PDF summarizer for Alfred

Get summaries of your PDFs via ChatPDF with just one hotkey.

Requires a ChatPDF API key, which is (currently) free for 5000 PDF pages / 500 requests per month.

Installation & Setup

➡️ Download the latest release.

The workflow auto-updates via Alfred's workflow-update mechanism.

Get a ChatPDF API key:

1. Go to https://www.chatpdf.com/
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page.
3. In the footer, click My Account. You are prompted to create an account if you do not have one yet.
4. In My Account, expand the Developer settings. You can find your API key there:

Note

Advanced Users: Instead of entering the API key directly, you can also enter .zshenv into the API key field. The workflow then uses the key exported as CHATPDF_API_KEY in your .zshenv.

Usage

Use the Universal Action or the hotkey while having selected a PDF file in Finder.

Recommended Citation

Please cite this software project as (APA):

Grieser, C. (2023). PDF summarizer for Alfred [Computer software]. 
https://github.com/chrisgrieser/pdf-summarizer-alfred

For other citation styles, use the following metadata: Citation File Format

Credits

In my day job, I am a sociologist studying the social mechanisms underlying the digital economy. For my PhD project, I investigate the governance of the app economy and how software ecosystems manage the tension between innovation and compatibility. If you are interested in this subject, feel free to get in touch.

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