DualRead — Translate & Vocabulary Highlighter

Tracking since May 1, 2026.

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• May 7, 2026
  description

  DualRead turns any webpage into your personal English vocabulary builder — built for Chinese native speakers reading English content.
  
  ━━━ CORE FEATURES ━━━
  
  🖱️ Click a word, see the translation instantly
  Click any English word on any webpage. A Chinese translation bubble appears right next to the word. Drag-selecting multiple words works the same way. No need to open the side panel.
  
  📘 Save to vocabulary with one tap
  Hit "Save" on the bubble (or in the side panel). The word is stored with the sentence it came from and the page URL, synced across your Chrome devices automatically. No account required.
  
  ✨ Saved words highlighted everywhere
  Every word you save is gently underlined on every page you browse afterwards. Click a highlight to jump back to it in the side panel — edit your note, see where you first saw it, or delete it.
  
  🎛️ Floating on/off switch
  A small floating button in the bottom-right of every page lets you toggle "learning mode" on or off in one click. Off = regular browsing, nothing highlighted or intercepted.
  
  📤 Export to Anki or Excel
  One-click CSV export with UTF-8 BOM (so Chinese reads correctly in Windows Excel). Import into Anki for spaced-repetition review.
  
  ━━━ PRIVACY FIRST ━━━
  
  • No account needed
  • No backend servers
  • The only text that ever leaves your browser is the word you actively select (sent only to Google Translate)
  • All vocabulary, notes, and settings stay in your own Chrome profile and sync via Chrome Sync across your own devices
  
  ━━━ NEW IN v2.0 ━━━
  
  • In-page click-to-translate and drag-to-translate bubble (no side panel needed)
  • Floating master on/off switch
  • Automatic Gemini fallback when Google Translate rate-limits
  • Faster batch translation for auto-highlight
  • Refreshed brand icon
  
  ━━━ INTERFACE LANGUAGES ━━━
  
  Simplified Chinese (default) and English — switch in Settings.

  DualRead turns any webpage into your personal English vocabulary builder — built for Chinese native speakers reading English content.
  
  ━━━ CORE FEATURES ━━━
  
  🖱️ Click a word, see the translation instantly
  Click any English word on any webpage. A Chinese translation bubble appears right next to the word. Drag-selecting multiple words works the same way. No need to open the side panel.
  
  📘 Save to vocabulary with one tap
  Hit "Save" on the bubble (or in the side panel). The word is stored with the sentence it came from and the page URL, synced across your Chrome devices automatically. No account required.
  
  ✨ Saved words highlighted everywhere
  Every word you save is gently underlined on every page you browse afterwards. Click a highlight to jump back to it in the side panel — edit your note, see where you first saw it, or delete it.
  
  🎛️ Floating on/off switch
  A small floating button in the bottom-right of every page lets you toggle "learning mode" on or off in one click. Off = regular browsing, nothing highlighted or intercepted.
  
  📤 Export to Anki or Excel
  One-click CSV export with UTF-8 BOM (so Chinese reads correctly in Windows Excel). Import into Anki for spaced-repetition review.
  
  ━━━ PRIVACY FIRST ━━━
  
  • No account needed
  • No backend servers
  • The only text that ever leaves your browser is the word you actively select (sent only to Google Translate)
  • All vocabulary, notes, and settings stay in your own Chrome profile and sync via Chrome Sync across your own devices
  
  ━━━ NEW IN v2.0 ━━━
  
  • In-page click-to-translate and drag-to-translate bubble (no side panel needed)
  • Floating master on/off switch
  • Automatic Gemini fallback when Google Translate rate-limits
  • Faster batch translation for auto-highlight
  • Refreshed brand icon
  
  ━━━ INTERFACE LANGUAGES ━━━
  
  Simplified Chinese (default) and English — switch in Settings.
  
  What's new in 2.1.0
  • 4-language interface: English, 中文, 日本語, Français
  • Hover preview on saved words — see the translation without opening the panel
  • Delete words inline with one-tap undo
  • Hide the floating button on sites where you don't need it
  • Bulk-import a list of word/translation pairs
  • Tightened security: all assets now self-hosted, no external font CDN

• May 7, 2026
  short_description

  Save unknown English words as you browse. DualRead auto-highlights them on every page and exports to Anki-ready CSV.

  Select to translate, save vocabulary, and auto-highlight saved words on every page. Export to CSV. No accounts, no servers.

• May 7, 2026
  name

  DualRead

  DualRead — Translate & Vocabulary Highlighter

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