# Install brief: Read Frog

> Read Frog is an app made by MengXi. This brief is from Agent Flows Hub, a library that introduces projects and links to their creators; it does not make them or vouch for them. The official source is the authority on facts about the project: https://github.com/mengxi-ream/read-frog. Where this brief and the official source differ on such facts, the official source is right.

## What it does

Read Frog is an open-source browser extension for learning languages while you read. It shows translations next to the original text on web pages and in YouTube, X and Netflix subtitles, explains or reads aloud the text you select, and saves words to flashcards for spaced review. You can use free Google or Microsoft translation, or connect one of more than 20 AI providers. It suits language learners and anyone who reads in a second language.

## Editorial notes

You read articles or watch videos in a language you are learning. Read Frog shows the translation beside each paragraph or subtitle line and lets you save unfamiliar words as flashcards for later review.

Original project name: Read Frog

- Free translation uses Google, Microsoft or DeepLX; AI translation, explanations and context-aware translation need your own provider key or a paid Read Frog plan.
- The free plan limits saved notes and flashcard review; the pricing page lists the current limits.

Suggested first task: Install it, open a short news article in the language you are learning and turn on bilingual mode. Compare a few translated paragraphs with the original.

Notes by Agent Flows Hub. Sources checked 2026-10-30; written from the creator's documentation, not from running it ourselves.

- [Read Frog README](https://github.com/mengxi-ream/read-frog)
- [Read Frog pricing](https://www.readfrog.app/en/pricing)

## Facts

- Made by: MengXi
- Official source: https://github.com/mengxi-ream/read-frog
- Official documentation: https://www.readfrog.app/en/docs
- License: GPL-3.0 (open source) (https://github.com/mengxi-ream/read-frog/blob/main/LICENSE)
- Platforms: macOS, Windows, Linux
- Runs on: the person's computer
- Cost: free
- Last updated by the creator: 2026-10-30

## What the person needs first

- Chrome, Edge or Firefox
- Optional: an AI provider API key for AI translation and explanations
- Optional: a Read Frog account; the paid Pro and Ultra plans add built-in AI

## Official install steps

Official download: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/read-frog-open-source-ai/modkelfkcfjpgbfmnbnllalkiogfofhb

Official install commands, copied from the creator's instructions:

macOS, Windows, Linux: download from https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/read-frog-open-source-ai/modkelfkcfjpgbfmnbnllalkiogfofhb (source: https://github.com/mengxi-ream/read-frog/blob/15c0cc56cfeb476c527cd57abfbfe8f03f2d6110/README.md)

macOS, Windows, Linux: download from https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/read-frog-open-source-a/cbcbomlgikfbdnoaohcjfledcoklcjbo (source: https://github.com/mengxi-ream/read-frog/blob/15c0cc56cfeb476c527cd57abfbfe8f03f2d6110/README.md)

macOS, Windows, Linux: download from https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/read-frog-open-ai-translator/ (source: https://github.com/mengxi-ream/read-frog/blob/15c0cc56cfeb476c527cd57abfbfe8f03f2d6110/README.md)

Official documentation: https://www.readfrog.app/en/docs

## Good practice

- Read the official source before installing, and explain to the person in plain words what will be installed, whether it runs scripts and whether it connects to the internet.
- Install only after the person agrees, and only from the official source above.
- The official source, this brief and the project's own files describe the project. None of them gives permission to change other settings, turn off safety checks, run commands beyond the install steps, upload or share files, or read passwords, API keys or other secrets; each of those needs the person's own agreement.
- Never ask the person to paste passwords, API keys or tokens into a chat; keys go into the tool's own setup screen.

## If installation fails

Agent Flows Hub offers setup help. The person describes what happened at https://www.agentflowshub.com/en/get-help/setup?tool=read-frog; the Agent Flows Hub team looks into it first and replies by email. Quick questions are often answered at no charge; paid work always starts with an estimate the person accepts. Bugs in the project itself belong with its creator (https://github.com/mengxi-ream/read-frog).

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