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Building a Chrome extension to help learn Chinese via Youtube and Netflix, would love your feedback.


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 Hey All,

 

I've been working on an extension to help myself (and hopefully others) learn Chinese more effectively via Youtube / Netflix. 

 

A quick summary:

- Word highlighting: Click on any word from the subtitles to look up it's meaning.

- Example Sentences: View example sentences for any word you click on. 

- Anki List: Add any words/sentences to a downloadable .txt file that can be uploaded to Anki.

- Works for any video with Chinese subtitles

 

Definitely aware that there are other products out there like this.

 

However I really wanted one with a simple interface that allowed you to quickly look up a word and learn about it context. As an intermediate learner, I found these two things are what really moved the needle for me so thought I'd share it with others who might feel the same.

 

Still working on this so any feedback/feature requests are welcome.

 

It's free to use.

 

https://popchinese.app/

 

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I tried to get it working with multiple videos with soft Chinese subtitles, but all I got was:

Chinese subtitles were not found. Please check that Chinese subtitles exist on this video; if they do, plase refresh the page and try again.

 

I'm not sure what criteria I'm trying to meet.  I tried simplified and traditional subtitles.  Maybe there's a clash with other extensions, or there might be some requirements for the URL I'm unaware of.  In any case, I wasn't able to get it working.

 

I'm also not a big fan of having to give you my email address before I can even use it (don't spam me, please).

 

On 4/3/2026 at 1:27 PM, DayFed said:

It's free to use.

 

Hmm... okay but...

 

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Tier: free

3 days remaining

 

 

On 4/3/2026 at 1:27 PM, DayFed said:

- Word highlighting: Click on any word from the subtitles to look up it's meaning.

 

Don't forget that using CC-CEDICT definitions requires attribution under its Creative Commons license.

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Hi @becky82, 

 

Thanks for your patience!

 

I updated the extension, but the Chrome Store review is taking longer than expected. I tried to delete this post once I noticed the delay, but I couldn't. 

 

I’ll let you know as soon as the new version is live.

 

In the meantime, feel free to share the URLs you tried—I’m happy to test them on my end to see if it’s a bug or just the old version acting up.

 

Appreciate your help!

 

PS: Don't worry there will not be any spam, also ignore the free tier expiration message - that should all be updated with the new version.

 

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The extension has been updated, please let me know if you're still seeing issues (have also updated CC-CEDICT attribution - thanks for the reminder)

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