# Auto-Excerpt Web Apps The TLDR Plug-in is the Best for Efficiency By Amanda Myers | Published 2012-12-17 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tldr-plugin References: [stremor](http://www.stremor.com/tldrplugin.html) Even the best of Web users stumble upon a fascinating page only to realize that it is way longer than expected, and after fruitless attempts at skimming, are unable to harness enough focus to comprehend it all -- if this is you, you need the TLDR Plug-In. The technology analysts at Stremor understand that as lazy Internet browsers, the Web generation's time is valuable, and thus have developed the 'Too long; didn't read' (TLDR) plug-in for Chrome, Safari and Firefox. This plug-in shortens the text of any Web page to a desirable length, eliminating [repetitive phrases producing a concise version](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/summarization-tools). So the next time you find yourself overwhelmed by an [excessive amount of text](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/explaintxt), leave it to TLDR to let you know if you’ve fallen victim to a misleading headline or one that is truly of interest. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 17% | Activity: 65% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Computers](https://www.trendhunter.com/computers) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **TLDR Plug-in:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing user-friendly plug-ins that provide concise versions of lengthy web content. - **Efficiency Tools:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating tools that streamline content consumption and save time for internet users. - **Text Shortening Technology:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing advanced algorithms or AI-powered tools that automatically shorten texts for better readability. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Web Browser Extensions:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the development of browser extensions that enhance user experience by providing efficient content summarization. - **Content Aggregation:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the field of content aggregation platforms that offer summarized versions of informative web pages. - **AI and Algorithm Development:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in AI and algorithm development to create intelligent tools that automatically summarize lengthy texts. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Conversational Webpage Summaries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quickread-ai.md) - [Content Summary Assistants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/medium-blog-summarizer.md) - [SEO-Optimized Summary Articles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/youtube-summarizer.md) - [AI Text Summarizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/r10-ai-summarizer.md) - [Text Summarization Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/webbased-tool.md) - [Text-Summarizing AI Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/powerpost.md) - [Video Summarizing Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tubesum.md) - [AI Text Summarizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/onetapai.md) - [AI Video Summaries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/article-to-video.md)