R-Searcher

Tracking since Apr 28, 2026.

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• May 11, 2026
  description

  R-Searcher helps you get the point of an article in seconds and understand difficult passages without breaking your reading flow.
  
  Use R-Searcher to:
  - See the essence of an article before deciding whether it deserves your time
  - Turn dense pages into structured notes you can actually keep
  - Get practical next steps after every read
  - Explain confusing text in plain language right on the page
  - Go deeper with follow-up prompts like "Explain differently" and "Show an example"
  - Move faster with a keyboard-first workflow
  
  It is built for people who read to learn, decide, and move: developers, researchers, students, operators, and anyone drowning in tabs.
  
  Instead of forcing you to switch between summaries, search, note apps, and explanation tools, R-Searcher keeps the workflow in one place. Read less mechanically. Understand more quickly. Keep only what matters.
  
  Current early access includes:
  - 5 article analyzes per week
  - 70 text explanations per week
  
  Need more room? You can request higher limits from the product website.
  
  Privacy and permissions:
  - R-Searcher reads the current page only to provide article analysis and text explanation when you use the extension
  - Selected text or article content is sent to our backend and Google Gemini to generate a response
  - Settings are stored locally in your browser
  - The extension uses only the permissions needed for its reading workflow
  
  Important:
  - AI-generated responses can be inaccurate
  - Do not rely on the extension for legal, medical, financial, or other high-stakes decisions without verification
  - Do not submit sensitive, confidential, privileged, or copyrighted text unless you are authorized to do so

  R-Searcher helps you get the point of an article in seconds and understand difficult passages without breaking your reading flow.
  
  Use R-Searcher to:
  - See the essence of an article before deciding whether it deserves your time
  - Turn dense pages into structured notes you can actually keep
  - Get practical next steps after every read
  - Explain confusing text in plain language right on the page
  - Go deeper with follow-up prompts like "Explain differently" and "Show an example"
  - Move faster with a keyboard-first workflow
  
  It is built for people who read to learn, decide, and move: developers, researchers, students, operators, and anyone drowning in tabs.
  
  Instead of forcing you to switch between summaries, search, note apps, and explanation tools, R-Searcher keeps the workflow in one place. Read less mechanically. Understand more quickly. Keep only what matters.
  
  R-Searcher is now moving toward an open-source, self-hosted model:
  - The extension source code and worker source code are publicly available
  - You can deploy your own worker and connect it in the extension settings
  - Additional materials and the self-hosted version are available in the public repository:
  https://github.com/indie-labs-dev/rsearch-copilot
  
  How it works:
  - Install the extension
  - Deploy your own compatible worker
  - Paste the worker base URL into the extension settings
  - Start analyzing articles and explaining selected text
  
  Privacy and permissions:
  - R-Searcher reads the current page only when you actively use the extension
  - Selected text or extracted article content is sent to the backend you configure
  - Settings are stored locally in your browser
  - The extension uses only the permissions needed for its reading workflow
  
  Important:
  - AI-generated responses can be inaccurate
  - Do not rely on the extension for legal, medical, financial, or other high-stakes decisions without verification
  - Do not submit sensitive, confidential, privileged, or copyrighted text unless you are authorized to do so

• May 11, 2026
  short_description

  Smart explain & summarize any article. AI picks the best format automatically.

  Explain and summarize any article with AI. It automatically chooses the best response format.

• May 11, 2026
  host_permissions

  https://research-copilot.research-copilot.workers.dev/*

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