ExplainTXT records 0 monthly visits with 0% month-over-month growth and Freemium pricing. Merlin AI records 1,382,634 monthly visits with +13.1% growth and Freemium pricing.
Highlight text. Ask AI. Instant summaries and explanations on any page.
One AI assistant that plugs ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini into every tab
| Dimension / Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Official Domain | explaintxt.com | getmerlin.in |
| Pricing Model | Freemium | Freemium |
| Monthly Visits | 0 (0) | 1.38M (1,382,634) |
| MoM Traffic Delta | 0 (0%) | +159.85K (+13.1%) |
| Primary Market & Share | 🌐 Global (—) | 🇺🇸 United States (15%) |
| Direct Visits / mo | 0 | 695.32K |
| User Rating | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| Supported Platforms | Website | Browser Extension |
Highlight text. Ask AI. Instant summaries and explanations on any page.
Press ⌘⇧E (Ctrl+Shift+E on Windows) with nothing selected to get a concise summary of the whole page, led by a one-line gist and then the key points.
Select any term, clause or paragraph and ExplainTXT explains just that part in plain language, right where you are reading.
Answers open in a sidebar so you can ask additional questions about the page without leaving it or opening a separate chatbot tab.
Run it from the keyboard shortcut, a highlight context menu, the toolbar icon, or an alternate ⌘⇧S shortcut, and rebind the keys in Chrome.
One AI assistant that plugs ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini into every tab
Switch between GPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, Mistral and Llama class models from a single interface instead of juggling separate subscriptions.
Summarize articles, YouTube videos, PDFs and documents in place, then ask follow-up questions grounded in that content.
Draft and reply to emails in Gmail, compose posts and comments for X and LinkedIn, and repurpose web pages or videos into blogs and articles.
Generate images from prompts using more than 20 image models and multiple aspect ratios for web and social output.
SpecialistProvides superior core reasoning and advanced coding agents, but lacks Merlin's seamless one-click browser tab integration and sidebar shortcuts.
SpecialistProvides superior core reasoning and advanced coding agents, but lacks Merlin's seamless one-click browser tab integration and sidebar shortcuts.
SpecialistOffers massive context windows and Google Workspace integration, but functions as a standalone web app rather than an inline sidebar.
SpecialistOffers massive context windows and Google Workspace integration, but functions as a standalone web app rather than an inline sidebar.
SpecialistExcels at nuanced document analysis and writing, but operates as a dedicated web workspace rather than a browser extension.
SpecialistExcels at nuanced document analysis and writing, but operates as a dedicated web workspace rather than a browser extension.
SpecialistDelivers superior citation-backed web research and real-time search, but lacks Merlin's multi-purpose browser writing tools and sidebar utilities.
SpecialistDelivers superior citation-backed web research and real-time search, but lacks Merlin's multi-purpose browser writing tools and sidebar utilities.
Aggregates diverse frontier models into one conversational interface, but operates primarily as a web/app client rather than a native extension.
Aggregates diverse frontier models into one conversational interface, but operates primarily as a web/app client rather than a native extension.
Provides comparable all-in-one browser assistance and multi-model chat, but includes more robust built-in painting and drawing suites.
Provides comparable all-in-one browser assistance and multi-model chat, but includes more robust built-in painting and drawing suites.
Offers a similar browser sidebar experience with multi-model support, but features cleaner tab integration and smoother reading tools.
Offers a similar browser sidebar experience with multi-model support, but features cleaner tab integration and smoother reading tools.
Highlight the web, learn in public, and build your AI clone
Highlight the web, learn in public, and build your AI clone
SpecialistIntegrates AI directly into an independent browser environment, whereas Merlin runs as an extension across existing browsers.
SpecialistIntegrates AI directly into an independent browser environment, whereas Merlin runs as an extension across existing browsers.
Delivers a cross-platform AI chat client with local file Q&A, but requires desktop installation rather than browser extension access.
Delivers a cross-platform AI chat client with local file Q&A, but requires desktop installation rather than browser extension access.
Combines browser AI chat with advanced web automation and data extraction, though with a steeper learning curve.
Translate, summarize, and understand documents in 154 languages without losing the layout
Translate, summarize, and understand documents in 154 languages without losing the layout
