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What is Stickly?

Stickly helps you turn useful words you meet while browsing into vocabulary you can find, hear, and recall later.

4 min read · Updated 2026-08-22

The learning loop

Stickly connects deliberate translation with later recall. You choose text, save a useful word with context, meet it again on a later page, and answer a short review when it is due.

Diagram of the Stickly learning loop: select, translate, save, resurface, and recall.
The Stickly loop from reading to saved vocabulary and later recall.

The browser extension

The extension works on ordinary web pages. It provides the selection translation bubble, pronunciation, saved-word highlights, and inline quizzes while you keep your page open.

Purple highlights are remembered words. Orange highlights indicate a word due for review. A successful inline review turns matching highlights green briefly.

The webapp

The signed-in webapp is the management and practice hub. Word Hub shows your collection and status; flashcards, tests, the tile game, and Practice Studio offer separate ways to work with your vocabulary.

Where to begin

Install and choose languages: Finish onboarding and select the language pair you want to learn. Translate deliberately: Select one useful word on a page and use the translation action. Save selectively: Keep words you expect to meet or use again, rather than everything unfamiliar. Return and recall: Use a later highlight, Word Hub, or flashcards to attempt the meaning before revealing it.

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