BabelTube

Auto-selects subtitles and guides page translation for foreign-language YouTube videos.

As of June 2026, BabelTube has 3 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 2 reviews in the Accessibility category.

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5.00
2 reviews
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Version
1.0.7
Manifest V3
90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update.

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since May 19, 2026.

3.082.51.92May 19, 2026Jun 7, 2026
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DateUsersRatingReviewsVersion
May 19, 20261.0.1
May 25, 20261.0.1
Jun 7, 202625.0021.0.7
Now35.0021.0.7

Changelog

  • May 25, 2026
    description
    BabelTube detects when a YouTube video is in a language you don't understand and automatically selects the best subtitles — human-made if available, or auto-generated with translation as a fallback. It also shows a banner reminding you to use Chrome's built-in right-click page translation.
    
    No API keys. No subscriptions. Works entirely with YouTube's own data.
    
    Features:
    • Automatic subtitle selection in your target language
    • Auto-translate fallback using YouTube's built-in caption translation
    • Optional translation reminder banner
    • 100+ target languages
    • Settings sync across your Chrome devices
    
    Note: BabelTube works on YouTube watch pages. YouTube Shorts are not supported in v1.
    BabelTube detects when a YouTube video is in a language you don't understand and automatically selects the best subtitles — human-made if available, or auto-generated with translation as a fallback. It also shows a banner reminding you to use Chrome's built-in right-click page translation.
    
    No API keys. No subscriptions. Works entirely with YouTube's own data.
    
    Features:
    • Automatic subtitle selection in your target language
    • Auto-translate fallback using YouTube's built-in caption translation
    • Optional translation reminder banner
    • 100+ target languages
    • Settings sync across your Chrome devices
    
    What's New in v1.0.7:
    • Language detection improvements
    • More reliable detection on videos with no captions
    • Clearer popup when video language cannot be determined
    • Fixes for extension not running after recent updates
    • Improved audio-language detection (player API, adaptive formats)
    
    Note: BabelTube works on YouTube watch pages. YouTube Shorts are not supported in v1.

Permissions & access

Permissions
storageactiveTabscripting
Host access
*://*.youtube.com/*

Screenshots

BabelTube screenshot 1BabelTube screenshot 2

About

BabelTube detects when a YouTube video is in a language you don't understand and automatically selects the best subtitles — human-made if available, or auto-generated with translation as a fallback. It also shows a banner reminding you to use Chrome's built-in right-click page translation.

No API keys. No subscriptions. Works entirely with YouTube's own data.

Features:
• Automatic subtitle selection in your target language
• Auto-translate fallback using YouTube's built-in caption translation
• Optional translation reminder banner
• 100+ target languages
• Settings sync across your Chrome devices

What's New in v1.0.7:
• Language detection improvements
• More reliable detection on videos with no captions
• Clearer popup when video language cannot be determined
• Fixes for extension not running after recent updates
• Improved audio-language detection (player API, adaptive formats)

Note: BabelTube works on YouTube watch pages. YouTube Shorts are not supported in v1.

Technical

Version
1.0.7
Manifest
V3
Size
43.44KiB
Min Chrome
88
Languages
1
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
acmokckfempipaglglgokhkapijacmop
Developer ID
u995b3fbe60abf01dc750d96206e9714e
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
May 18, 2026
Last Updated (Store)
May 20, 2026
Last Scraped
Jun 7, 2026
Website

Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 7, 2026.