Read less. Know more.
Tidbit reads any page and hands you the gist, powered by the model you already use. Claude, GPT, Copilot, Kimi, or a local Ollama. Your keys, your machine, your summaries.
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SummarizedFeatures
Less busywork, more reading done.
Bring your own model
Use the AI you already pay for: Claude, GPT, GitHub Copilot, Kimi, or a local Ollama. Switch per summary.
Summaries in seconds
Paste a URL, get the gist. Works on blog posts, docs, research papers, and long reads.
Stored on your machine
Every summary lives locally. Nothing is synced to a server, nothing is collected.
Organized with tags
Tag summaries as you save them and find anything again with search.
Your own presets
Save summarizer presets with custom prompts, tuned for docs, news, or academic papers.
A keystroke away
Summon Tidbit from anywhere with a global shortcut, paste a link, and you're done.
How it works
Three steps, then a summary.
Paste a link
Drop in any article, doc, or blog post URL.
Pick a model
Claude, GPT, Copilot, Kimi, Ollama, or one of your presets.
Read the gist
A summary lands in seconds. Tag it and move on.
Use cases
Made for people who read for a living.
Research and learning
Digest academic papers, technical documentation, and course material fast.
Content curation
Summarize articles for a newsletter, a knowledge base, or your team.
News and information
Scan the day's news and pull the key points without reading every word.
Products and reviews
Understand a product's reviews and specs without wading through all of them.
System requirements
macOS
- · macOS 10.15 or later
- · Intel or Apple Silicon
- · 100MB free disk space
- · Internet connection
Supported providers
- · Claude (Anthropic API key)
- · GPT (OpenAI API key)
- · GitHub Copilot (subscription)
- · Kimi (Moonshot AI API key)
- · Ollama (local, no key)
Common questions
Is my data private?
Yes. Summaries and links stay on your machine. Tidbit only sends the page you want summarized to your chosen provider, and with Ollama, even that stays local.
Do I need API keys?
For cloud providers (Claude, GPT, Copilot, Kimi), yes. You bring your own key or subscription and control the cost. Ollama runs locally and needs no key.
Can I use custom prompts?
Yes. Build summarizer presets with your own prompts, tuned for technical docs, news, or academic papers.
What can I summarize?
Any publicly reachable web page: blog posts, articles, documentation, research, news, product pages. Tidbit pulls the main content and hands it to the AI.
Ready to read less?
One license, no subscription. Start turning long pages into short summaries today.