AI text explainer
An AI text explainer for the words already in front of you
UnimeType Explain takes selected text or the current action input and returns a compact explanation in the keyboard panel. You can read it without immediately replacing the source, then choose Insert, Copy, or Close.
Deliberate action
How the Explain workflow works
Select the exact phrase or passage you want explained, or confirm the current action input.
Choose Explain and complete any permission or consent step required by the current platform.
Read the panel, then choose Insert, Copy, or Close instead of replacing the source automatically.
iOS Simulator capture
Watch Explain open a result panel above the keyboard
This capture enters “the map is not the territory.”, chooses Explain, and opens the result panel with Insert, Copy, and Close. Recorded in the UnimeType iOS app and keyboard on an iPhone 17 Pro simulator running iOS 26.5. The visible key taps, action, and result interface are product UI; a deterministic local response supplies this displayed result. The interaction is shown at 4× speed, then the final result is held for reading. This clip does not prove physical-device behavior or production-model accuracy.
Read the capture manifestExplain works on a bounded piece of existing text
The AI text explainer is for a phrase, sentence, or passage that is already in front of you. Select the smallest complete unit that contains the unfamiliar idea. A bounded target makes it clear which words the explanation is about and easier to compare the response with the source.
Explain does not silently rewrite the selected sentence. The response appears in a keyboard panel first. That separation matters when the source must remain unchanged, such as an incoming message, quotation, requirement, or term you are trying to understand.
Insert, Copy, and Close are three different consequences
Insert places the explanation into the writable field when the host exposes a valid target. Copy leaves the field alone and puts the explanation on the clipboard for use elsewhere. Close dismisses the panel without inserting the generated text.
Choose the consequence after reading the response. If the explanation is only for your own understanding, Close may be sufficient. If you need to quote or adapt it elsewhere, Copy avoids changing the original field. Insert is appropriate only when the explanation itself belongs in the current draft.
The selected text sets the subject, not a guarantee of context
A short phrase can depend on the sentence, document, speaker, or technical domain around it. Select enough text to show the intended use, but do not assume the action can see information the host does not expose. Missing context can change what an acronym, metaphor, or instruction means.
The phrase the map is not the territory has a conventional interpretation, which the published example summarizes. A private abbreviation or domain-specific term may not. When the response appears to guess, include a clearer bounded passage or consult the source document instead.
Compact output is not source verification
Explain returns a concise response intended to make the selected text easier to read. Concision does not prove that a factual claim, legal term, medical instruction, financial statement, or technical specification is correct.
For consequential content, compare the explanation with an authoritative source or a qualified person. The observable failure condition is a response that adds unsupported facts, drops an important condition, changes who must act, or presents one interpretation as certain when the source is ambiguous.
Host text access controls what the keyboard can explain
Different applications expose selections and current input ranges through different text interfaces. Explain can act only on text the client can capture as the action input. A working selection in one editor does not prove the same range is available in every canvas, protected field, or virtual surface.
Confirm the selected phrase before starting. If the panel subject is truncated or does not match what you intended, close the panel and use a field that exposes the text reliably, or copy the bounded passage into a suitable editor before trying again.
Ordinary typing does not start an Explain request
Typing, selecting, and moving the cursor do not by themselves invoke Explain. A request begins only after you choose the action and complete any permission or consent step required by the current platform and route.
That action boundary lets you decide which text becomes the input. It does not make generated explanations local, offline, or automatically private beyond the product behavior and route described in the current privacy and action documentation.
Use the tool that matches the missing piece
Use Explain when the missing piece is understanding selected text. Use Polish when you already understand the text and want to revise its wording. Use Convert when Latin-script input already represents words that should change writing system under an enabled language rule.
Use a search, reference, specialist, or full research workflow when you need evidence beyond the selected text. A compact keyboard panel is useful for a bounded explanation; it is not a replacement for sources, citations, calculations, or professional review.
Questions
What to expect
Does Explain replace the selected text immediately?
No. The response appears in a panel first. You then choose Insert, Copy, or Close.
What text does the AI text explainer receive?
It receives the selected text or current action input that the host and client can expose for the deliberate Explain request.
Does selecting text start a request?
No. A request starts only after you deliberately choose Explain and complete any required permission or consent step.
Is every explanation factually correct?
No. Generated explanations can be incomplete, ambiguous, or wrong. Verify consequential claims with an appropriate authoritative source.
When should I use Copy instead of Insert?
Use Copy when you want the explanation elsewhere without changing the current field. Use Insert only when the explanation itself belongs in the writable draft.
UnimeType
Select the text. Choose Explain.
Select a platform, try one bounded phrase, and use Copy or Insert only after the explanation matches the source and your purpose.