Explanium - Instant Text Explainer

Get instant AI explanations for any selected text using Google's Gemini AI. Smart caching for fast repeat explanations.

As of May 2026, Explanium - Instant Text Explainer has 22 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 5 reviews in the Education category.

Usersup 22.2 percent+22.2%
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Ratingno change0%
5.00
5 reviews
Reviewsno change0%
5
Version
6.0.0
Manifest V3

History

4 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Permissions & access

Permissions
activeTabstoragecontextMenus
Host access
https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/*

Screenshots

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About

🚀 Get instant AI explanations for any selected text using Google's Gemini AI

Explanium is a powerful Chrome extension that provides instant explanations for any selected text on any webpage. Perfect for students, researchers, professionals, and curious minds who want to understand complex terms, technical jargon, and unfamiliar concepts instantly.

✨ KEY FEATURES:
• 🤖 Google Gemini AI powered explanations
• ⚡ Advanced caching system (5000+ explanations stored locally)
• 🚀 Lightning fast: 2-3 seconds first time, instant for cached responses
• 🎯 Smart popup positioning that never blocks your content
• 🖱️ Right-click context menu support
• 🎨 Beautiful dark UI with smooth animations
• 🔒 Privacy-first design - your data stays on your device
• 📊 Cache analytics with hit rates and API savings tracking

💡 HOW IT WORKS:
1. Select any text on any webpage
2. Popup appears instantly with explanation
3. ⚡ Lightning bolt indicates cached (instant) responses
4. Copy explanations with one click

🎯 PERFECT FOR:
• Students: Understanding complex academic terms
• Professionals: Decoding industry jargon
• Researchers: Quick explanations of technical concepts
• General users: Understanding unfamiliar terms while browsing

🔒 PRIVACY FEATURES:
• No personal data collection
• API key stored locally on your device
• Only selected text sent to Google's Gemini API
• Comprehensive privacy policy available

🚀 PERFORMANCE:
• First explanation: 2-3 seconds
• Cached explanations: <100ms (instant)
• Memory usage: <5MB
• Works on all websites with selectable text

Requires a free Google Gemini API key from Google AI Studio.

Technical

Version
6.0.0
Manifest
V3
Size
59.06KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
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Developer ID
ud7c003757dcabfa1c382afc835b4629d
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Jul 9, 2025
Last Updated (Store)
Jul 10, 2025
Last Scraped
May 31, 2026
Website
Support URL

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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 31, 2026.