Foldsum

What is Foldsum?

FoldSum is a free Chrome extension that speeds up reading on the web. Highlight text on any webpage and it summarizes it inline, replacing your selection with the summary. It can also summarize and translate text into different languages in a single step. FoldSum runs on your existing web-based ChatGPT or POE account, so there are no extra costs or tokens.

Key characteristics:

• Inline summarization: Select text on a page and replace it directly with a summary.
• Summarize and translate: Combine both actions in one step across multiple languages.
• No extra cost: Uses your existing ChatGPT or POE account — no additional token costs.
• Customization: Turn off the floating summary button, choose your preferred translation language, and handle nested summaries (summarizing summaries).
• Privacy-focused: FoldSum doesn’t collect user information and doesn’t interfere with your normal use of ChatGPT or POE pages.
• Browser compatibility: Works with Chrome, Brave, Arc, and other Chrome-based browsers.

Who created Foldsum?

FoldSum was launched by an anonymous founder, and the company behind it hasn’t shared its name. The tool itself is free, with no extra token costs for summarization or translation.

Who is Foldsum for?

FoldSum suits anyone who works with text and wants to read more efficiently — professionals who regularly use summarization and translation, students who need to grasp online material quickly, researchers and academics sifting through large amounts of material, and content writers, journalists, and bloggers gathering information.

Getting started

Install the extension from the Chrome Web Store for Chrome, Brave, Arc, or another Chrome-based browser. Open a page while logged into ChatGPT or POE, select the text you want to condense, and hit the “Summarize” button — FoldSum replaces your selection with the generated summary.