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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	4	—	—	0.7.7
Apr 11, 2026	6	—	—	0.8.0
Apr 21, 2026	10	—	—	0.8.2
Apr 27, 2026	11	—	—	0.8.4
May 5, 2026	8	—	—	0.8.4
May 10, 2026	9	—	—	0.8.4
May 16, 2026	12	—	—	0.8.4
May 22, 2026	13	—	—	0.9.0
May 29, 2026	14	5.00	1	0.10.3
Jun 4, 2026	16	5.00	1	0.10.3
Jun 10, 2026	20	5.00	1	0.10.3
Now	21	5.00	1	0.10.3

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May 22, 2026

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Select AI – Smart Selection Explainer
Annotate, understand, and translate text instantly with AI-powered context awareness.

Why Select AI?
Most translation tools give you shallow, context-free results. Select AI extracts 2,000-10,000 tokens of surrounding context before analyzing—delivering explanations that actually make sense in context.

Key Features:
🤖 AI-Powered Explanation
Not just translation. Select text and get intelligent explanations that understand meaning, tone, and nuance from the surrounding content.

🌊 Streaming Responses
Watch AI generate answers in real-time. No waiting for complete responses.

📖 Japanese Learning Suite
- Ruby annotations (furigana) show kanji pronunciation
- Text-to-speech reads origin content or translations aloud
Perfect for Japanese learners.

🖼️ OCR Recognition
Right-click any image or take a screenshot to extract and explain text instantly.

🌐 Bilingual Translation
Choose between inline explanations or side-by-side bilingual subtitles for full-page translations.

⚡ 6 AI Providers
Use your own API key with OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, MiniMax, or Zhipu AI. Or start free with our built-in Deepseek service.

🔒 Privacy First
Your API keys are stored locally. No data collection, no tracking.

How It Works:
1. Select any text on any webpage
2. Click the floating AI button
3. Get instant, context-aware explanations

Who's It For:
- Language learners reading foreign content
- Researchers working with technical papers
- Professionals encountering unfamiliar terms
- Japanese students mastering kanji and pronunciation

Install Select AI and transform how you read the web.

Explain selected text, translate pages bilingually, and recognize image text with AI context awareness.

Core Features:

🤖 Intelligent AI Explanation
More than translation. Select text and the AI understands semantics, tone, and nuance — delivering precise, context-grounded explanations.

🎯 Intent-Aware Adaptation
Automatically detects what you've selected and switches to the optimal explanation mode:
• Title → TL;DR summary & article thesis preview
• Term → Structured definition, contextual usage & collocations
• Code → Natural-language breakdown of purpose & key logic
• General → Full context-aware reading assistance

🌊 Streaming Responses
Watch the AI generate answers in real time — no waiting for a complete response.

📖 Japanese Learning Toolkit
• Furigana (振り仮名): Japanese pronunciations above kanji characters
• Text-to-Speech: Read aloud both the original text and translations
A must-have for Japanese learners.

🖼️ Image Recognition
Right-click any image or screenshot to instantly extract and explain the text within it.

🌐 Bilingual Translation Mode
Select part of a page — or nothing at all — to activate full-page bilingual subtitle-style translation, with original and translated text displayed side by side.

⚡ Support Multiple AI Providers
Bring your own API key for most AI providers, or configure any custom OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible API. A built-in free AI service is also available out of the box.

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts
Alt+E Explain / Alt+T Translate / Alt+S Screenshot OCR — with a subtle pulse animation on first use.

🎨 Dark Mode
Automatically follows your system theme for comfortable nighttime reading.

✨ Flexible Trigger Options
Choose click or double-click to trigger AI explanations. Works inside input fields and textareas. Adjustable context window from 1K to 10K tokens.

🔒 Privacy First
Your API keys are stored locally, on your device only. No data collection. No user tracking.

How It Works:
1. Select text on any webpage
2. Click the floating AI button (or press a shortcut)
3. Get an instant, context-aware explanation

Who It's For:
• Language learners reading foreign-language content
• Researchers working through technical literature
• Professionals encountering unfamiliar terminology
• Students mastering Japanese kanji pronunciation

Try it now and transform your web reading experience!

May 22, 2026

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Select text to explain · AI analyzes context · Bilingual translation · OCR · TTS

Explain selected text, translate pages bilingually, and recognize image text with AI context awareness.

May 22, 2026

name

Select AI · AI-powered text selection explainer

Select AI · Explain & Translate Selected Text

Apr 11, 2026

description

Select AI – Smart Selection Explainer
Annotate, understand, and translate text instantly with AI-powered context awareness.

Why Select AI?
Most translation tools give you shallow, context-free results. Select AI extracts 2,000-10,000 tokens of surrounding context before analyzing—delivering explanations that actually make sense in context.

Key Features:
🤖 AI-Powered Explanation
Not just translation. Select text and get intelligent explanations that understand meaning, tone, and nuance from the surrounding content.

🌊 Streaming Responses
Watch AI generate answers in real-time. No waiting for complete responses.

📖 Japanese Learning Suite
- Ruby annotations (furigana) show kanji pronunciation
- Text-to-speech reads origin content or translations aloud
Perfect for Japanese learners.

🖼️ OCR Recognition
Right-click any image or take a screenshot to extract and explain text instantly.

🌐 Bilingual Translation
Choose between inline explanations or side-by-side bilingual subtitles for full-page translations.

⚡ 6 AI Providers
Use your own API key with OpenAI, Anthropic, DeepSeek, MiniMax, or Zhipu AI. Or start free with our built-in MiniMax service.