Tools
Article summarizer
Paste a link to an article or blog post to get a TL;DR, the key ideas and the claims worth checking before you rely on it.
Or summarize from the browser bar
Just write fabric.so/before any URL in the address bar to instantly summarize that website. No app, no login needed.
What you can summarize:
News
articles
Long-form features
Blog
posts
Opinion pieces and essays
Reports and press releases
Guides and how-tos
What you get as a summary
Every summary includes several useful sections so that you can skim, get the key points, weaknesses of the content, FAQs and related topics.
TL;DR
Two or three sentences on what the article says and whether it’s worth reading in full.
What’s new
For news and announcements, the development itself and how the article presents it.
Who, what, when, where
The basic facts: the people and organisations involved, what happened, and the date and place.
Key ideas
The main arguments and the evidence behind them, in a few short paragraphs.
Worth checking
Claims to verify before you rely on them, with a note when the author or publisher is making their own case.
FAQs
Short questions and answers on the main points, useful for a quick review or for passing the summary on to someone else.
Use cases
Students
Check whether a source supports your argument before reading it in full, and see which of its claims need backing from a second source.
Journalists and analysts
Get the facts and the framing of a news story or report quickly, with a list of claims to confirm before you write about them.
Comparing coverage of a story
Summarize how several outlets reported the same event and see where their emphasis and framing differ.
Preparing for a meeting
Read the key points of a long report or feature before a call, and share the FAQs with anyone else attending.
Writing from your sources
Save articles as you research, then search across them by meaning and embed the ones you need in your draft.
Keep it in Fabric
Save a summary and it goes into your Fabric workspace with the original link, where it sits alongside your notes, files and everything else you keep.
Search by meaning
Find an article months later by describing what it was about. Fabric searches your saved links, notes, documents and recordings in one go.
Ask follow-up questions
The AI assistant answers questions about anything you’ve saved, with citations that link back to the source.
Use it in your writing
Reference or embed a saved article in a note or doc, so your sources sit next to your draft.
Read and annotate
Highlight passages and leave comments as you read. Your highlights stay attached to the article and are searchable later.
FAQs
Is the article summarizer free?
Yes. You can summarize a few articles a day for free without an account. A free Fabric account gives you more summaries, and paid plans raise the limits further.
Do I need an account?
Not to try it. Once you reach the free limit, sign up for a Fabric account to keep summarizing and to save your summaries.
What kinds of links can I summarize?
YouTube videos, articles and blog posts.
How do I summarize an article from the address bar?
Add fabric.so/ before any URL and press Enter. The summary opens straight away.
Is there a length limit?
No. It works on long-form features and reports as well as short news pieces and blog posts.
Can I trust a summary of a news article?
Summaries are generated by AI and can miss nuance or get details wrong. Each one includes a “Worth checking” section that lists claims to verify and notes when a source is making its own case, so you know what to check against the original.
Is what I save to Fabric private?
Anything you save to Fabric is encrypted with AES-256 and isn’t used to train AI models.
Can I get the full transcript of a video?
Yes, in Fabric. Saved YouTube videos are transcribed automatically, and you can search the transcript alongside the rest of your content.
Can I save summaries and ask questions about them?
Yes. Save a summary to Fabric and it’s kept with the original link, searchable alongside your notes and files. The AI assistant can then answer questions about it, with citations back to the source.
Can I read the full article in Fabric?
Yes. Saved articles open in Fabric’s reader, where you can highlight and comment as you go. The reader is free on all plans.