Works in Chrome and Chromium-based browsers.
Save extension analyses to your Layman's Terms history.
Educational explanations to help you understand what you are reading.
What it does
Turn confusing website terms into clear action steps.
One-click Smart Scan
Get a fast plain-English read on confusing terms without leaving the page.
Deep Dive Analysis
Unlock deeper clause-by-clause explanations, risk reasoning, and recommendations.
Saved history
Available with Deep Dive and later Pro Mode: save important analyses to your Layman's Terms account and revisit them later.
Risk scoring
Spot privacy, billing, content ownership, cancellation, and responsibility red flags.
Privacy & data warnings
Understand what data a service may collect, share, retain, or use for personalization.
Subscription insights
Available with Deep Dive and later Pro Mode: catch auto-renewals, refund limits, cancellation rules, and payment obligations.
How it works
Analyze terms right where you find them.
- Open a Terms, Privacy Policy, or subscription agreement.
- Click the Layman's Terms browser extension.
- Run Smart Scan or Deep Dive.
- Deep Dive and later Pro Mode users can save analyses to revisit them later.
Launch status
The Chrome Extension is live.
Install the Layman's Terms Chrome Extension to analyze Terms of Service, Privacy Policies, subscriptions, and legal documents directly from your browser.
Chrome and Chromium-based browsers are currently supported. Safari support is planned for a future version.
Download the Chrome Extension