# Context Lens

> Firefox add-on for AI-powered contextual text explanations. Simply select text, hit keyboard shortcut and get instant insights on a popup without leaving the current tab

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/context-lens](https://chrome-stats.com/d/context-lens)

## Overview

- **ID:** `context-lens`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Iniyan Kanmani
- **Category:** other
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-28
- **First published:** 2025-11-13
- **Size:** 36 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/context-lens/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/context-lens/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/context-lens/privacy/)

## Description

ContextLens enhances your browsing experience by integrating AI assistance seamlessly into Firefox. Simply highlight any text on a webpage and use the default keyboard shortcuts (Shift+Alt+E) or (Shift+Alt+C) for Quick Explain and Contextual Explain modes respectively to get intelligent responses from an LLM. Whether you need explanations or summaries ContextLens delivers helpful insights instantly in a non-intrusive popup.

## Rankings

- #78,381 — Overall
- #206 — context menu

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/context-lens)