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Summarize text and documents on your Mac

Paste text or open a document and Toolbox writes a summary using Apple Intelligence on your Mac. You choose how long it should be and whether you want a paragraph, key points or a one-line TL;DR. This tool needs macOS 26 (Tahoe) on a Mac that supports Apple Intelligence, with Apple Intelligence turned on.

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One-time purchase · macOS 15 or later · Summarize needs macOS 26 + Apple Intelligence

The Text & Speech category in Toolbox for Mac, with Transcribe, Summarize, Extract Text, Capture Text and Translate.The Text & Speech category in Toolbox for Mac, with Transcribe, Summarize, Extract Text, Capture Text and Translate.

How to use Summarize

  1. Open Summarize and paste text, or drop a document such as a PDF, Word file or web page.

  2. Choose a Length: Short, Medium or Detailed.

  3. Choose a Style: Paragraph, Key Points or TL;DR.

  4. Read the summary, then copy it or click Save.

Questions about Summarize

How do I summarize a PDF on a Mac?

Drop the PDF into Summarize and pick a length and style. Toolbox reads the text from the file and summarizes it on device with Apple Intelligence. Scanned PDFs need their text recognized first, which you can do with Extract Text.

Why does Summarize say Apple Intelligence isn't available?

Summarize needs macOS 26 on a Mac that supports Apple Intelligence, and Apple Intelligence must be turned on in System Settings. If it was just enabled, macOS may still be downloading the model, so try again a little later.

Is my text sent to a server when I summarize it?

No. Toolbox uses Apple's on-device Foundation Models, so the text you summarize stays on your Mac.

What file types can I summarize?

Plain text, Markdown, RTF, HTML, PDF, Word (.doc and .docx), OpenDocument text and SRT subtitle files.

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