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Reads Subtitles Out Loud from Various Video Websites including Netflix, Youtube, Viki, etc.
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NOTE: Please be informed that this extension will only be functional up to Chrome version 126. Unfortunately, I will not be updating it to support Chrome version 127 and beyond. Maintaining and updating the extension requires a significant amount of effort, and given the limited user base and the fact that it is offered for free, it is not feasible for me to continue its development. Thank you for your understanding and for using the extension.
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To use the extension, you need to have an active Netflix subscription.
Remember the times when we watch foreign-language content (those amazing Korean Tv Series) on Netflix, however, we have to stick our eyes on the subtitles instead of the video itself?
Not anymore. Netflix Subtitles Reader converts those subtitles using Text-to-speech engine and announces them out loud. You may now continue your office work on one monitor while watching a foreign tv series on another monitor without losing any details of the show and without an excessive focus on the subtitles.
WHAT DOES IT DO?
At Netflix, Viki, Youtube and Hotstar, it reads subtitles out loud using text to speech. It also enables to translate Youtube video in your language.
USAGE:
1) Play any foreign content on Netflix
2) Enable subtitles in English (or a language of your choice)
3) Click on the icon of this extension, select the same language as above and click on 'Start'
That's it.
To translate any youtube video:
1) Play the youtube video
2) In subtitles, select "Auto Translate" and translate to your language
3) Click on the icon of this extension, select the same language as above and click on 'Start'
That's it.
To stop the audio subtitles, click on the extension's icon and click on 'Stop'.
TIP:
Set the volume of Netflix to 20% and volume of system to 100%. Then adjust both until the audio volumes are comfortable as per your preference.
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Update: 30-Sep-2023
- Added support for Viki.com
- Added support for Hotstar.com
- Fixed a bug that caused all-capital letters in a word to spell instead of speaking it.
- Youtube videos in foreign language may now be translated to your language
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Update: 24-June-2023
- Added Youtube - Extension now works on youtube.com as well
- Speed Controls - buttons to increase or decrease the speed of the speech
- Language - option to change the language
- Voice - option to change the voice
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FAQ:
Q. It does not work on my browser
> Please make sure that the subtitles are on. If subtitles are not being visible on the screen, there won't be anything for the extension to read. Also make sure that the language of the subtitles matches the language and voice set in the extension. The extension is meant for Google Chrome browser and has been optimized to use on Windows Machine. It may not work on other browsers (such as Edge) or other OS (such as Mac)
Q. There are delays and it stutters or repeats things.
> The extension uses your system's inbuilt text to speech APIs. If it is stuttering, your system might be getting a lot of interrupts due to some issues in your system. There is nothing at the extension's layer that we could do to solve this. Please try this on another system or try to debug what hardware or software is causing the underlying interrupts.
Q. The languages and voices do not load on my system
> The extension uses whatever languages and voices are installed in your system's/browser's text-to-speech engine. If languages or voices are missing, try searching the web on how to install them for your os/browser.
Q. It does not read diacritics.
> Please make sure the correct language is selected in the extension. If English is selected, it has been programmed to ignore diacritics, as english does not have diacritics.
NOTE:
This is a free, ad-free, no-signup-required, totally barrier-free, free extension. If there is something you don't like in the extension or if you would like to request a feature that is not already present, please use the Support tab instead of leaving a negative rating.
Latest reviews
- (2023-10-20) Melissa Webb: Not perfect but pretty darn good. It's not without some flaws but by far the best one I have tried and the only one that works on Netflix remotely well. I don't mind subtitles but between having vision issues and ADHD making it impossible to focus on reading for more than a few minutes at a time it prevents me (and I'm sure many others) from enjoying series and movies that are not audio dubbed. I love foreign programming; without this app I wouldn't be able to enjoy most of what is available. Now if they would consider making an iPhone/iPad app, my life would be complete.
- (2023-10-08) Debbie Wiseman: Works great!!! I'm in Canada so I had to choose the language en-GB in the settings to get it to work. For my Netflix anyway, that's a tip in case others can't get it to work.
- (2023-08-26) Ercole Spiteri: This extension is really a lifesaver for viewing movies who have not been dubbed to English yet. I usually used to skip movies not dubbed in English as usually this involved constantly reading subtitles with no chance to view the movie. However with this extension I can now watch any movie in any language.
- (2023-07-26) Tran Duc Chinh: Không thể đọc tiếng Việt, chuyển cc sang tiếng Việt thì không đọc, chuyển sang tiếng Anh thì lại đọc.
- (2022-11-10) Michelle Tran: It's okay but could you possibly add settings for voiceover speed? It's a bit too slow :)
- (2022-10-10) Elliot W: Garbage. Even when it is literally English, it's beyond delayed and repeats things. Messes up easily. Don't waste your time.
- (2022-08-28) Mateusz Mateo Rędzioch: Nie czyta znaków znaków diakrytycznych, brak jakichkolwiek opcji konfiguracji w tym ustawienia głośności czytania.
- (2022-08-04) Avi Kumar: It's not working. Nothing happens even after I click start button. I am a huge fan of Korean series, and if this extension would be working, it would be a great boon for us. (I am using Microsoft edge as my web browser.)
- (2022-01-22) Pang Yang: doesn't work
- (2022-01-14) Alexey Kononov: Super! Please update to support new API https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/reference/tts/ and many voices by select features (from extension UI) - https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/reference/tts/#choosing-a-voice
- (2020-11-21) Ferhat Bakıroğlu: Could you please make the extension supports the non-English characters (e.g. "ş", "ü", "ğ", "ê", "é"?
- (2020-09-20) rahul caresbusiness: Too Good. Very very thankful to you.
- (2020-01-03) Wzy: Very very useful for blind people who needs to watch foreing series THANK YOU SO MUCH!
- (2019-10-20) Jakub Kaczynski: thank you so much! such a simple extension, yet so useful for language learning! would really recommend including selection of voices, though. default one in my browser reads texts in English (and I am learning Swedish ;) ) - so needed to add few lines of code in main.js for setting msg.voice.... still struggling with "special character" encoding (apparently Swedish ö, å, ä get skipped...) - but otherwise works shockingly well. once again, thanks!