A summary you cannot find is a summary you did not make
Most of the value of a summary arrives later: the week before the exam, the morning of the meeting, the day someone asks, “what was that video you mentioned?” That only works if you can find it again.
SumAI keeps your summaries in a library built for that moment.
Search, favorites and tags
- Search when you remember a word or a title.
- Favorites for the handful you return to constantly.
- Tags for everything else. A tag per course, client or project turns a long list into a few short ones.
A simple scheme that works: one tag for the area (#work, #study) and one for the topic (#ai, #biology). SumAI’s App Store screenshots show exactly this kind of tagging.
SumAI 2.0 also added bulk delete, for clearing out summaries you no longer need.
Getting summaries out
A library should not be a cage. SumAI exports in two formats:
| Format | Best for |
|---|---|
| Sharing with someone, printing, or filing with course materials | |
| Markdown | Pasting into a notes app, a wiki or a document, with headings and lists intact |
You can also share a summary through the iOS share sheet or copy its text. Mind maps are shared as images, and the transcript is ready to copy.
Markdown is worth a word if you have not used it. It is plain text with simple marks for headings and lists, which is why it travels well between apps. Notes tools such as Obsidian and Notion work with it.
Getting things in
The fastest way to build the library is the share sheet. In the YouTube app or Safari, tap Share and choose SumAI. The video or article goes straight in, without copying a link or switching apps first.
Keeping it across devices
Sign in with Apple is optional. If you use it, SumAI keeps your library safe across your devices, so a summary made on your iPhone on the train is there on your iPad at your desk.
If you prefer not to sign in, the app works without an account.
One library for three kinds of source
Videos, articles and PDFs all land in the same place. That is more useful than it sounds: the lecture, the paper it was based on and the article that criticizes it can share a tag and sit together, each with its own summary, mind map and flashcards.
Last updated November 12, 2026.