Select what makes you pause
Highlight a word, phrase, sentence, or idea wherever you’re reading. InterStand brings the surrounding context with it.
You know every word. You still don’t get the sentence.
Stop translating in your head. Read English the way native speakers do.
InterStand is an English reading comprehension tool: in the articles, papers and PDFs you read, it draws the sentence structure on the text and explains it in your language. Ask until it clicks; translate less as you go.
What InterStand does
Deep sentence analysis
The structure of a long English sentence, drawn on the text, so you read it the way native speakers do.
Try it now
Start exploring in seconds.
Bring in a document or passage, select what matters, and explore it in context. No download required.
- Context-aware answers
- PDF, Word, Markdown & text
- No download required
True understanding starts with doubt.
The obvious is often where assumptions hide. InterStand helps you unpack meaning, question what seems certain, test your understanding, and connect ideas as you read.
See how an idea works, what it assumes, and how its pieces connect.
InterStand in action
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Works where you read
One companion for every place you read.
Websites, PDFs, documents, email, notes, spreadsheets, and chat tools — InterStand meets the text where it already lives.
Understand in context
Go deeper than the words.
Start with anything that makes you pause. Unpack meaning, ask better questions, test your understanding, and connect ideas as you read.
Unpack meaning in context
Go beyond definitions. See what something means here, why it matters, and what the surrounding context changes.
Follow the question deeper
Ask what, why, how, or what you might be missing. Follow-up questions stay grounded in what you’re actually reading.
Decode unfamiliar language
Understand unfamiliar words, expressions, idioms, and languages without separating them from the ideas they belong to.
Test what you think you know
Check whether you can explain an idea in your own words, uncover gaps, and refine your understanding as you go.
Connect what you learn
See how new ideas connect to what you already understand, so your knowledge grows into a clearer, more connected picture.
Get InterStand
Start where you read.
Add the InterStand extension to Chrome, or open the web reader for pasted text, PDFs and Word files. Nothing else to install.
Chrome extension
Select text on any page and understand it without leaving the tab.
Add to ChromeWindows app
Reach text in desktop apps and documents with a global shortcut.
Coming soonmacOS & mobile
InterStand is coming to more of the places you already read.
Coming soonBuilt for deeper thinking
Follow the reasoning, not just the answer.
InterStand helps you question what seems clear, work through ideas step by step, and build understanding from what you’re reading.
Join the communitySelect a phrase, claim, or idea.
Ask what it means, why it matters, or what it assumes.
Follow the reasoning step by step until it makes sense.