YouTube Pinyin Overlay

Adds Pinyin above Chinese subtitles on YouTube to help learners understand pronunciation.

As of May 2026, YouTube Pinyin Overlay has 96 users and a 3.00/5 rating from 2 reviews in the Accessibility category.

Accessibility

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+47.7%

Rating0%

3.00

2 reviews

Reviews0%

Version

1.0

Manifest V3

History

4 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 20, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 20, 2026	65	3.00	2	1.0
May 5, 2026	72	3.00	2	1.0
May 16, 2026	77	3.00	2	1.0
May 30, 2026	92	3.00	2	1.0
Now	96	3.00	2	1.0

Permissions & access

Permissions: None declared
Host access: https://www.youtube.com/*

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About

YouTube Pinyin Overlay helps Chinese learners improve their listening and pronunciation by automatically adding Pinyin (with tone marks) above Chinese subtitles on YouTube videos.

Whether you're watching auto-generated, live, or manually uploaded Chinese captions, this lightweight extension runs in the background and overlays accurate Pinyin directly above each line of text — without disrupting playback or styling.

🔤 Key Features:
• Converts visible Chinese subtitles to Pinyin with tone marks
• Works with both simplified and traditional characters
• Supports auto-generated, live, and most manual Chinese captions
• Lightweight and fast — no configuration needed
• Preserves YouTube’s original appearance and subtitle timing

This tool is ideal for learners practicing Chinese pronunciation, tone recognition, or character reading in real-world video contexts.

🎓 Powered by the pinyin-pro library for high-accuracy tonal rendering.

No data is collected or shared. The extension runs locally and does not track or store any user information.