llama explain

Name: llama explain
Author: greatnomadicseal

Get an explanation from a llama (or another local LLM) about the selected text on a website, ELI5 style. All local.

As of May 2026, llama explain has 50 users in the Education category.

greatnomadicseal Education

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+4.2%

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Version

1.0

Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since Apr 25, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 25, 2026	48	—	—	1.0
May 22, 2026	39	—	—	1.0
Now	50	—	—	1.0

Permissions & access

Permissions: contextMenuswindowsstorage
Host access: http://localhost:11434/*

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About

llama explain is a Chrome extension that explains complex text online in simple terms, by using a local-running LLM (Large Language Model). All is done locally on your machine. No data is sent to OpenAI's, or any other company's, server. No need to pay for any service.

Just select the text you need help understanding, right click, and select 'llama explain' from the context menu.

It's built on top of Ollama (https://ollama.ai/) and as such, currently runs only on MacOS.

For full installation steps (on top of this extension, you also need to install Ollama and create models), please refer to https://github.com/welniak/llama-explain. 

The extension is open source, you can find the code at https://github.com/welniak/llama-explain.