smry
smry: A connected research library for summaries, grounded questions, notes, and feeds. Ranked #5 of 36 in AI Summarizers by our editors (7.9/10); pricing: Free plan · 7-day trial; best for readers building a connected research library.
At a glance
- Editor score7.9 / 10
- PricingFree plan · 7-day trial
- Best forReaders building a connected research library
- Free planYes
- Paid from$36/yr
- Webpage summariesYes
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Summarizes articles, YouTube transcripts, PDFs, and documents
- Combines grounded chat with notes, highlights, feeds, and search
- Offers API and MCP access plus many reading integrations
Where it doesn't
- Core platform access is limited to web and a Chrome extension
- Higher-capacity workflows require the Pro plan
- Free usage is limited to daily summaries and article chats
Our verdict on smry
smry is a browser-based AI reading workspace for people who want to understand and organize online content in one library. It summarizes articles, YouTube transcripts, PDFs, and other documents, then supports questions grounded in article content. Clean reader mode, adjustable-speed text-to-speech, highlights, annotations, notes, RSS and Atom feeds, tags, search, and cross-device sync extend it beyond one-off summaries. A Chrome extension, Markdown exports, API access, and MCP access support research and knowledge-management workflows.
The plan structure ranges from a useful free starting point to higher-capacity research workflows. Free includes 20 summaries per day, 20 article chats per day, 100 feeds, 3 webpage monitors, and personal API and MCP access. Patron costs $6 per month or $36 per year and adds unlimited in-product summaries, Premium AI, full-text library search, 10 voices, and 10 GB of private file storage. Pro costs $80 per month or $768 per year, with high-capacity workflows, 25,000 feeds, 100 webpage monitors, 1,000 feed folders, and 100 GB of private file storage.
Its strongest fit is for readers who want summaries tied to a broader system for collecting, annotating, searching, and revisiting source material. Integrations include Readwise Reader, Matter, keep.md, Raindrop.io, Instapaper, Notion, GitHub Stars, Pocket, Safari Reading List, Obsidian, Roam Research, Kindle, Zotero, Tana, and Workflowy. The web and Chrome extension provide the main access points, while API and MCP options suit connected workflows. Choose smry if you value a research library around summaries; choose another tool if you need broader native platform coverage or only occasional summarization.
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smry pricing
smry fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $36/yr |
| Document upload | Yes |
| Webpage summaries | Yes |
| Transcript summaries | Yes |
| Input limit | Not verified |
| Summary length control | Not verified |
| Export formats | Markdown |
| Free trial | 7 days · no card needed |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days |
| Deployment | Cloud, Browser extension |
| Platforms | Web, Chrome extension |
| Built for | Solo, Small business (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 20 integrations: Readwise Reader, Matter, keep.md, Raindrop.io, Instapaper, Notion … See all → |
| Pricing | Free plan · 7-day trial (source) |
| Website | smry.ai |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
smry integrations
smry lists 20 integrations on its own site.
- Readwise Reader
- Matter
- keep.md
- Raindrop.io
- Instapaper
- Notion
- GitHub Stars
- Safari Reading List
- Obsidian
- Roam Research
- Kindle
- Zotero
- Tana
- Workflowy
- Anki
- Snipd
- Medium
- Hypothesis
- Weava
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