---
title: "ELIV - Explain Like I'm 5 – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "159 users, rated 3.00 by 7 people. Version 1.4, updated 2024-07-17. Requests 2 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cnpglhcliocjaipbapalbdlbfepmamlc"
---

# ELIV - Explain Like I'm 5

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 159
- Rating: 3.00 from 7 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-09-26 23:21 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: – (needs a week of history)
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #54,950 of 264,703 live extensions
- Rank in Accessibility: #2,437 of 7,982

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> AI powered assistant to explain. Highlight text; get a simple explanation.

- Extension ID: `cnpglhcliocjaipbapalbdlbfepmamlc`
- Developer: [benderville](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/uc4766ea9aba39da84e0c70de4bc02e2e)
- Category: [Make Chrome Yours › Accessibility](https://extensiontracker.com/category/make_chrome_yours/accessibility)
- First published: 2022-12-06
- Last updated: 2024-07-17
- Version: `1.4`
- Size: 10.0 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (1): English
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/eliv-explain-like-im-5/cnpglhcliocjaipbapalbdlbfepmamlc>
- View the code or download the CRX, in CRX Viewer: <https://robwu.nl/crxviewer/?crx=https%3A%2F%2Fchromewebstore.google.com%2Fdetail%2Fcnpglhcliocjaipbapalbdlbfepmamlc>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-09-26 | 159 | 3.00 | 7 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-26.

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

**Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `<all_urls>`: Every website

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-09-26 23:21 UTC; next check around 2026-10-11.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “ELIV - Explain Like I'm 5” (cnpglhcliocjaipbapalbdlbfepmamlc). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cnpglhcliocjaipbapalbdlbfepmamlc. Accessed 2026-09-28.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_cnpglhcliocjaipbapalbdlbfepmamlc,
  title   = {ELIV - Explain Like I'm 5 (cnpglhcliocjaipbapalbdlbfepmamlc)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-09-26},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/cnpglhcliocjaipbapalbdlbfepmamlc},
  urldate = {2026-09-28}
}
```

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