Wat Dat – A Firefox Extension for Instant Text Explanations
Wat dat" (What's that?) is a Firefox extension that sends any highlighted text to Groq and provides a simple explanation for it. Every day, while learning or researching, I often need to look up the meanings of words or struggle to understand certain sentences. This breaks my flow and adds cognitive load due to context switching. So I created this extension to make my life a little easier. It requires your own Groq API key and uses the llama3-70b model. All data is stored locally, ensuring your API key remains secure. How It Works: - Highlight text you want explained and press the shortcut…
Wat Dat – A Firefox Extension for Instant Text Explanations launched on September 5, 2024 with 32 votes, #669 of 5,281 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Wat Dat is a Firefox extension that provides instant explanations for highlighted text by sending it to Groq's llama3-70b model. Users highlight any word or sentence and press Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+E to receive a simple explanation in a popup. The extension requires a personal Groq API key and stores all data locally, keeping the key secure. It's designed for researchers and learners who want to understand unfamiliar terms without interrupting their workflow.
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From the sources
Download watdat for Firefox. Highlight text on the web page and press Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+X for an AI explanation. The add-on requires your own Groq API key. It simplifies getting AI explanations by eliminating the need to copy and paste text.
Highlight text on the web page and press Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+X for an AI explanation. The add-on requires your own Groq API key. It simplifies getting AI explanations by eliminating the need to copy and paste text. The developer of this extension asks that you help support its continued development by making a smallfrom addons.mozilla.org
In the maker’s words, at launch
Wat dat" (What's that?) is a Firefox extension that sends any highlighted text to Groq and provides a simple explanation for it. Every day, while learning or researching, I often need to look up the meanings of words or struggle to understand certain sentences. This breaks my flow and adds cognitive load due to…
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