Askr

Highlight a word or sentence on any page and ask an LLM about it. Free answers to start, or use your own API key.

Askr explains text on any web page and answers your questions about it, in a small tooltip. It works straight after installing, with a few free answers a day. No account needed. How to use it: • Double-click a word or select some text, then click Explain or Ask. • Or right-click a selection and choose "Explain with Askr" or "Ask Askr about…". • Ask follow-up questions in the same tooltip. • Text you asked about stays underlined. Click it to reopen the conversation. Saved conversations: • Conversations are saved in your browser, so they come back when you return to a page. • Search them, sort pages into your own groups, and export them as a web page, spreadsheet (CSV) or JSON. • You can turn saving off in settings. Answers in plain English: • By default, answers use short sentences and simple words. Pick Normal or Strict in settings. Free answers or your own key: • Free answers go through Askr's small server, with a daily limit. • For unlimited answers, add your own API key. Askr works with most popular AI providers, and with a model running on your own computer. • Save several keys. If one provider is busy or unreachable, Askr can automatically try the next. Private by design: • Your keys and conversations stay in your browser. With your own key, your text goes straight to the provider you chose, never to Askr's server. • Free answers: the text is passed on to an AI provider and not stored. A random install ID and a scrambled form of your IP address are kept for about a day, only to count the daily limit. • Full details are in the privacy policy.