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Select & Explain
Explain any term in context — 100% local, no account
Reading dense papers in a second language means constantly tab-switching to Google. Select & Explain fixes that: highlight any term, press Alt+E, and get a context-aware explanation right next to it — it reads the surrounding paragraph, so you get what the term means in THIS paper. Unlike other AI extensions: 100% local & private (your key, your browser, zero servers), answers in any language, and a one-time $5 with your own API key — no subscription.
Hi Product Hunt! 👋
I built Select & Explain because I don't want to turn on a new page every unfamiliar term while reading papers in English (my second language).
Now just select the word, hit Alt+E, and the explanation opens right next to it — context-aware, because it reads the surrounding paragraph. I can even ask follow-ups in the same card, like "give me an example."
A few things I cared about:
🔒 100% local — your API key and history never leave your browser. No account, no tracking.
🌍 Answers in your language — type any language in settings.
💸 One-time $5, bring your own key (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and more). No subscription.
Would love your feedback — especially from anyone who reads a lot in a second language. Happy to answer any questions!
About Select & Explain on Product Hunt
“Explain any term in context — 100% local, no account”
Select & Explain was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #140 on the daily leaderboard. Reading dense papers in a second language means constantly tab-switching to Google. Select & Explain fixes that: highlight any term, press Alt+E, and get a context-aware explanation right next to it — it reads the surrounding paragraph, so you get what the term means in THIS paper. Unlike other AI extensions: 100% local & private (your key, your browser, zero servers), answers in any language, and a one-time $5 with your own API key — no subscription.
On the analytics side, Select & Explain competes within Chrome Extensions, Education, Artificial Intelligence and OpenAI Day — topics that collectively have 605.9k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Select & Explain performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Select & Explain?
Select & Explain was hunted by lisha zhu. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Select & Explain including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
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