Xylingo: AI English Vocabulary Builder

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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• May 15, 2026
  description

  Xylingo is a powerful app and a Chrome extension that transforms English language learning into a fully immersive, personalized ecosystem. Instead of rote memorization and endless flashcards, you create your own dynamic world where every chat, news article, and training session is built around the exact words you are currently learning. This is the ideal solution for students, professionals, and anyone aiming to speak English naturally and fluently without constant mental translation.
  
  Full list of features:
  
  - Integrated English dictionary — add unfamiliar words with a single click from any website, YouTube videos, series, articles, or e-books; instantly receive personalized examples and learning materials.  
  - Contextual chats with characters — engage in realistic conversations where AI subtly introduces and tests your target vocabulary in natural dialogue, without rigid scripts.  
  - Adaptive news feed — real news articles are automatically rewritten on the fly to incorporate the words you need to practice, ensuring daily contextual exposure.  
  - Native speaker formulation analysis — write your thoughts in your native language; the extension identifies unnatural “translations,” explains how natives express the same idea, and provides a natural English version along with follow-up practice tasks.  
  - Interactive tests and exercises — dedicated tests and targeted drills to check retention, reinforce usage, and build confidence in vocabulary application.  
  - Simulated English-speaking environment — your personal vocabulary appears everywhere: in rewritten news, chat prompts, and training sessions designed for purposeful reading, listening, and speaking practice.  
  - Direct neural connections — learn through rich context instead of mechanical translation; develop an instinctive feel for the language, just like native speakers.  
  - Personalized learning cycle — each word follows a complete loop: addition → news exposure → chat usage → test → reinforcement.  
  Seamless Chrome integration — works across all websites, allowing you to click any word and immediately start a tailored learning process.
  
  Xylingo eliminates endless repetitions, boring drills, and fear of mistakes. Your English vocabulary actively shapes your browsing world, helping you read, converse, and think in English with increasing ease and confidence.
  
  Start your journey today — feel English instead of studying it.

  Add any English word from any website, YouTube video, article, or e-book, PDF — and Xylingo builds your entire learning environment around it. Real news gets rewritten to include your words. AI characters use them in natural conversation. Tests target exactly what you're learning. No flashcards. No drilling. Just English that surrounds you until it sticks.
  
  Xylingo is both a Chrome extension and a full learning app, designed for students, professionals, and anyone who wants to speak English naturally — without constant mental translation from their native language.
  
  HOW IT WORKS
  
  Every word you add follows a complete learning cycle: you save it — it appears in rewritten news — an AI character uses it in conversation with you — a targeted test checks your retention — the cycle reinforces until the word is truly yours.
  
  FEATURES
  
  Integrated English dictionary — click any unfamiliar word on any website, video, or article or pdf to save it instantly. Xylingo immediately generates personalized examples and learning materials around it.
  
  Adaptive news feed — real news articles are automatically rewritten on the fly to include the exact words you are currently learning. You absorb vocabulary through daily reading, in real context, without extra study time.
  
  Contextual AI chats — have realistic conversations with AI characters who naturally introduce and test your target words in dialogue. No rigid scripts, no artificial exercises — just conversation that feels genuine.
  
  Native speaker formulation — write a thought in your native language and Xylingo identifies where your phrasing would sound unnatural in English. It explains how a native speaker would say the same thing, gives you the natural version, and follows up with practice tasks. This is how you stop translating and start thinking in English.
  
  Interactive tests and exercises — targeted drills check retention and build confidence in real usage, not just recognition.
  
  Personalized English environment — your vocabulary appears across rewritten news, chat prompts, and training sessions, creating a consistent immersive loop around the specific words you need.
  
  Seamless Chrome integration — works across all websites. Click any word anywhere to begin a tailored learning process immediately.
  
  WHO IT IS FOR
  
  — Non-native English speakers at intermediate to advanced level
  — Professionals who need precise, natural business English
  — Students preparing for IELTS, TOEFL, or academic writing
  — Anyone tired of apps that teach words in isolation and forget them by tomorrow
  
  Xylingo does not ask you to set aside study time. It turns the browsing you already do into an English learning engine — one word at a time, in context, until English feels natural rather than studied.

• May 15, 2026
  short_description

  Open Xylingo word pages from the context menu and side panel.

  Add any word - AI rewrites real news & chats around YOUR vocabulary. Learn English through use, not memorization.

• May 15, 2026
  name

  Xylingo — English Vocabulary, Immersive Learning

  Xylingo: AI English Vocabulary Builder

• May 15, 2026
  host_permissions

  https://xylingo.com/*

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• May 15, 2026
  permissions

  contextMenus, storage, cookies, sidePanel

  contextMenus, storage, sidePanel

• Apr 17, 2026
  name

  Xylingo — English Vocabulary Builder, Immersive Learning, Dictionary

  Xylingo — English Vocabulary, Immersive Learning

• Apr 17, 2026
  host_permissions

  http://localhost:5173/*, https://xylingo.com/*

  https://xylingo.com/*

• Apr 17, 2026
  permissions

  contextMenus, sidePanel, storage, cookies

  contextMenus, storage, cookies, sidePanel

• Apr 1, 2026
  host_permissions

  http://localhost:5173/*, https://www.xylingo.com/*

  http://localhost:5173/*, https://xylingo.com/*

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