Any PDF,
explained as you read it.

Open a paper, a report or a manual and highlight what you don’t follow. Or ask the whole PDF a question, and have it read aloud with each word marked.

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Try it here.

Highlight “EBITDA” or “operating leverage”. Then highlight a word in the answer to go deeper.

Annual report, page 41

Underlying EBITDA increased 12% on the prior corresponding period, reflecting improved operating leverage, partially offset by higher amortisation of capitalised software and adverse movements in working capital.

Ask the whole document

“Where does it talk about refunds?” Explayn answers from the PDF and points you to the page.

Screenshot a chart

Tables, charts and formulas in a PDF: frame them and ask what they show.

Listen

Have any page read aloud in a natural voice, with each word marked as it is spoken.

Questions

Does it work on scanned PDFs?

Yes — Explayn reads the text in the scan.

Which apps?

Chrome’s PDF viewer, Preview and any app on a Mac, any app on Windows, and the web app on a phone.

How much does it cost?

Nothing. Explayn is free, with no account.

Explayn is also for

students · medical words · contracts and legal wording · English learners · YouTube · code · research papers · dyslexia · teachers