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Kindle Recap Feature Explained: How It Works, Supported Devices, and Eligible Books

Amazon has introduced a new Kindle feature called “Recap” that automatically summarizes the storyline of your Kindle eBooks. Launching first with text-based titles in the United States, Kindle Recap helps readers quickly review plot details across compatible devices and supported books.

Modified at: 2025.9.17Posted at: 2025.4.9

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Table Of Contents

  1. What Is Kindle’s “Recap” Feature?
  2. Supported Devices for “Recap”
  3. Supported Kindle eBooks for “Recap”

What Is Kindle’s “Recap” Feature?

Released by Amazon in April 2025, the new Kindle feature “Recap” automatically summarizes the content of an opened Kindle eBook.

In short, it is a function that generates a quick summary of the book’s storyline.

The Recap feature is especially useful when reading series books, as it allows readers to easily review the plot of previous volumes. Even if you paused reading for a long time or a new volume was released after some time, you can quickly catch up with the story development and characters.

The Recap content is created by Amazon’s AI, which summarizes the eBook on its servers. When users open a Kindle book, a notification appears at the top offering the Recap feature, and the summary can be viewed with minimal waiting time.

Supported Devices for “Recap”

Kindle Devices

The Recap feature is first available on selected Kindle models. Below is the list of supported devices:

  • Kindle Scribe (2024)
  • Kindle Scribe (2022)
  • Kindle Paperwhite (2024)
  • Kindle Paperwhite (2022)
  • Kindle Paperwhite (2019)
  • Kindle (2024)
  • Kindle (2022)
  • Kindle (2019)
  • Kindle Oasis (2019)

Supported software version: Kindle Software ver. 5.18.1 or later.
This means that even on devices not listed above, if upgraded to Kindle Software ver. 5.18.1 or higher, the Recap feature may become available.

Kindle App for iOS

Support has been officially announced and will be coming soon.

Kindle App for Android

Support has not yet been announced.

Kindle Web App

Support has not yet been announced.

Supported Kindle eBooks for “Recap”

Limited to “US text-based Kindle books” as of April 2025

As of April 2025, Recap is limited to text-based Kindle titles available in the US. Expansion to other regions is planned in the future.

Not Yet Applicable to Manga or Magazines

Currently, Recap is only mentioned for text-based works. Compatibility with non-text content such as manga or magazines has not been announced.

While summarization is relatively easy with text-based content thanks to AI advancements, image-heavy content such as manga and magazines requires extracting text from images, which is technically difficult and costly for now. Therefore, support for such works may take considerable time.