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Selection

Summarize or explain any selected text on a web page.

How to Use​

  1. Select (highlight) any text on a web page
  2. A floating popup appears near the selection
  3. Choose an action:
    • Summarize — Get a condensed version of the selected text
    • Explain — Get a detailed explanation of the selected text
    • Listen — Read the selected text aloud with AI voice
    • Highlight — Save the selection to your Highlights library

Selection Popup​

The floating popup appears automatically when you select text. It shows:

  • Summarize button — Condenses the selection into key points
  • Explain button — Provides a detailed explanation (useful for complex terms or paragraphs)

Disabling the Popup​

If you prefer not to see the selection popup:

  1. Open the extension popup
  2. Go to Settings
  3. Toggle off "Show selection popup"

Explain Feature​

The Explain action is useful for:

  • Technical terms — Get definitions and context
  • Complex paragraphs — Break down difficult text
  • Foreign phrases — Understand unfamiliar expressions
  • Code snippets — Get explanations of code blocks

The explanation appears in the extension popup, where you can also:

  • Copy the explanation
  • Listen with text-to-speech
  • Chat to ask follow-up questions

Tips​

  • Works on any web page with selectable text
  • Short selections (a sentence or two) work best for Explain
  • Longer selections (multiple paragraphs) work best for Summarize
  • Cached results are reused if you select the same text again

Summary​

Get a condensed version of any selected text on a web page.

How to Use Summary​

  1. Select any text on a web page
  2. Click Summarize in the floating popup
  3. Read the key points in the extension panel

Summary Features​

  • Key points extraction: Distills the selection into bullet-point takeaways
  • Context-aware: Understands the surrounding article for better accuracy
  • Quick access: Works on any selectable text — articles, docs, PDFs
  • Follow-up chat: Continue exploring the topic with the built-in chat

Tips​

  • Multi-paragraph selections produce the best summaries
  • Combine with Highlight to save key points for later
  • Use Chat after summarizing to dive deeper into any point

Text to Speech​

Listen to any selected text read aloud with natural-sounding AI voices.

How to Use Text to Speech​

  1. Select any text on a web page
  2. Click Listen in the floating popup
  3. Audio starts playing in the extension panel

Text to Speech Features​

  • Natural AI voices: Multiple voices and accents available
  • Playback controls: Play, pause, skip forward/back
  • Speed control: Adjust playback speed (0.5× – 2×)
  • Voice selection: Choose your preferred language and voice in Settings

Tips​

  • Works on any web page text — great for long articles while multitasking
  • Change voices in Settings → Voice
  • Short selections start playing almost instantly

Highlight​

Save important passages from any web page directly to your Highlights library.

How to Use Highlight​

  1. Select text on any web page
  2. Click Highlight in the floating popup
  3. Choose a tag and folder, then click Save highlight

Highlight Features​

  • Tags: Categorize highlights as Key Finding, Method, Result, Definition, and more
  • Folders: Organize highlights into custom folders
  • Library access: All highlights viewable in History → Highlights
  • Export: Export highlights to Markdown or CSV

Tips​

  • Use tags consistently to make your library searchable
  • Highlights are linked back to their source URL
  • Combine with Summary and Chat for a full research workflow

Explain​

Get instant explanations for any text in your summaries.

How to Use Explain​

  1. Open any summary
  2. Select the text you want to understand
  3. Click the Explain button that appears
  4. Read the AI-generated explanation

Explain Features​

  • Context-aware: Explanations consider the full article context
  • Simple language: Complex terms explained in plain words
  • Examples: Includes examples when helpful
  • Quick access: Works on any selected text

Limits​

FeatureFreeProMax
Max context words3001,0002,000
Max output tokens1,0001,5001,800
Cooldown30s10s5s

Explain uses tokens from your daily allowance.

Language Support​

Explanations are generated in your interface language. The AI supports all 15 languages available in 5minread: English, Russian, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Turkish, Vietnamese, and Polish.

Tips​

  • Select specific terms or phrases for focused explanations
  • Use for technical jargon, acronyms, or unfamiliar concepts
  • Combine with Chat for deeper exploration of topics
  • Works with both page summaries and video summaries