up Tab Group Mode - Group your tabs: Right-click any tab → "Add tab to new group" (or add to an existing group) - Switch the source to "Tab Group" using the "Summarize From" dropdown - Select a tab group from the dropdown - Select pages you want to include (or use Select All / Deselect All) - Choose a summary language from the language selector - Click "Summarize Selected" to start the summarization - Review the summary in the pop-up Reading List Mode - Switch the source to "Reading List" using the "Summarize From" dropdown - Select pages from your Chrome Reading List - Choose a summary language - Click "Summarize Selected" to start the summarization - Review the summary Popup / Sidebar Mode Toggle - By default, the extension opens as a pop-up when you click the toolbar icon. - Click the 📌 Sidebar button in the top-right corner to switch to sidebar mode. - - In sidebar mode, clicking the toolbar icon opens/closes the side panel. - Click the 📌 Popup button in the sidebar to switch back to popup mode. - Your display mode preference is persisted across browser sessions.