Knowt AI PDF Summarizer

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The PDF Summarizer built to help you learn.

It’s as simple as sending a text to Kai, and he’ll explain everything to you easily.

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Macie AllenCollege Freshman

I loved knowt for vocab flashcards! Especially to import from quizlet with a link literally chefs kisss.

Sam LoosHigh School Senior

I used knowt to study for my apush midterm and it saved my butt! The import from quizlet feature helped a ton too. Slayed that test with an A!! 😻😻😻

The AI PDF Summarizer trusted by millions across the globe

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The AI PDF Summarizer trusted by millions across the globe

Our community of students and teachers trust Knowt to create and study on.

Great for last minute prep

10/10 recommend. I love the ai feature of summarizing lectures and pdfs and makes note taking a blast.

Saved my BUTT

these guys seriously saved me. i'm not a good student by any means and this is the only reason i passed my classes

Amazing!

I love all the AI-related features, the fact that it has an active recall feature, and the easy importing of notes, videos or even pre-existing quizlets. I love it and I'll be using this forever.

Absolute tool for studies

It has made studying go by so much faster and easier. everything about the app is easy to use, and it doesn't have just AP exams

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i hope anyone reading this can join me and many other users in switching from quizlet or other competitors to knowt! thank you so much for everything, knowt! truly one of the best apps ever.

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Knowt it the ONLY reason i got a 5 on the AP Human Geo exam without them i would have probably gotten a one.

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FAQWe thought you might have some questions...

Does the Knowt AI PDF Summarizer use AI?

Yes! Our PDF Summarizing Tool reads your PDFs and creates a concise PDF summary and flashcards on the most important information. All you need to do is upload your PDF and the summarizing tool will give you a concise summary of key points. Once the summary is generated, Kai can also create practice questions and flashcards from your PDF for you to practice with.

What is the Knowt AI PDF Summarizer?

The Knowt PDF Summarizer is a PDF Summarizing tool build specifically for students to learn and understand their readings better. It saves students lots of time by outlining the key information from each PDF, elimininating all the fluff. Once you upload your PDF and generate a summary, you can also make flashcards from your PDF and create practice questions from your PDF.

How do I create practice test from PDFs?

Once you upload a PDF to the Knowt PDF Summarizer, press the test me button to generate practice questions that test you on the material using AI. This is a great way to focus your studying particularly on the material outlined in your PDF rather than wasting time on generic questions you find online. Our PDF Summarizing Tool makes you a practice test from your PDF & scores you on it to help you understand what you need to practice more.

Why do students use the Knowt AI PDF Summarizer for school?

Our PDF summarizer was particularly designed for students , so we trained it to understand your readings, pick out the most important information and use AI to summarize PDFs. Then, it helps you prepare for your exams by creating practice exams and flashcards that you can study with learn mode or spaced repetition.

How do I make flashcards from PDFs?

Once you upload a PDF, ask our AI to create flashcards from your PDFs using the buttons to the right of the PDF. Our PDF Summarizing tool will make flashcards in seconds so you can focus on learning them with our free study modes.

Why use Knowt's AI PDF Summarizer?

Our PDF Summarizer is the most efficient way to read your long PDFs AND learn all the information from it. Once you upload or import a PDF to our PDF summarizer, you can make flashcards from the PDF, summarize the PDF or create a practice test from the PDF. No matter which option you choose, our PDF Summarizing Tool will make sure to pick out the most important stuff from the PDF so you focus on the most important stuff!

What sites does Knowt summarize PDFs from?

You can summarize any PDF with our PDF summarizing tool by uploading it directly on knowt.com. Then, you can ask Kai to make you a PDF summary to study from.

Is there a cheaper alternative to ChatGPT for summarizing documents?

Yep! Knowt's AI PDF Summarizer is significantly cheaper than paying for ChatGPT and was built specific for learning & students. You'll be leveraging the latest AI models that quickly summarize your PDFs & extract key details. You can even ask specific questions about the PDF or ask Kai questions to better understand the document's details. You can also upload the entire pdf or specific pages. Knowt AI PDF summarizer also works for all types of PDFs & files that ChatGPT works for.

Knowt AI PDF Summarizer

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