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.
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2 reviews
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Version
1.0
Manifest V3
History
4 snapshotsTracking 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.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 161KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- caofegcaeeeffncfjhlfladdikaaafpc
- Developer ID
- ufcc7b4f2282fd7f2acdc4c6c66594ac4
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- May 26, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- May 26, 2025
- Last Scraped
- May 30, 2026
- Website
- —
- Support URL
- —
- Privacy Policy
- —
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