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Academic-to-Plain-English Summarizer

Guides users to condense a dense academic paper into a 300‑word plain‑English summary with readability and jargon controls.

Your numbers

Original manuscript word count

words

Original jargon density (technical terms per 100 words)

terms/100w

Number of key findings you will highlight

findings

Target summary length

words

Target Flesch‑Kincaid grade level

grade

Audience complexity (1 = high‑school, 2 = general public, 3 = layperson)2

Word‑reduction needed

85%

Projected jargon density

2.25

Reading time for summary

Structure adherence (higher = better)

Overall effort indicator

104.13

Results update instantly. Nothing is stored.

Verified Sep 2, 2026· Sources · Methodology