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Fewer passages. The same source words.

Free transcript summarizer

Make a long conversation easier to scan. Select a short set of source excerpts, keep the original wording, and decide what deserves to stay.

No sign-up · No input upload · English-first rules, not an AI model · Up to 40,000 characters

The text workspace is isolated from the surrounding site and blocks network access. Source text is not included in our tool usage events. How the tool works

A useful first draft.
A deliberate review.

This tool arranges source text using local rules. It makes no AI service calls, cannot understand the whole conversation, and never sends an email or assigns a task.

Paste readable transcript text

Keep one speaker turn per line where possible. The tool uses repeated content words and explicit action or decision phrases to suggest passages. It does not transcribe a file, open a video link, or translate between languages.

Choose the length and inspect coverage

Select three, five, or eight excerpts, then review which parts of the conversation were omitted. Frequency is not the same as importance: a critical one-off statement or a later correction may deserve manual inclusion.

Keep context intact

Edit the selection using the source review and retain the speaker labels and line references while checking it. This extractive summary preserves wording; use the Prismical Skill separately when you want an AI-assisted thematic summary.

Know the limits

  • Works best with English text and reasonably short speaker turns.
  • It selects passages instead of understanding themes or producing a new narrative.
  • Repeated words can cause a less important topic to dominate; review omitted passages.
  • A short summary can omit a caveat, answer, or correction. Keep access to the original record.

See the input
and the real output.

Fictional sample dialogue, processed by the same rules as the live tool. The result is a review draft, not an approved meeting record.

Sample input

Alex: Walk me through the last operations report you prepared.
Maya: Every Friday I copy updates from three spreadsheets into our operations deck.
Maya: The numbers are there. I spend Friday finding which version is right.
Alex: What happens when the versions disagree?
Maya: I message the three owners before I share the report. I have not measured the time it takes.
Alex: I will send a request for a redacted example by Tuesday.
Maya: I need to check what I can share first.

Extractive summary

# Example meeting — extractive summary

- Alex: Walk me through the last operations report you prepared. [line 1]
- Maya: Every Friday I copy updates from three spreadsheets into our operations deck. [line 2]
- Maya: The numbers are there. I spend Friday finding which version is right. [line 3]
- Maya: I message the three owners before I share the report. I have not measured the time it takes. [line 5]
- Alex: I will send a request for a redacted example by Tuesday. [line 6]

Review draft: selected source passages, not AI interpretation. Check corrections, negation, context, owners, and timing before sharing. Relative dates are not converted.
When you want AI-assisted output

Use the matching Skill
inside Prismical.

Import the Skill JSON from Settings → Skills → Import. Run it on a note with a transcript, then review the result against the source.

A few useful answers.

Practical details before you use this resource.

Is this an AI generator?

No. This free tool uses English-first text rules to select and arrange source passages. It does not understand the conversation or rewrite it with a language model. For AI-assisted interpretation, download the matching Skill and run it inside Prismical with an account and an available model.

Where does my pasted text go?

The formatter runs inside a sandboxed browser frame with network connections blocked. It does not upload your input, store it in browser storage, or include it in analytics. The surrounding website can still load normal site analytics. Clear or reload the tool to discard its current text.

What does “extractive” mean?

The summary selects passages from the source rather than writing new sentences. That makes the wording traceable, but it does not guarantee that the selection captures every important point or preserves all context.

Useful next steps for the conversation you are preparing for.

From a useful format to a repeatable habit

Bring your next conversation
into Prismical.

Capture the conversation, keep the transcript beside your notes, and reuse a Skill for the output you need. Review the result before you share it.