Learn words while you watch
With the WordLinea browser extension, subtitles on YouTube, Netflix, Bilibili and other video sites come in two lines, the original over its translation. Select a word in them and its meaning comes from that line; the word is saved with the lines around it and the second it was spoken. When it is due, it comes back with that line as a question.
How to use it
- Add the WordLinea extension to Chrome, Edge or Safari, create a free account and connect your library.
- Turn on the video’s own subtitles, click “WordLinea subtitle translation” on the player and choose Both, Translation only or Original only.
- Select a word in the subtitles: the video pauses and the meaning comes from that line. Looking it up saves it.
- In your library, click where a word came from to return to the second it was spoken.
- When a word you are learning turns up in another video’s subtitles, it lights up; tap it to see its meaning.
How is it different from other subtitle extensions?
Immersive Translate, Language Reactor and Trancy also translate subtitles. WordLinea also does what comes after: a word saved from subtitles keeps its line and its second, and comes back as a question when it is due, your answer deciding when you see it next. See how it compares with Read Frog, Immersive Translate, Trancy and Language Reactor
Which video sites does it work on?
YouTube, Bilibili, Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, TED, Vimeo and more. Live captions in Zoom, Google Meet and Microsoft Teams are translated as people speak, and you can look up words in them too.
Does it work on iPhone and iPad?
Yes. Install the WordLinea app and turn on its extension in Safari settings; subtitles are translated, in full screen too, and a word saved from a video takes you back to the second it was spoken.
Does it cost anything?
Every feature is free, with a weekly share of WordLinea’s translation service. Once that is used up, subtitles switch to machine translation and you can still look up words. Pro only adds usage.
How is review scheduled?
WordLinea schedules review with FSRS+, and every review is a question: first you pick what the word means in its sentence, then, as it settles, you fill it into the gap in the sentence, and later you spell it from its sound. Whether you answer right or wrong decides when it comes back; there is no grading yourself.
Create a free account and start collecting.
Every feature is yours, with a weekly share of WordLinea’s translation service. Have an invite code? Add it as you sign up.