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NotebookLM Highlight to Explain

by teklidtr@gmail.com · Education
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Explain, summarize, or create examples from highlighted NotebookLM text and insert the prompt into chat.

Users
20
+2 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#152K
#126K among extensions
Version
0.2.1
updated 9 Sep 2026

Users

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Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 20 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 NotebookLM Highlight to Explain

NotebookLM Highlight to Explain helps you move from reading sources to asking better questions in Google NotebookLM. Highlight text inside NotebookLM, press Cmd+E (macOS) or Ctrl+E (Windows/Linux/ChromeOS), then choose Explain, Example, or Summarize. The extension inserts a ready-to-send prompt into the NotebookLM chat panel. If the highlight comes from a source, it includes the source title when it can detect one. Useful for students, teachers, researchers, and anyone using NotebookLM to study documents, lecture notes, reports, or PDFs. Features: - Highlight NotebookLM text and open a focused prompt popup. - Add explain, example, or summarize prompts to NotebookLM chat. - Include the selected source title when the highlight comes from a source. - Keep the prompt editable before sending. - Works only on https://notebooklm.google.com/*. This is an independent tool and is not affiliated with Google or NotebookLM. --- What's new in v0.2.0: - Customizable Prompts: You can now edit the default prompt templates for Explain, Example, and Summarize. - Settings Page: Accessible via the new gear icon in the popup, where you can modify templates using {source} and {selection} placeholders. - Account Syncing: Custom prompt templates automatically save and sync across all your devices using Chrome Storage Sync. - Improved International Support: Enhanced chat box detection for non-English UI settings (supporting Turkish, Spanish, German, French, Italian, and Portuguese). - Selection Bug Fixes: Corrected source title extraction issues when highlighting text inside bulleted lists.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+1+5.3%00.00
30 days+2+11.1%00.00

Version history

3 versions recorded
0.2.19 Sep 2026
0.2.06 Jul 2026
0.1.02 Jul 2026

Details

Category
Education
First seen
2 Jul 2026
Size
39 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Privacy policy
github.com
Extension ID
icgojnknmdbdldajaoecliokcmfddcon

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 2, likelihood 3
Permissions
activeTabclipboardWritestorage

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