Skim It

SkimIt.ai is an email based article summarizer. A user emails a link to go@SkimIt.ai, and an AI generated summary arrives in the inbox, usually within about ten minutes and occasionally up to fifteen. There is no app and no signup. The service reads the first URL in the body of the message, ignoring the subject line and signature, so any article link shared from a browser works. Friends can be copied on the email, in which case they receive both the original message and the summary. The site offers sample articles for trying it out. Summaries are produced with OpenAI's GPT technology. The vendor describes SkimIt as a hackathon project built by two founders to practice AI text processing, email handling and web scraping. It says generated content can contain mistakes and is meant for entertainment, and that it accepts no responsibility for it. For each request it retains the sender's address, any copied addresses and the first URL, and it states that it keeps no other content from the emails. It suits readers who want the gist of a long article without installing anything or creating an account. The service is free to use as presented, and the site publishes no paid plans or prices.