TL;DR

Summarizes a whole article or just the highlighted text.

What is TL;DR?

TL;DR is a Chrome extension developed by 808 Technologies, and its main feature is "Summarizes a whole article or just the highlighted text.".

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Download TL;DR Extension CRX File

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Extension Usage Instructions

                        "SparkNotes, but for any web article!" 

New Features!  (July 4, 2016 update) 
- Know the estimated read time of your shortened article!
- See the themes portrayed in the article!

Do you frequently encounter interesting articles but just don't have the time to sit down and read every single line? Well, TL;DR is the solution! Summarize any article by just (1) highlighting the text and (2) clicking "TLDR". Adjust the "Summary Size" settings to scale the length of the summaries to your liking!

Built and maintained with love from the students of UC Berkeley.
Caution: Only works on the English language.                    

Extension Basic Information

Name TL;DR TL;DR
ID beeblnjdndalgdcafnaacphgdanmekno
Official URL https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tldr/beeblnjdndalgdcafnaacphgdanmekno
Description Summarizes a whole article or just the highlighted text.
File Size 4.75 MB
Installation Count 10,000
Current Version 1.1
Last Updated 2016-07-05
Publish Date 2016-07-05
Rating 3.67/5 Total 24 Ratings
Developer 808 Technologies
Payment Type free
Supported Languages en-US
manifest.json
{
    "update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
    "manifest_version": 2,
    "name": "TL;DR",
    "description": "Summarizes a whole article or just the highlighted text.",
    "version": "1.1",
    "background": {
        "scripts": [
            "event.js"
        ],
        "persistent": false
    },
    "icons": {
        "16": "icons\/icong16.png",
        "48": "icons\/icong48.png",
        "128": "icons\/icong128.png"
    },
    "browser_action": {
        "default_popup": "popup.html"
    },
    "permissions": [
        "tabs",
        "http:\/\/*\/*",
        "https:\/\/*\/*"
    ]
}