TL;DR

Don’t have time? Forward any email, article, or report and get back a clean, structured summary – headline, key facts, conclusion, and questions worth asking yourself.

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What you get back

Every summary follows the same clean structure – so you always know where to look.

OtterSay – Focus & FAQ

Want it tailored?
Just say so.

Type a short note at the very top of your email – before the forwarded content – and we’ll shape the summary around it. No special syntax, no tags. Plain English, up to 5 lines.

The service reads everything before the forwarded message as your focus preference and biases the whole summary toward that angle.

From: you@example.com — To: tldr@ottersay.com
focus on the legal risks for small companies
 
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: newsletter@bigtech.com
Subject: The 2026 EU AI Act explained
 
The European Parliament has finalised…

A few examples

Type anything like these at the top of your forward — plain text, your own words.

focus on the risks and open questions

For research and reports

Surfaces assumptions the author hasn’t defended and gaps worth investigating before you act on the findings.

focus on the investment angle

For market news

Reframes a general article through the lens of capital, risk, and opportunity.

explain this like I’m new to the topic

For technical content

Strips jargon and adds context for topics outside your usual area.

what are the key numbers and what do they mean

For data-heavy content

Pulls out figures, percentages, and benchmarks and puts plain-language context around each one.

highlight the strongest counter-arguments

For opinion pieces

Highlights the strongest objections to whatever the author is arguing.

summarise this in plain Czech

For language switching

Get the summary in a different language than the source — handy for foreign newsletters.

Common questions

Where exactly do I put my focus note?
Right at the top of the email body, before the forwarded content — just type it as plain text. No special tags or syntax. We read up to 5 lines above the forwarded message as your focus preference; everything after is treated as the source material.
How long can the focus note be?
Up to 5 lines. Short and direct works best — think of it like a brief to a researcher, not a full specification. “Focus on financial implications” beats a three-paragraph explanation.
Can I forward attachments?
Yes. Plain text body and forwarded email content work reliably. .txt, .html, .pdf, and .md attachments are all supported. If you’re sending a PDF, text is extracted automatically – no need to copy and paste.
How are credits used, and what’s in the reply?
Credits are consumed proportionally to the length of the source text — longer content costs more. The reply always includes your structured summary, how many credits this request used, and your remaining balance for the month.
What happens if a summary fails?
Credits are refunded automatically on failure — you’re never charged for a request that didn’t produce a result.
I’m not a member yet – what happens if I send an email?
Just send it. If we don’t recognise your address, a free account is created automatically using your email address – no sign-up form, no password. Your summary comes back in the same reply, along with a note about your free credits. By using the service you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Is my email content stored?
No. Email content is processed in memory and discarded once the summary is sent. Only metadata (timestamp, character count, credits used) is logged for billing.
Which languages are supported?
The summary service works in any language – you get the summary back in the same language as your source text. The focus note works in any language too, as shown in the example above. Audio is currently English only (US and UK accents). More audio languages are on the roadmap.