Word Hunter

Discover new words you don't know on any web page

What is Word Hunter?

Word Hunter is a Chrome extension that enables you to mark words on web pages as 'known', highlighting only the words you truly don't know. It helps you discover new words effortlessly and expand your vocabulary.

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By: sapjax

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 247 ▲ 13

Rating: 5.00 (4)

Version: 1.1.9 (Last updated: 2024-03-14)

Creation date: 2022-11-14

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

tts
storage
activeTab
scripting
tabs
offscreen
identity
contextMenus
sidePanel
alarms

Host permissions:

*://*.youglish.com/

Size: 1.44M

Email: sa*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 49275 ▲ 571

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#8339 in Tools ▼ 104

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Summary

Analyze keywords

Like LingQ and Relingo, but free and open source.

https://github.com/sapjax/word-hunter

At first, all the words on the web page are "unknown" by default. You can hover over the words and mark them as "known", and the words will no longer be highlighted.

After you mark as many words as possible for "known", the words highlighted are those you really don't know, you can find them at a glance.

Features:

Highlight new words you don't know
save word context
sync with google drive
zen mode
review words by youglish
read PDF file and got highlighted via https://mozilla.github.io/pdf.js/web/viewer.html

User reviews

Molionr Shio, 2024-03-25

shiquda, 2023-12-16

hope new feature, re-mark known words to unknown.

Tsunho Choy, 2023-12-05

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Safety

Risk impact

Word Hunter may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.