The short version
Book to Skill
By Virgilio Jr
Turn a book or document into a reusable playbook your AI assistant can apply.
Defuddle
By Steph Ango (Kepano / Obsidian)
Turn messy web pages into clean notes — no ads, no clutter, just the content you need.
What each one does
Book to Skill
- Reads PDF, EPUB, Word, HTML, Markdown, plain text, and other document formats
- Extracts named frameworks, mental models, principles, and anti-patterns in the author's own terms
- Creates chapter-by-chapter notes plus a glossary, patterns guide, and cheat sheet
- Offers an analyze-only mode so you can review findings before anything is generated
- Updates an existing book skill when you add new chapters or sources
Defuddle
- Removes ads, navigation, and clutter from any web page
- Extracts clean article text in a note-friendly format
- Pulls out key metadata like title, description, and domain
- Saves cleaned content to files for later reference
When to pick each one
Reach for Book to Skill when…
- You want your AI assistant to apply a book's frameworks while you work
- You're building a reusable knowledge base from a stack of documents or reports
- You need quick lookups of key concepts from a long book without rereading it
Reach for Defuddle when…
- You're researching a topic and need to save articles without all the junk
- You want to capture blog posts or docs for your notes or knowledge base
- You're analyzing content from multiple sources and need clean text to work with
Quick facts
| Book to Skill | Defuddle | |
|---|---|---|
| Made by | Virgilio Jr | Steph Ango (Kepano / Obsidian) |
| Category | Knowledge & Research | Knowledge & Research |
| Source | View ↗ | View ↗ |
| Detail page | Open | Open |