GlossLink highlights the words of your world on every page and PDF — and defines them on the spot.
Every abbreviation. Every acronym. Jargon and numbers too. Complicated words. Defined the instant you see them.
New — Gloss Packs: nursing students get their whole textbook glossary built in with one click (6,000+ terms, word for word). Everyone else builds a glossary as they read, or shares one with their team.
No typing, no uploading. Pick your textbook and every term in it is highlighted on everything you read, with the book's exact definition on hover — word for word, with the source credited.
10 packs · 6,163 terms · every pack verified against its official glossary page
Free on the Chrome Web Store.
Preview the source and license, then click Add to my GlossLink.
Every glossary term lights up on Canvas, PDFs and articles — hover for the textbook's exact definition.
The full Open RN textbook line — Fundamentals, Skills, Pharmacology, Mental Health, Med Term and more. CC BY 4.0.
Pick your field — nursing, legal, real estate, software, restaurant — and read a realistic snippet the way you'd see it at work.
👀 Now hover any yellow termLike this! Hover any yellow term and your definition pops up instantly. ↓
This is what a page looks like with GlossLink turned on. Hover any yellow term.
The patient in 304 is NPO until 0600 with a STAT order pending ABG results. The RN checks the MAR before the next ADL pass, charts PRN pain in the EHR, and reviews the H&P from admission. BP is trending up, SpO2 holding at 94% on 2L via NC, and the CBC shows mild leukocytosis. Dx: rule-out sepsis. Hand-off to ICU at 1900; make sure the CNA knows about the DNR and that we're still HIPAA-compliant with the family updates.
The same abbreviation means completely different things in different jobs. To a lawyer, POProtective Order = Protective Order. To a nurse, POPost-Op = Post-Op. To a manager, POPurchase Order = Purchase Order. To an ESL learner, wholesomePromoting health or well-being; morally good is a word you look up 4 times a week — until GlossLink remembers it for you.
👆 Hover the yellow words — that's exactly how GlossLink feels on every page.
Every company runs on its own acronyms, systems, and jargon — and every new employee spends weeks decoding them. Give them your glossary instead.
HR or a team lead lists your company's terms — acronyms, tools, internal lingo — with the official definitions.
Upload it at glosslink.app/share and get a single link. Drop it in your onboarding doc, welcome email, or Slack.
Every company term now highlights with the official definition on everything they read — intranet, docs, tickets, PDFs.
Team seats — one invoice, no employee credit cards.
$65 per user / year · 10-seat minimum
Every seat gets full Pro — unlimited words, PDFs, quizzes, share links. Fewer "what does X stand for?" questions, faster ramp-up, smoother onboarding.
No accounts. No cloud. Your glossary lives on your computer.
Double-click any word on any page, type what it means, done — it's saved and highlighted instantly. Or paste a list, upload a CSV, or ask ChatGPT/Claude with our built-in prompt.
GlossLink watches every page and PDF you open and quietly highlights matches in gold.
That's it. No tabs, no searches, no context-switching. Your knowledge — always one hover away.
Built for people who read a lot of jargon-heavy text and don't have time to look up every term.
Acronyms, abbreviations, jargon, medical terms, product names, even full phrases — if it's in your glossary, it lights up on the page like your own personal hover dictionary.
One built-in prompt gets ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Claude to draft a full glossary for your field in seconds.
Everything runs locally in Chrome. Your terms and the pages you read never touch a server. No tracking, no analytics.
Add any word or phrase once. See your definition every time it appears — on articles, subtitles, PDFs, everywhere. Never re-learn the same word twice.
Same story, two views. Toggle to feel the difference.
This is what the page looks like with your personal glossary. Hover any highlighted term.
The politician's rhetoric was quintessentially partisan, invoking hegemony and fungibility in the same breath — a flabbergasting display of obfuscation. The pundits called it disingenuous; his supporters called it bold.
💡 The magic: you add each word once. It lights up on every article, subtitle, and PDF you read — forever.
Every subtitle, transcript, article, and PDF becomes a lesson that never stops teaching. Words you save keep re-appearing highlighted with your definition on everything you read — so you learn faster, remember longer, and never look the same word up twice.
No integrations, no accounts, no APIs. GlossLink runs on top of whatever tab you're already reading in.
Try everything free for 20 days · then 20 words free forever · Gloss Packs included at no extra charge · Cancel anytime.
💻 Desktop Chrome only · 20 words free forever · 20-day free trial of Pro — try everything before you pay · All sales final; cancel anytime to stop future charges
Anything you put in your glossary — acronyms (NPO, API, LTV), abbreviations (Dr., MR, WD), jargon phrases (Motion to Compel, All Cash Offer), product names, medical terms, legal terms, restaurant lingo… whatever you read a lot of.
Yes — GlossLink is a custom glossary Chrome extension: it highlights words from your list on any webpage or PDF and shows your definition when you hover. Think of it as a hover dictionary, acronym expander, and vocabulary builder in one — for medical abbreviations, legal terms, ESL vocabulary, or your company's internal acronyms.
Yes. GlossLink highlights matching terms inside PDFs that open in Chrome, in addition to regular web pages.
In your browser, using chrome.storage.local. It never leaves your computer. We do not run a server that sees your data.
Ready-made glossaries copied word for word from open textbooks (starting with the full Open RN nursing line). Open glosslink.app/packs, pick your textbook, click Add to my GlossLink, and every term in it is highlighted on everything you read with the book's exact definition and source. Packs are included with GlossLink — your 20-day free trial unlocks whole packs, and after that 20 of each pack's most-used terms stay free forever.
Install GlossLink and add your first word or Gloss Pack — that starts a 20-day free trial of everything: unlimited words, every Gloss Pack, Auto-detect, PDFs, share links. No card needed. After 20 days you keep 20 words free forever (your 20 most-used pack terms stay defined); the rest of your glossary shows in grey so you can see what Pro would unlock. Pro is $9.99/mo or $75/year. Quizzes and flashcards are free for everyone, always.
Add or change: double-click any word on any page — a '+ Add to GlossLink' button appears. Click it, type (or edit) the definition, save. It highlights instantly, everywhere. Delete or manage your whole list: click the GlossLink icon in your Chrome toolbar and open the 'Add, edit & delete terms' section.
No. Double-click any word on any page and type its meaning — done. Or use the built-in prompt that asks ChatGPT / Claude / Perplexity to generate a starter glossary for your field. Copy → paste → done.
No — GlossLink is a desktop Chrome extension. Chrome doesn't support extensions on phones or tablets (that's true for every extension, including Grammarly). It works on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chromebooks.
GlossLink gives you 20 words free forever, and the 20-day free trial lets you test every paid feature before paying a cent. Because of that, all sales are final. You can cancel anytime and you won't be charged again.
Double-click a word, type what it means once — GlossLink highlights it with your definition on every website and PDF you'll ever open. Never Google it again. Your glossary follows you across the entire internet.
GlossLink is your glossary — you decide what every term means in your world. Built for studying, onboarding a new job, or finally speaking your industry's language fluently.
Works on every webpage and PDF · Nothing sent to a server · Your glossary lives on your computer.
Install GlossLink and the terms you care about will just… be defined. Everywhere. Forever.
💡 Every hover is active retrieval — 2× more effective than passive re-reading (Roediger & Karpicke, 2006).
Add to Chrome — free →