Summarize articles with AI

Copilot in MS-Word helps a young woman summarize a travel article

When it’s so readily available, information overload is a common challenge for students, professionals, and casual researchers alike. That’s where Microsoft Copilot steps in as a powerful—and free—AI summary tool, designed to streamline reading and comprehension through intelligent summarization. Whether you're working with research papers, business reports, or news articles, Copilot acts as your personal document summarizer, helping you focus on the key points without missing critical information.

Your accessible AI summary tool

One of the best reasons to use Copilot is its accessibility with the free version of Copilot on your browser. With this intelligent assistant at your fingertips, you can get instant summaries of texts and even web pages.

Copilot excels as an AI text summarizer for web content. When you enable Copilot in Microsoft Edge, your AI-powered browser, you can share your page context with Copilot to enable quick summarization of documents, articles, websites, and more. This makes it an ideal article summarizer for researchers, journalists, and anyone who needs to stay informed without spending hours reading.

You can also purchase a subscription to Microsoft 365 , and enjoy your AI companion’s integration with Microsoft apps, including Word, Teams, and Outlook¹ for convenient summaries directly within your workflow.

An AI text summarizer for any field

The versatility of Copilot’s AI summary capabilities makes it valuable across various domains:

Education: Students can use Copilot to summarize academic papers, textbooks, and lecture notes, aiding in faster intake and better understanding.
Business: Professionals can quickly digest meeting notes, project updates, and market research, improving decision-making and productivity.
Travel planning: Travelers can quickly research their destinations, prep itineraries, and more to help them prepare for the next adventure more efficiently.

A young family man using a Copilot+ PC to help plan family vacation travel agenda

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Save time with a handy article summarizer

One of the most significant advantages of using Copilot as an AI summarizer is the time it saves. Instead of reading through dozens of pages of dense paragraphs, you can get a clear, accurate summary in seconds. This not only boosts efficiency for the busy professional and the hardworking student, but also helps reduce your cognitive load, allowing you to focus on analysis and action rather than information gathering. Whether you need an AI summary for professional or casual purposes, Copilot is here to support you however you need.

Make the most of your time with AI-powered summaries

Copilot is a robust AI text summarizer that empowers you to navigate the information landscape with greater ease and confidence. Whether you need a summary of a single article or an entire document, your AI companion delivers clarity, speed, and precision—making it an indispensable tool in this age of information. Try Copilot today and experience the difference for yourself!

DISCLAIMER: Features and functionality subject to change. Articles are written specifically for the United States market; features, functionality, and availability may vary by region.
[1] Copilot Pro subscribers can use Copilot in the web versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook in more than 20 languages. Those who have a separate Microsoft 365 Personal or Family subscription get the added benefit of using Copilot in the more fully featured desktop apps. Copilot in Excel requires AutoSave to be enabled, meaning the file must be saved to OneDrive; it doesn't function with unsaved files. Copilot features in Outlook apply to accounts with @outlook.com, @hotmail.com, @live.com, or @msn.com email addresses and are available in Outlook.com, Outlook built into Windows, and Outlook on Mac.