Snap Text

Tracking since Apr 19, 2026.

Changelog

• Apr 26, 2026
  description

  Snap Text is a super simple Chrome extension that helps you capture and organize important text from any webpage in seconds. Whether you're a student, researcher, or daily reader, Snap Text keeps your key takeaways in one place.SnapText ensures you never lose track of important content.
  
  How it works: Highlight text → Right click → Add to Snap Text → DONE.
  
  Main features
  ✅ Save highlighted text along with its URL using the right-click menu or shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+1 on Windows, Cmd+Shift+1 on Mac).
  ✅ View all saved snippets in a sticky-note popup.
  ✅ Quickly search, copy, delete, or clear all saved text.
  
  🔄 Stay tuned: Save your answers directly to your Google Sheets is coming soon — no extra steps needed.
  
  Just fast, focused text capture.
  Install Snap Text to streamline how you save what matters.

  📌 Save it. Understand it. Remember it — all without leaving the page.
  
  Snap Text is the AI-powered reading assistant that lives in your browser. Highlight any text on any webpage, get an instant plain-English explanation from AI, and save both to your personal knowledge base in one click.
  
  Perfect for students, researchers, professionals, and anyone who reads a lot online.
  
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  ✨ AI EXPLAINER
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  Highlight confusing text → click "AI Explainer" → get a clear, jargon-free explanation in seconds. No copy-pasting. No switching tabs. No extra steps.
  
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  📂 YOUR PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE BASE
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  ✅ Save highlighted text + AI explanation together
  ✅ Save manually with your own notes
  ✅ Search across all saved items instantly
  ✅ Copy, delete, or clear anytime
  ✅ Export to TXT, Markdown, or Anki flashcards
  
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  ⚡ HOW IT WORKS
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  1. Highlight any text on any webpage
  2. Click "📌 Save Text" or "✨ AI Explainer" from the popup
  3. Open Snap Text to review, search, or export your saved items
  
  Or use the shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+1 (Windows) / Cmd+Shift+1 (Mac)
  
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  🎓 GREAT FOR
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  • Students building study notes
  • Researchers collecting references
  • Professionals staying on top of industry news
  • Anyone who reads and wants to retain more
  
  Install Snap Text — and finally keep up with everything you read.

• Apr 26, 2026
  short_description

  Save any text with a single click!

  Select any text, get an instant AI explanation, and save it to your personal knowledge base — without leaving the page.

• Apr 26, 2026
  permissions

  contextMenus, notifications, storage, activeTab, scripting, tabs, commands, downloads

  contextMenus, notifications, storage, activeTab, scripting, tabs, commands, downloads, alarms

Permissions & access

Permissions

contextMenusnotificationsstorageactiveTabscriptingtabscommandsdownloadsalarms

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