Smart Skim

About

Smart Skim doesn't just hand you a generic summary — it reads each page the way you want it read.

Open the Chrome side panel, press Skim, and Smart Skim distills the current page or selected text using your own OpenAI or Anthropic API key. Edit the prompt behind each mode so the output matches the depth, focus, and tone you care about — a fast TL;DR one moment, a deeper read the next — then ask follow-up questions right in the panel.

Make it yours: focus, and tone you care about — a fast TL;DR one moment, a deeper read the next - then ask follow-up questions right in the panel.

Key features:
  - Quick Digest for fast TL;DR and main points.
  - Full Smart Skim for a more detailed read.
  - Follow-up chat with the current page after a skim.
  - Related questions to explore the content more deeply.
  - Auto skim for new pages, with a per-domain skip list.
  - Selection-first reading mode for focused summaries.
  - OpenAI and Anthropic API support.
  - Prompt templates editable in settings.

How to use:
  1. Install Smart Skim.
  2. Open Settings and add your OpenAI or Anthropic API key.
  3. Open an article, page, or selected text.
  4. Press Skim in the side panel.
  5. Use related questions or chat to ask follow-up questions about the page.

  Privacy and control:
  - No Smart Skim-owned backend.
  - No analytics.
  - API keys are stored locally in Chrome extension storage.
  - Page content is sent only to the selected AI provider when you run Skim, use Auto skim, generate related questions, or ask a follow-up question.
  - Auto skim can be disabled.
  - Domains can be skipped so Smart Skim does not automatically process them.

  Perfect for:
  - Skimming long articles.
  - Understanding technical posts quickly.
  - Extracting main points before deciding whether to read fully.
  - Summarizing selected text.
  - Asking follow-up questions about the current page.