Everything it does, on the page you already have open.

Try most features right here. The ones that need YouTube, a PDF or your browser's settings have a picture or a short video.

Read

  • Word Swap

    A few words of a paragraph turn into the language you are learning; click one to check if you know it.

    In the extension: Hover a paragraph, click the round swap button.

  • Reading help

    Each click gives a little more help: hard words, then a simpler version, then the translation.

    In the extension: Hover a paragraph, click ?.

  • Translate page

    A hidden translation under each paragraph, shown when you click its bar.

    In the extension: Popup → Translate page.

  • Known-word colours

    Marks the words you are learning and the new ones, and says how much of the page you know.

    In the extension: Popup → Mark known words.

  • Saved words on later pages

    Words you saved are underlined when they turn up again, so every page is a little review.

    In the extension: On by default.

  • PDF reader

    Open a PDF and use Word Cards, reading help and translation on it.

    In the extension: Popup → Open PDF.

    demo coming soon

  • PDF original layoutComing in the next update

    Read the PDF as it looks, columns and pictures included, with Word Cards on the real page.

    In the extension: In the PDF reader.

    demo coming soon

  • Text in images

    Read the text in a picture, with its translation and clickable words.

    In the extension: Right-click an image → Zimantic: read this image.

    demo coming soon

Videos

  • Dual subtitlesComing in the next update

    YouTube captions in your learning language with a translation line under them.

    In the extension: The Z button in the YouTube player.

    demo coming soon

  • Words in subtitlesComing in the next update

    Point at a line and the video waits; click a word for its card; save the line with its moment.

    In the extension: Point at the subtitles.

    demo coming soon

  • Study line by lineComing in the next update

    Stop after each line, replay it slower, jump with Q, W and E.

    In the extension: Options → Reading.

    demo coming soon

  • Summarize videoComing in the next update

    A short summary of the video with timestamps and key terms to save.

    In the extension: Side panel → Video.

    demo coming soon

  • Coursera lecturesComing in the next update

    The same dual subtitles and Word Cards on Coursera lecture videos.

    In the extension: The Z button on the video.

    demo coming soon

Words

  • Word Card

    The meaning of a word in the sentence you found it, with examples you can hear.

    In the extension: Hold D and click a word.

  • Word Card: meaning in your sentenceComing in the next update

    Pronunciation, words it goes with, formal or casual, other meanings, your own note.

    In the extension: Hold D and click a word.

  • Phrase card

    Select a few words to see what the phrase means here and how formal it is.

    In the extension: Select 2 to 6 words, hold D.

  • Quiz me

    Translate one sentence with the word; you see only your mistakes.

    In the extension: Quiz me on the Word Card.

  • Ask moreComing in the next update

    A short chat about a word or sentence, with examples you can save.

    In the extension: Ask more on a card.

Review

  • Review

    Saved words come back just before you would forget them.

    In the extension: Popup → Review.

  • Word stagesComing in the next update

    Each word shows how far it is: New, Learning, Getting there, Known, Long-term.

    In the extension: Review → Saved words.

  • Practice modesComing in the next update

    Multiple choice, hear the word, rearrange the sentence, fill the gap, type it, dictation.

    In the extension: Review → Mode.

  • Sentence drillsComing in the next update

    Say or type your saved sentences from the translation; your AI checks the meaning.

    In the extension: Review → Sentences.

    demo coming soon

  • Spot the mistake

    Your own corrected mistakes come back as practice cards.

    In the extension: Learn on an Improve change.

  • Say it back

    Read a sentence aloud and get one pronunciation tip.

    In the extension: Options → Say it back.

    demo coming soon

  • TopicsComing in the next update

    Group saved words by topic and practise one topic.

    In the extension: Save on the Word Card.

    demo coming soon

  • Export your words

    Take your words with you as CSV, Anki or JSON. Nothing is locked in.

    In the extension: Review → Export.

Write

  • Improve

    Corrects what you wrote and says why, from fix-only to polished.

    In the extension: Select text in a field → Improve.

  • Check

    Underlines the mistakes in the field you are typing in; fix one or all.

    In the extension: Alt+Shift+C.

  • Tone

    How will this land? A one-line verdict and a softer version.

    In the extension: Select text → Tone.

  • Reply

    Say in one line what you want to answer; get two or three replies in the right register.

    In the extension: Select a message → Reply.

  • WriteComing in the next update

    Write a short text from one line, in any language, for the reader you pick.

    In the extension: Click into an empty field.

  • Explain

    Three short points about a sentence and the simplest way to say it.

    In the extension: Select a sentence → Explain.

  • Check as you typeComing in the next update

    Mistakes are underlined sentence by sentence while you type, with a model on your own computer.

    In the extension: Options → Writing.

    demo coming soon

  • My words and glossaryComing in the next update

    Names and terms Zimantic keeps as they are, and translations it always uses.

    In the extension: Options → Writing → My words.

Side panel

  • Side panel

    Translate, Write, Summary and Prepare next to the page.

    In the extension: Popup → Open side panel.

  • SummaryComing in the next update

    A short summary of the page and the key terms you don't know yet.

    In the extension: Side panel → Summary.

  • Meeting prep

    Key terms and phrases for a meeting, from its agenda or ticket.

    In the extension: Side panel → Prepare.

  • Workplace words

    The words that keep coming back on your work sites, counted on your device.

    In the extension: Options → Workplace words.

    demo coming soon

Privacy

  • Off until you turn it on

    Zimantic reads no site until you turn it on there.

    In the extension: Popup → Turn on for this site.

    demo coming soon

  • Hide personal dataComing in the next update

    Names, emails, phone and account numbers are replaced before a cloud AI sees the text, and put back after.

    In the extension: Options → Privacy.

  • Private sitesComing in the next update

    Work sites only go to an AI you trust.

    In the extension: Options → Sites.

    demo coming soon

  • Trusted or CloudComing in the next update

    Every answer says whether it came from a trusted AI or a cloud AI.

    In the extension: Shown on every result.

    demo coming soon

  • Activity

    Every request Zimantic sent: when, which feature, how much text, where to.

    In the extension: Options → Activity.

    demo coming soon

Your AI

  • Your AI

    Use a model on your computer, a company endpoint, or a cloud provider you pick.

    In the extension: Options → Get started.

    demo coming soon

  • Chrome's built-in AIComing in the next update

    Start with the model built into Chrome, with no key and nothing sent.

    In the extension: Options → Get started.

    demo coming soon

  • My modelsComing in the next update

    Keep several models and switch between them.

    In the extension: Options → My models.

    demo coming soon

  • Prompt editor

    Read and change every instruction sent to your AI.

    In the extension: Options → Prompts.

    demo coming soon

  • Private syncComing in the next update

    Your words on a second computer through an encrypted file on storage you own.

    In the extension: Options → Sync.

    demo coming soon

  • 35 languages

    Pick your language and the one you learn from 35, including Kurdish, Persian and Arabic.

    In the extension: Options → Languages.

First version

Add Zimantic to Chrome.

Install the extension, then point it at an AI you choose.