Words by LaboratorU
Words for macOS
Learn English while you work with Claude Code and Codex. Words is a free menu bar companion. English words appear in your normal chat replies with their translations, and you can revisit them in rotating cards, hear the pronunciation and track your progress on your Mac.
Public preview · Apple Silicon · macOS 15 or later
The app and installer are Developer ID signed and Apple-notarized. Intel Macs are not supported.
Word cards
- Learningroomhabitación
- LearningdeadlineFrist
- Learningwindowокно
- Learningreply返信
Sample cards drawn for this page. An illustration, not a screenshot.
What is included
- 410 English words. A fresh setup starts with 10 in Learning and 400 New.
- Translations into Russian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, German, Indonesian, and French, downloaded separately without a GitHub sign-in.
- English pronunciation, search, cards, light and dark appearance.
- Optional local adapters for Claude Code and Codex. Use either one or both.
Install
- Download and open the DMG, then drag Words to Applications.
- Choose your translation language and, if you want, connect Claude Code and/or Codex.
- Start a new chat session. In Codex, approve the two Words hooks first. Learning words do not appear in Codex replies until you do.
Privacy
Learning progress is stored on your Mac. Words has no analytics or advertising SDK and does not send your chats to a LaboratorU server. The provider behind Claude Code or Codex processes the chat context under its own terms. The word log keeps times, offered words and matched words, not message text. Dictionary downloads and app updates come from GitHub.
Watch or download the 30-second demo (opens in a new tab)
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Made by LaboratorU. Not affiliated with Apple, OpenAI or Anthropic. The source code is not published.