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Amitay Cohen

ExplainTXT: Translate & Explain any Text - Highlight any text to instantly translate and explain it.

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Amitay Cohen

ExplainTXT

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2mo ago

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
Amitay Cohen

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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
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Zhiqi Shi
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Congrats on the launch! A highly practical product! Perhaps adding AI-powered search functionality could make it even more powerful.
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Amitay Cohen
Amitay Cohen

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@zhiqi_shi Thanks so much! AI is already included, could you pls share more about your vision?
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Zhiqi Shi
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@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.
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Amitay Cohen
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@zhiqi_shi Gotcha! Thanks :)
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James Cooper
James Cooper
Congrats on the launch! It’s practical and the explanation feature is excellent. How many languages does it support for translation?
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Amitay Cohen
Amitay Cohen

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@focusaur Thanks so much! Currently 49 different languages :)
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2mo ago
Anton Zaides
Anton Zaides
Man that looks great! Especially for people whose English is a second language (like me too 🙃)
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Amitay Cohen
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@anton_zaides Thank you so much Anton!
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2mo ago
Tina Armasu
Tina Armasu
Love it! Does it also work on PDFs? Scientist here 🤓
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Young Sun Park
Young Sun Park
Congrats on the launch! Tried it to translate and explain a couple Korean news articles to English and seems useful! What is the difference between Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert? Is it granularity of explanation? Maybe a couple examples in your Get Started or the Settings tab would help so users know which one to choose.
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