p/explaintxt
AI Reading Assistant
Amitay Cohen
ExplainTXT: Translate & Explain any Text — Highlight any text to instantly translate and explain it.
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ExplainTXT is a Chrome extension that lets you highlight text and get instant translation and explanations without leaving the page. Customize your language and explanation level to get the best reading experience.
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Amitay Cohen
Hi everyone, Amitay here, the founder of ExplainTXT 🙌 I created ExplainTXT because English isn’t my native language, and reading articles online was challenging for me. Copying and pasting text into translators or ChatGPT was messy and uncomfortable. I wanted a tool that could instantly explain tricky terms or summarize text based on my preferences, right on the spot—and that’s how ExplainTXT was born. I’d love to hear your feedback and thoughts. Thanks, Amitay
yanshuo
Launching soon!
Love the idea of not having to bounce between tabs to figure out tricky words or phrases! Being able to highlight text and get translations or simplified explanations right there sounds like such a time saver. Perfect for learning or just making sense of complex stuff!
Amitay Cohen
@yansoul Thanks so much!
Anton Zaides
Man that looks great! Especially for people whose English is a second language (like me too 🙃)
Amitay Cohen
@anton_zaides Thank you so much Anton!
Zhiqi Shi
Congrats on the launch! A highly practical product! Perhaps adding AI-powered search functionality could make it even more powerful.
Amitay Cohen
@zhiqi_shi Thanks so much! AI is already included, could you pls share more about your vision?
Zhiqi Shi
@amitay_cohen For example, when you select some text, you could directly invoke AI search to query more detailed, structured information about the content, or even learn methods to study it effectively.
Amitay Cohen
@zhiqi_shi Gotcha! Thanks :)
James Cooper
Congrats on the launch! It’s practical and the explanation feature is excellent. How many languages does it support for translation?
Amitay Cohen
@focusaur Thanks so much! Currently 49 different languages :)
Tina Armasu
Launching soon!
Love it! Does it also work on PDFs? Scientist here 🤓