product
a reading layer for the open web
subtext sits over whatever you're reading and explains it in context. select a term for a short, source-aware preview — and save what matters to a reading list that's yours.
a Chrome extension + companion app
most reading tools interrupt you: a new tab, a different page, a context switch you don't come back from. subtext stays where you are. hover the chip, look a term up, and a small terminal-style card streams a preview written for the thing you're actually reading — then dissolves when you're done with it.
what you get
- context-aware previewsselect any word or phrase and look it up — subtext streams a short preview shaped by the page you're on, not a generic dictionary entry.
- save snippetskeep the passages worth returning to. each one groups under its source page in a reading list you actually revisit.
- star the terms that matterfavourite a term while reading and it's pinned to a starred-terms list, with a snapshot of its preview and where you found it.
- synced to your accountsign in with Google or GitHub and everything follows you across devices and browsers. signed out, it all stays local.
select text on any page → look up for a preview or ★ to star it.