Turn pasted text into a numbered outline with lettered points
Paste any text and get a numbered outline with short lettered sub-points, in the same order as the original. Names, figures and quotes stay exactly as written.
This preview shows the first 150 words and does not keep your file.
Need a different result? Turn anything into anything: drop any file, pick what you want out of it.Try it →Long articles, essays and email threads often arrive as one unbroken block, and their structure is hard to see until you reread them. This tool reads the text you paste and lays it out as a numbered outline: main sections first, then short lettered points in the order they appear in the original. Names, figures and quotes are kept exactly as written.
What you get
Original order kept
Sections follow the sequence of the source text, so the outline matches the way the material is written.
One line per point
Each lettered sub-point is a single short line, so the outline can be scanned in seconds.
Exact wording
Names, figures and quotes are copied as written and are not paraphrased or rounded.
How it works
- Step 1
Paste your text into the box, or type it in directly.
- Step 2
Read the outline preview, which covers the first part of longer texts.
- Step 3
Create a free account to get the full outline for longer texts, a deeper outline, and the outline as an editable document or a draft built from it.
Who uses it
Students
Turn a long reading or lecture transcript into a skeleton to revise from, or to plan the structure of an essay.
Writers and editors
Check whether the sections of a draft article follow a clear order before you start editing the prose.
Anyone with a long email or report
Pull the main sections out of a long message or report before replying to it or passing it on.
Questions
Does the outline keep the original wording?
Yes. Names, figures and quotes are copied exactly as they appear in your text. Section titles and sub-points are short lines taken from the text, not rewritten in new words.
How much text can I paste?
The preview reads about 6,000 characters of pasted text. A free account gives the full outline for longer texts.
Can I drop a file instead of pasting text?
Yes. A PDF, Word or plain text file can be dropped in. The preview reads up to five pages of a PDF (2 MB) and does not keep the file. Scanned pages need a free account for OCR.
Is the outline always accurate?
It follows the text closely, but results can contain mistakes. Check the outline against the original whenever the structure or exact wording matters.
What does a free account add?
Longer texts and files, a deeper outline, and the outline as an editable document or a draft built from it.
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See it on real examples
Three actual runs of this tool. Open one to see the input and the whole result.