iMeanIt – Highlight Words. Forever.
Effortlessly highlight words, look up definitions, add notes, quiz yourself and recall everything directly on any webpage.
iMeanIt is a Safari extension that helps you stay organised and learn while browsing. Whether you're building vocabulary, studying or tracking important information, iMeanIt lets you highlight words, look up definitions in 27 languages, add notes and keep them permanently. Your highlights stay visible even after refreshing or revisiting the page.
Browse your saved words, filter by category or source site, and test yourself with the built-in quiz. Export your vocabulary as a CSV for flashcard apps or import words from another source.
Key Features
Highlight words: Quickly highlight any word on any webpage with a tap or double-click
Look up definitions: Hover or tap a highlighted word to see its definition, phonetics, examples and synonyms — powered by Wiktionary's 8.5 million-word dictionary
Add notes and categories: Tap a highlighted word to add notes, organise words by category and see which site each word came from
Word list: Browse, search and manage all your saved words from the popup — filter by category or source site
Built-in quiz: Test yourself with flashcard-style review. See the word, reveal the definition, track your score
Permanent highlights: Annotations remain visible across pages — even after refreshing or navigating away
Undo: Accidentally removed a word? Tap Undo to restore it instantly
Export and import: Export your vocabulary as a properly formatted CSV with headers. Import words from CSV files to restore a backup or bring in vocabulary from another source
Works with dynamic content: Highlights appear on infinite-scroll pages, single-page apps and lazy-loaded articles
Offline definitions: Looked-up definitions are cached locally for instant access — even without an internet connection
Quick toggle on iOS: A floating button lets you pause highlighting so you can select and copy text normally, then resume with a single tap
Colourblind-friendly palette: Eight highlight colours designed to be distinguishable under all types of colour vision deficiency
Local and secure: Your data stays in your browser — no external servers, no tracking
Customisable: Edit notes, change highlight colours, switch between 27 languages for definitions
How It Works
- Tap and hold a word to highlight it
- Tap a highlighted word once to see its definition
- Tap again to add or edit notes, then Save and Close
- Tap and hold a highlighted word to remove the highlight
- Use the floating button to pause iMeanIt when you need to copy text
What iMeanIt Does NOT Do
- No clipboard access: iMeanIt respects your privacy — no access to your clipboard
- No external data transmission: All highlight and note data stays local — nothing is sent to external servers. Dictionary lookups and translations are fetched on demand and cached locally
- No impact on editors: iMeanIt doesn't interfere with dynamic tools like online word processors, code editors or form fields
- No tracking: iMeanIt doesn't track your browsing activity or collect personal data
Supported Languages
iMeanIt is built for language learners of all backgrounds. Definitions and translations are available in English, Turkish, Spanish, French, German, Chinese (Simplified), Greek, Arabic, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Czech, Danish, Finnish, Hebrew, Vietnamese, Thai, Bengali, Tamil, Malay and Indonesian.
The app interface is localised in English, Turkish, Japanese and Chinese (Simplified).
Definitions powered by Wiktionary via FreeDictionaryAPI.com.
I really like how quickly I can highlight words and add notes directly onto webpages and those highlights stay permanently, which is great for studying and research.
Developer Response
That’s what iMeanIt was exactly built for! We hope you enjoy your language learning journey.
- Bug fix that was looking up wrong definitions for uppercase, plural or past participle words
- Improvement to FAB aesthetics
Version 0.4.2
The developer, Cenk Celik, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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