Data month 2026-09
Hilo
Hilo
Hilo
hiloappHighlight any text for an instant AI explanation. Select, click, understand — on every website.

According to AlphaMoat, as of 2026-09, the Chrome extension Hilo has 41 users (-4.7% MoM) — ranked #5,840 of 9,324 AI browser extensions, and #1,470 of 2,418 in General AI.

Users · 2026-09
41-4.7%
Rating
-
Overall Rank (9,324)
#5,840
General AI Rank
#1,470/ 2,418

What is Hilo

From the Chrome Web Store

Highlight any text for an instant AI explanation. Select, click, understand — on every website. One highlight. One explanation. Zero friction.

Hilo is a lightweight AI assistant that lives in your browser. No sidebar, no chat window, no copy-pasting into another tab. Highlight a word, a sentence, or a whole paragraph — a small spark appears, you click it, and Hilo explains it right there, in context.

How it works 1. Select any text on any webpage 2. Click the spark icon that appears 3. Get a clear, context-aware explanation in seconds

Three modes

  • Explain: concise definition or explanation, 3-5 sentences, with a "Go deeper" button when you want more
  • Simplify: break it down like you're new to the topic
  • Translate: translate the selection into your language

Context-aware Hilo reads the paragraph around your selection, not just the highlighted words. It knows you're reading about monetary policy when you highlight "quantitative easing", not just asking for a dictionary definition.

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Privacy first Hilo never logs what you read or highlight. Selected text is processed and immediately discarded. No history, no user profiling, no ads. Ever.

Free and Pro Free: 5 explanations/day, enough to try it on anything. Pro: 100 explanations/day for €2/month or €10/year.

Works on Wikipedia, news sites, research papers, technical docs, and anywhere else you read online.

Extension profile

Version
v1.1.1
Size
51.42KiB
Languages
English · français
Updated
2026-09-29

User Growth Trend

Shared axis · hover for monthly values
Latest 41MoM-4.7%
-15.4830.9646.4426-0826-09
2026-08
43
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2026-09
41
-4.7%

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Data month: 2026-09 · User counts and ratings come from public Chrome Web Store data, aggregated monthly. See methodology.