NPO Start Dual Subtitles

Tracking since Apr 19, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 7, 2026
  description

  What's new:
  - [0.3.0] Translation now activates automatically when you open a video. A toggle button is injected directly into the video player controls  no need to open the extension popup. Your toggle state is saved and remembered across videos. Dutch subtitles (Nederlands) are enabled automatically when available.
  - [0.2.0] Added button to activate translation without extra steps. Added contact information to popup. Small UI improvements.
  - [0.1.1] Added popup to allow selecting target language from various options
  
  
  Elevate your language learning on NPO Start by watching Dutch content with real-time translated subtitles! Whether you're watching live channels, movies, or shows, the extension displays your target language alongside the original Dutch  no extra steps needed.
  
  How it works:
  
  - Head to NPO Start's website (https://npo.nl/start)
  - Play any video  the extension detects the player automatically
  - If Dutch subtitles (Nederlands) are available, translation activates on its own
  - Use the toggle button (the NPO/EN icon) in the bottom bar of the video player to turn translation on or off at any time
  - To change the target language, click the extension icon in the toolbar and select from the dropdown  your choice is saved
  
  Features:
  - Fully automatic: no manual steps required when subtitles are available.
  - Player-integrated toggle button  enable or disable translation without leaving the video.
  - Remembers your last toggle state across videos and page refreshes.
  - Translates Dutch subtitles to any of 30+ supported languages.
  - Works across NPO Start's live channels, movies, and shows.
  - Clean dual-subtitle display: original Dutch on screen, translation shown above it.

  What's new:
  - [0.4.0] Added click-to-translate for subtitle words with an in-player popup, plus a selectable-subtitles checkbox so external tools like Reverso can translate words directly from the page.
  - [0.3.0] Translation now activates automatically when you open a video. A toggle button is injected directly into the video player controls  no need to open the extension popup. Your toggle state is saved and remembered across videos. Dutch subtitles (Nederlands) are enabled automatically when available.
  - [0.2.0] Added button to activate translation without extra steps. Added contact information to popup. Small UI improvements.
  - [0.1.1] Added popup to allow selecting target language from various options
  
  
  Elevate your language learning on NPO Start by watching Dutch content with real-time translated subtitles! Whether you're watching live channels, movies, or shows, the extension displays your target language alongside the original Dutch  no extra steps needed.
  
  How it works:
  
  - Head to NPO Start's website (https://npo.nl/start)
  - Play any video  the extension detects the player automatically
  - If Dutch subtitles (Nederlands) are available, translation activates on its own
  - Use the toggle button (the NPO/EN icon) in the bottom bar of the video player to turn translation on or off at any time
  - To change the target language, click the extension icon in the toolbar and select from the dropdown  your choice is saved
  
  Features:
  - Click-to-translate for subtitles
  - Fully automatic: no manual steps required when subtitles are available.
  - Player-integrated toggle button  enable or disable translation without leaving the video.
  - Remembers your last toggle state across videos and page refreshes.
  - Translates Dutch subtitles to any of 30+ supported languages.
  - Works across NPO Start's live channels, movies, and shows.
  - Clean dual-subtitle display: original Dutch on screen, translation shown above it.

• Jun 7, 2026
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  https://translate.googleapis.com/*

  https://translate.googleapis.com/*, https://en.wiktionary.org/*

• Apr 19, 2026
  description

  What's new:
  - [0.2.0] Add button to activate translation without extra steps. Add contact information to popup. Small UI improvements.
  - [0.1.1] Add popup to allow selecting target language from various options
  
  
  Elevate your experience on NPO Start by translating subtitles in real time! Whether you’re watching live channels, movies, or shows, this extension makes subtitles more accessible and easy to understand.
  
  How it works:
  
  - Head to NPO Start's website (https://npo.nl/start)
  - Play a video (either a live channel or one of the recorded programs)
  - Click ⚙️Gear icon in the bottom bar of the video player
  - Click Ondertiteling and select Nederlands (their player is glitchy at the moment so if Nederlands is already selected and you don't see any Dutch subtitles during speech, select Uit and Nederlands again, this happens to me often when I refresh their page)
  - Click the chrome extension and there select the language you would like to translate to (default is English)
  - Click Activate Translation
  - Continue the video to see translation in effect!
  
  Features:
  - Works across NPO Start’s live channels, movies, and shows.
  - Quick and easy activation with a keyboard shortcut or through the popup.
  - Automatically translates subtitles to your target language without disrupting your viewing experience.

  What's new:
  - [0.3.0] Translation now activates automatically when you open a video. A toggle button is injected directly into the video player controls  no need to open the extension popup. Your toggle state is saved and remembered across videos. Dutch subtitles (Nederlands) are enabled automatically when available.
  - [0.2.0] Added button to activate translation without extra steps. Added contact information to popup. Small UI improvements.
  - [0.1.1] Added popup to allow selecting target language from various options
  
  
  Elevate your language learning on NPO Start by watching Dutch content with real-time translated subtitles! Whether you're watching live channels, movies, or shows, the extension displays your target language alongside the original Dutch  no extra steps needed.
  
  How it works:
  
  - Head to NPO Start's website (https://npo.nl/start)
  - Play any video  the extension detects the player automatically
  - If Dutch subtitles (Nederlands) are available, translation activates on its own
  - Use the toggle button (the NPO/EN icon) in the bottom bar of the video player to turn translation on or off at any time
  - To change the target language, click the extension icon in the toolbar and select from the dropdown  your choice is saved
  
  Features:
  - Fully automatic: no manual steps required when subtitles are available.
  - Player-integrated toggle button  enable or disable translation without leaving the video.
  - Remembers your last toggle state across videos and page refreshes.
  - Translates Dutch subtitles to any of 30+ supported languages.
  - Works across NPO Start's live channels, movies, and shows.
  - Clean dual-subtitle display: original Dutch on screen, translation shown above it.

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