Features
Once Third Loop Tools is set up, open it on any page with the toolbar icon or the keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+L, or Command+Shift+L on macOS). The popup gives you three main actions.
Summarize the Page
Click Summarize to get a concise summary of the page you are currently viewing. The summary streams in as it is generated, so you can start reading right away.
Summarize works on:
- Regular web pages — article text is extracted cleanly, ignoring menus, ads, and other clutter.
- PDFs — both PDFs opened over the web and local PDF files opened in your browser.
Ask Questions About the Page
Click Ask and type a question about the current page. Third Loop reads the page content and answers in context, streaming its response as formatted text.
You can keep the conversation going with follow-up questions — each answer builds on the page and the questions you have already asked, so you can drill into details without re-explaining the source.
Save to a Collection
Click Save to store the current page in one of your Third Loop collections. The extension captures the page content and adds it to the collection you choose, so it becomes part of your knowledge base for later chats.
When you save, you pick the destination from your collection tree. Saved pages behave like any other document in a collection — Third Loop can search and cite them when you reference that collection in a chat. To learn more about how collections work, see Collections.
Copy a Response
Any summary or answer the extension produces can be copied to your clipboard with the Copy action, so you can paste it into a document, email, or note.
Tips
- Summarize before you read. A quick summary of a long article or PDF helps you decide whether it is worth a full read.
- Save as you research. When you come across a source you will want later, save it to a project collection so it is ready to cite in Third Loop.
- Use follow-ups. Rather than re-summarizing, ask targeted follow-up questions to pull out the specific detail you need.