Inline translation
Reads where your eyes already are. Dismisses on outside-click. Never interrupts the article.
Chrome extension · free
A quiet hand on the page.
Krendo translates the words that stop you while you read in another language. Save what matters with the sentence it came from. Come back when you're ready — no account, no streak to break.
01
Select
Highlight a word or phrase on any page and press Ctrl + Space (Control + Space on Mac).
02
Translate
An inline panel opens with the translation, dictionary entries, and pronunciation.
03
Save
Keep the words worth remembering, with the sentence they came from.
What it does
Built for the way you actually read.
Context capture
Every saved word keeps the sentence it came from, the page title, and a link back to the source.
193 languages
Full Google Translate coverage. Auto-detect the source or pick it.
Pronunciation
Hear the word in the source language and the translation in the target. One click each, no setup.
Spaced review
Three modes — flashcard, multiple choice, self-rate. Words move new → learning → stronger as you remember them. Pick a preset, drill in five minutes, move on with your day.
Tags & notes
Group words by topic. Add a personal gloss or memory hook. Filter by tag, source site, status, or date.
Word lists
Pin words into named lists, or let a list grow itself from a filter — tag, source, or date. Each list is a one-click review session.
Anki & CSV export
Your library, or a filtered slice of it, exports to .apkg for Anki or CSV for everything else. No lock-in. No cloud. No account.
Who Krendo is for
Built for readers like these.
Spanish news, after a long day
You read El País over the second coffee. The big words slow you down; you don't want a quiz, you want to finish the article without losing the thread. Krendo translates the word, saves it with the sentence, and stays out of your way.
News readingRead more →Your first French article
Half the page is new. A textbook tells you you're not ready; the article wants to be read anyway. Krendo holds the words you don't know yet, one at a time, until you finish.
BeginnerGerman philosophy, for the test
You're not here for streaks. You want the words you actually met to stick — by source, by passage, by paper. Krendo saves each one with its context, so the next pass is grounded in where you first met it.
Exam prepRead more →Portuguese books, the words you almost knew
Two languages already in your head. You skim past the ones you'd be embarrassed to ask about. Krendo catches them quietly, so you can come back to the half-meanings on your own time.
Quiet prideRead more →Where it fits
Not a translator. Not a flashcard app.
Krendo lives in the gap between — a tool for reading in another language, not for studying one cold from scratch.
Krendo
Google Translate
Anki / Quizlet
Stays on the page you're reading
Saves the sentence the word came from
manual
Bundled spaced review
Exports to Anki (.apkg)
Free, no account
tier-gated
Your vocabulary leaves your device
Compare in depth: Krendo vs Immersive Translate →
The companion
A home for every word you've saved.
When you're ready to review, the web companion is waiting — clean, fast, and tied to the same library on your device. No second account, no sync screen, no ceremony. Just open the dashboard.
- Filter by tag, source, status. Find what you saved last Tuesday from Le Monde, learning state only.
- Spaced review sessions. Pick a preset, drill in 5 minutes, move on with your day.
- One click back to the article. Every saved word remembers the page it came from.
Today
8 words asking for another look
about 12 minutes · mostly Spanish
Saved
147
Due now
8
This week
23
- flüchtigde → enlearningfleetingzeit.deessay
- reconoceres → enstrongerto recognizeelpais.comnews
193Languages supported
0Trackers, ads, analytics
100%Local storage
Frequently asked
A few common questions.
Is it free?
Yes. There's no account, no paywall, no trial. The core experience — translating in place, saving words with context, reviewing on one device — stays free. If paid tiers ever ship later, they'll cover features that genuinely cost money per user (cloud sync, hosted backup), not what's free today.
Does it work on every site?
Almost. It runs on standard pages — articles, blogs, docs. Some sites with strict content-security policies (a few banks, a few app shells) block content scripts entirely; nothing we can do about those.
Where are my saved words stored?
In your browser's IndexedDB. Nothing leaves your device except the text you ask to translate. No Krendo server has a copy. If cross-device sync ever ships, it'll be opt-in — local-only is the default and stays the default.
Which languages does it support?
Whatever Google Translate supports — over 190. Source can be set to auto-detect, target is anything you pick.
Can I export my words?
Yes. The web companion's words page has Export buttons for Anki (.apkg) and CSV. Filter to a tag, status, or list first if you want a curated deck — the export respects whatever you've narrowed to. Everything stays local; no Krendo server holds a copy.
Firefox, Safari, Edge?
Edge works today — it's a Chromium browser and the Chrome Web Store listing installs cleanly. Firefox is a Plasmo flag flip away but hasn't been tested or released. Safari needs a separate build target and isn't currently on the roadmap.