Install Distl for Chrome
Distl summarizes text you select, ChatGPT and Gemini replies, and open emails. Free plan: 50 credits/month, no card.
Steps
- Open the Chrome Web Store listing (link goes live after publish).
- Click Add to Chrome.
- On first use, accept the one-time privacy notice.
- Backend is preconfigured to distl.online — no setup needed.
Keyboard shortcuts
- Alt+Shift+S — summarize selected text
- Alt+Shift+G — gist of the chat reply in view
- Alt+Shift+P — pick paragraphs to summarize together
Change shortcuts at chrome://extensions/shortcuts.
Requirements
Chrome 116 or newer. Works on normal web pages. Does not run on chrome:// pages, the Web Store, the PDF viewer, or Google Docs.