Desi Lingo

Name: Desi Lingo
Author: desi-lingo

Learn Hindi with a popup dictionary, YouTube/Netflix subtitles, and Anki sentence mining. 120K+ words, works on any webpage.

As of June 2026, Desi Lingo has 6 users in the Education category.

desi-lingo Education

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Version

0.2.2

Manifest V3

90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension 1 version update.

History

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Tracking since Apr 17, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 17, 2026	3	—	—	0.2.0
May 8, 2026	4	—	—	0.2.2
May 18, 2026	5	—	—	0.2.2
May 24, 2026	4	—	—	0.2.2
Jun 6, 2026	5	—	—	0.2.2
Now	6	—	—	0.2.2

Changelog

Apr 17, 2026

short_description

Immersive Indian language learning — click-to-lookup dictionary, sentence mining, and vocabulary tracking

Learn Hindi with a popup dictionary, YouTube/Netflix subtitles, and Anki sentence mining. 120K+ words, works on any webpage.

Permissions & access

Permissions: activeTabstorageunlimitedStoragetabscookiesscriptingtabCaptureoffscreen
Host access: https://desi-lingo.app/*, *://*.youtube.com/*, *://*.netflix.com/*, *://*.primevideo.com/*, *://*.amazon.com/*

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About

This is a paid service that works with the Desi Lingo browser extension. 
More info at https://desi-lingo.app/

Desi Lingo is an immersive Hindi learning tool that turns any webpage into a study session. Click any Hindi word to instantly look it up in a 130,000+ entry dictionary — no copy-pasting, no tab switching.

Features:
• Click-to-lookup popup dictionary with definitions, transliteration, grammar, and word frequency
• Interactive subtitle overlay for YouTube, Netflix, and Prime Video
• Word tracking — mark words as unknown, seen, or known with color-coded underlines
• Sentence mining — save words with context, screenshots, and audio clips
• Export mined cards to Anki for spaced repetition review
• Grammar detection for ~90 Hindi grammar points
• Devanagari ↔ romanized transliteration toggle
• Customizable subtitle styling and keyboard shortcuts
• Web dashboard at desi-lingo.app with stats, vocabulary browser, and learning heatmap

All language processing runs locally in your browser — no data is sent to external NLP servers. Sign in with Google to sync your progress across devices.