Select AI - Explain & Translate by EndlessGrief
AI explanations, bilingual translations, YouTube subtitles, and image recognition. Built-in free AI works out of the box.
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Select AI is a web reading assistant. Select to Explain, Bilingual Translation, YouTube bilingual subtitles, and Image Recognition all stay as close as possible to the page you are reading — less copying, less switching, less waiting, and more staying in the flow.
🤖 Select to Explain — Select a word, phrase, heading, paragraph, or code snippet. Select AI explains what it means in the surrounding page context, not just its literal translation.
🌐 Bilingual Translation — Translate selected page content, or select nothing to translate the whole page. Original text and translation are shown side by side for reading foreign-language webpages and long articles.
🎬 YouTube Bilingual Subtitles — Turn on AI bilingual subtitles with one click when watching foreign-language YouTube videos. It reuses existing video captions, translates them in real time, follows playback progress, and supports adjustable font size.
🖼 Image Recognition — Right-click an image or use Screenshot Recognition to understand charts, UIs, error messages, and text inside images.
📖 Japanese kana ruby for kanji — When reading Japanese content, display kana pronunciation above kanji to help understand unfamiliar words and proper nouns.
🎯 Understands what you selected — Select to Explain judges whether you selected a heading, term, code snippet, or normal text, then switches to the explanation style that fits the reading scenario.
🌊 Shows as it generates — Results appear while AI is generating, so you do not need to wait for the full answer before seeing anything.
⚡ Free AI works out of the box. Bring your own model anytime. — Use the built-in free AI service directly, or connect your own AI service with a custom OpenAI / Anthropic-compatible API.
🔒 Clear permissions and privacy — Select AI reads content only when you actively use a feature, and only the content needed for that task. API Keys are stored only in your local browser.
🤖 Select to Explain — Select a word, phrase, heading, paragraph, or code snippet. Select AI explains what it means in the surrounding page context, not just its literal translation.
🌐 Bilingual Translation — Translate selected page content, or select nothing to translate the whole page. Original text and translation are shown side by side for reading foreign-language webpages and long articles.
🎬 YouTube Bilingual Subtitles — Turn on AI bilingual subtitles with one click when watching foreign-language YouTube videos. It reuses existing video captions, translates them in real time, follows playback progress, and supports adjustable font size.
🖼 Image Recognition — Right-click an image or use Screenshot Recognition to understand charts, UIs, error messages, and text inside images.
📖 Japanese kana ruby for kanji — When reading Japanese content, display kana pronunciation above kanji to help understand unfamiliar words and proper nouns.
🎯 Understands what you selected — Select to Explain judges whether you selected a heading, term, code snippet, or normal text, then switches to the explanation style that fits the reading scenario.
🌊 Shows as it generates — Results appear while AI is generating, so you do not need to wait for the full answer before seeing anything.
⚡ Free AI works out of the box. Bring your own model anytime. — Use the built-in free AI service directly, or connect your own AI service with a custom OpenAI / Anthropic-compatible API.
🔒 Clear permissions and privacy — Select AI reads content only when you actively use a feature, and only the content needed for that task. API Keys are stored only in your local browser.
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Required permissions:
- Display notifications to you
- Access your data for all websites
Optional permissions:
- Access your data for all websites
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- Version
- 0.16.1
- Size
- 292.12 KB
- Last updated
- 4 days ago (Jul 26, 2026)
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