Fast contextual reading assistant - select text on any page and get an instant, page-aware explanation.
Users
8
+2 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#213K
#179K among extensions
Version
0.1.8
updated 3 Aug 2026
Users
monthly, 3 months
Latest, 16 Oct 2026:8 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
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Latest, 16 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About ClickNote
Select the confusing part and ClickNote explains it instantly with context, right where you are — on web pages and now in PDFs too.
Unlike a dictionary or a chatbot, ClickNote reads the document with you. It uses the surrounding paragraphs, the section you are in, and what you have already read, so the explanation fits the exact context instead of giving you a generic definition.
HOW IT WORKS
Select any text on any webpage or in a PDF
An explanation appears next to your selection in seconds
Still confused? Select any phrase inside the answer to go deeper, or type a follow-up question
NEW: PDFS, EXPLAINED TOO
ClickNote now works for pdf's too: select a passage and the explanation appears in place. The PDF itself never leaves your device. It is rendered entirely locally. (PDF support needs Chrome 151 or newer; on older versions everything else keeps working.)
WHY PEOPLE KEEP IT
Works everywhere: documentation, research papers, PDFs, technical blogs, news, Wikipedia
Answers stream in fast and stay short, so you never lose reading flow
Go-deeper chains: every answer is selectable, letting you drill down until it clicks
Quick pause: press left and right mouse buttons together to pause ClickNote, click the toolbar icon to bring it back
Light and dark theme, draggable and resizable panel
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Nothing is read or sent until you select text and ask. Pages where you never request an explanation are never touched. PDFs are rendered on your device and never uploaded. Explanations are generated on demand and never stored on our servers.
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