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Summarize! 2.0 review

6.0

Editors' Rating

Good

Typical price:£ 29

Verdict

This program tries to save you the bother of reading and summarising a long document, but we found too many flaws in our tests to recommend it without reservation. It could prove useful in certain situations, however... Read Full Review.

Pros

  • Fast and reasonably flexible
  • Supports user-defined profiles for particular interests
  • Plug-ins for Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook available

Cons

  • Failed to reflect document structure adequately in our tests
  • Copes poorly with tables
  • No plug-ins for non-Microsoft software

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