Install it
Step 1: Add it to Chrome
Open the Chrome extension page on edform.com and press “Add to Chrome, it's free”, then confirm in the Chrome Web Store.
Step 2: Pin it
Click the puzzle piece in Chrome's toolbar, then the pin next to Edform, so it is always one click away.
Make a material
Step 1: Open what you want to teach
An article, a Wikipedia page, a PDF, a YouTube video, or a few paragraphs you select.
Step 2: Click the Edform icon
The popup shows what it will use (page, selection, PDF or video) and the tools that fit it, starting with the ones you use most. Pick a quiz, flashcards, slides, a lesson plan, a worksheet or any other AI tool.
Step 3: Check it and use it
Edform opens with your material already filled in. Choose the grade and create it, then edit, print, download or give it to your class.
Shortcuts
Step 1: Right-click menu
Right-click a page, a selection or a link and choose Edform AI: quiz, flashcards, slides, lesson plan and more.
Step 2: Keyboard
Alt+Shift+Q makes a quiz from the page or your selection. Alt+Shift+E opens Edform.
Step 3: Address bar
Type “edform”, a space and a topic, like “lesson plan volcanoes”, to start from a topic.
Step 4: PDF button and classroom tools
Any PDF in Chrome gets an Edform button (you can turn it off in the extension's settings). The popup also opens the timer, name picker, group maker, noise meter, spinner wheel and scoreboard.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. The extension is free. AI tools use AI points: the free Basic plan includes 5 a month and Pro includes 300.
What does it read?
Only the tab you're on, and only when you click the Edform icon, use the right-click menu, press the shortcut or click the PDF button. It sends that page's text, your selection, the PDF or the video link to edform.com and nowhere else.
Which pages don't work?
Chrome's own pages, like settings and the Chrome Web Store, can't be read by any extension. Scanned PDFs without a text layer don't work either: take photos of them and use the Photo tab in AI tools. YouTube videos need captions or a long description.
Does it work on a school Chromebook?
Yes, it's a regular Chrome extension. If your school manages Chromebooks, your IT admin may need to allow it.