BLUF

BLUF is an AI-powered browser extension designed to quickly summarize and explain content from any website, PDF document, or YouTube video. Users can activate it via right-click on text, the toolbar icon, or the keyboard shortcut Shift + Alt + B, then choose Summarize for key points or Explain for simpler explanations of complex material, and can ask follow-up questions. The page states it is available on Chrome and Firefox, with Edge and Opera listed as supported browsers, and offers Free, Standard ($4/month), and Professional ($10/month) plans with prompt and words-per-page limits. Per the FAQ, user prompt contents are sent to OpenAI, which the page says does not keep data longer than 30 days.

Key features

• Summarize content from websites, PDFs, YouTube videos, and local files
• Explain option that breaks down complex documents and technical jargon into simpler terms
• Ask follow-up questions to dig deeper into specific points
• Right-click, toolbar icon, or Shift + Alt + B keyboard shortcut for access
• Selectable portions of a page can be focused on when content is too large

Best suited for

• Forum moderators identifying key points for discussion
• Researchers grasping concepts from academic papers
• Students learning key concepts from complex material
• Journalists and readers reviewing intricate texts
• Social media managers extracting ideas for posts
• Busy professionals summarizing emails, reports, or news articles

Pricing

Free: 0/month, 25 prompts/month, 20,000 words/page; Standard: 4/month, 200 prompts/month, 50,000 words/page; Professional: 10/month, unlimited prompts, 200,000 words/page