Hintly explains jargon on screen during Google Meet calls
Hintly is a Chrome extension that sits in your Google Meet toolbar and shows short explanations when someone mentions a term, acronym or name you may not know. A quick "QBR" on a call would appear as "quarterly business review" a moment later. The vendor says it also flags clearly wrong facts, such as a misattributed quote, and reminds you who people and projects are when they come up again. Its hints follow you into Meet's floating window when you switch tabs. These are the vendor's descriptions, not tested results.
- For
- People getting into tech who sit in work calls full of unfamiliar acronyms and want plain explanations in the moment, without stopping to search.
- Cost
- First 60 minutes free, no card needed. Pro is $12 a month after that, according to the vendor.
- Access
- Requires the Chrome browser and Google Meet. You install the extension, sign in with Google, and switch it on from Meet's toolbar. The provider page shown does not explain how call audio is handled or whether others on the call are notified.
Worth the free hour if you are new to a tech workplace and spend meetings quietly decoding acronyms, since the trial costs nothing and needs no card. Skip the $12 monthly plan if you rarely use Google Meet, and hold off on sensitive calls until you know how it handles audio.
Your moveAdd Hintly to Chrome from hintly.tips and use the free 60 minutes on one real Google Meet call. Before using it on client or work calls, find its privacy policy to see what it does with call audio, and consider telling others on the call that an AI tool is listening.
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