CatglishBeta

Get started with Catglish

Pin the icon, sign in and try your first word lookup.

Need the extension first? Install from the Chrome Web Store or install manually from a ZIP file.

1. Pin the icon to Chrome’s toolbar

Click the puzzle-piece icon to the right of Chrome’s address bar, then click the pin next to Catglish. The Catglish icon will stay on the toolbar, ready whenever you want to read.

Screenshot coming soon: Chrome’s extensions menu with the pin next to Catglish highlighted.
Chrome’s extensions menu with the pin next to Catglish highlighted.

2. Sign in

Open Welcome and choose Sign in, or Sign up if you do not have an account. After signing in, you return to Welcome to continue setup. The extension uses the same account.

3. Turn on Catglish for the sample article

Keep Welcome open with its sample article visible. Click the Catglish icon in Chrome’s toolbar, then choose Read with Catglish.

Screenshot coming soon: The Catglish popup with Read with Catglish highlighted.
The Catglish popup with Read with Catglish highlighted.

4. Look up your first word

Click a word you don’t know in the sample article to see its meaning. Words you look up join your Word List so you can return to them later.

Screenshot coming soon: A word’s meaning shown beside the selected word in the sample article.
A word’s meaning shown beside the selected word in the sample article.

On another English article, click the toolbar icon and choose Read with Catglish again to start reading with it on that page.

If you have already completed or skipped setup, Welcome may show the finished page. You can still try the sample article there.