Reddit Summarizer
Summarize long Reddit threads with one click
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Summarize long Reddit threads with one click
310 followers
Some long reddit threads are a gold mine. But you need to dig deep in hundreds or thousands of comments to form the conclusion. To simplify that I automated it all in form of chrome extension with customization to fit your own needs. With one click it: - fetches metadata (with all comments) - cleans it - sends it to selected AI - gold, you are looking for Supported pages: - Threads - Subreddits - Search results
Does it work with specific subreddits, or is it more general? I'm curious about use cases for developer-focused communities.
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@eddybenchek yes, it's like "copilot" while user is still steering the vehicle. So when you open subreddit, it's analyzing all posts you can see (actually more then you can see, it fetches 100 posts) based on your filter (New, Hot, Relevant,...). Same applies for Search Results.
Does it handle very large threads with thousands of comments efficiently without slowing down Chrome?
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@russell_dou absolutely, there's no slowdown. It's less than if you opened that long thread twice in 2 tabs. While testing, the performance was very good, but let me know if you find any flaws and I fix it as soon as possible.
Interesting idea. This could also be very relevant for other well-known sites. I suggest expanding the project)
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@mykyta_semenov_ for reddit it was particularly easy thanks to public json endpoints. Same concept for other sites sounds good, I will definitely consider it in the future but it will be another plugin with similar functionality :)
Looks good. Have been looking for such a solution, Few suggestions:
Add dark mode looks weird in dark mode
Clicking on a link in AI summary redirects to new tab instead of the same tab (Optional)
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@kingcold I restrected myself from adding dark mode to MVP on purpose, but now when it's out, I'll do it in following days 🌚
"Referenced link click redirects to new tab" well, let me brainstorm little bit so I get it right.
Scroll down - To me, ideal case would be that if it's a link to a comment in same thread where you are, the page would scroll down to that comment. But it may happen that there's a reference to a comment that is not loaded in your UI because Reddit Summarizer sees more than you see, it sees all the comments, not just those visible to you.
Comment Redirect - that initiates page refresh and summary will be closed (still visible in extension popup but not in toolbar). But I think that's doable to implement so it stays there. You are right, I'll do it, might take some time though.
@martin_machava If its a lot of effort you can ignore it, as its not that big of a deal.
Thanks for working on dark mode!❤️
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@kingcold I did it! Your suggestions are really great!
Dark mode is done. It sync on-the-fly with reddit theme. Works really great!
Comment redirect - if the referenced comment in summary is visible in UI, it scrolls down to it and also highlights that comment for a second and then highlight fades out.
If comment is not in loaded in UI, it will open the comment inside same tab, preserving the last summary.
New version was submitted to chrome store for review. When it's accepted, I'll publish it. Thanks for valuable feedback, Boy :)
Just realized reddit doesn't have its own AI summary tool, so I’m still skimming through endless comments every time. This extension is incredibly useful! Love the logo (especially the antenna lol) and the in-page design. Congrats on the launch!
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@e36 Yes, the Reddit AI that's there is quite under performing. I wouldn't have need to create my own solution if the native one was actually good.
Reddit Summarizer can really save hours of time.
This solves a very real Reddit problem. Long threads often have incredible insights, but the signal is buried under hundreds of comments, this makes extracting value much faster. I like that it works not just on threads, but also on subreddits and search results, which is where research usually starts. The one-click flow and customization make it feel practical rather than gimmicky. Great use case for anyone doing research, market validation, or trend analysis.
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@vik_sh wow you describe it better than I could do so 😄
It's saving me hours and because my friends also asked for it, I decided to help all and go public with it 😊
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@dakota_burrow howdy hi, my tweeter friend, glad to see you here. Yes, so far this is just MVP but I'll be working on it hard to improve and bring more useful features