PonySubs – Live Video Subtitles & Translation Real-time Subtitle Translator

Tracking since Apr 20, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 8, 2026
  description

  PonySubs adds real-time subtitles and translation to videos playing in your browser.
  
  It helps you follow foreign-language videos, YouTube videos, live streams, online lessons, lectures, and other web video content with a lightweight floating subtitle overlay. You can view translated subtitles while watching, making it easier to understand global content, study languages, or follow videos without manually switching apps.
  
  Key features:
  - Real-time speech recognition from video audio
  - Instant subtitle translation into your selected language
  - Support for translated subtitles and dual subtitles
  - Works with videos playing in the active browser tab
  - Lightweight floating subtitle overlay
  - Useful for language learning, online courses, news, lectures, and live video
  
  Privacy and security:
  - No audio or text data is stored by the extension
  - Audio is processed securely through Microsoft Azure services
  - The extension only processes audio from the active tab
  - No tracking, no analytics, no advertising
  
  Important:
  For videos with closed captions or CC, PonySubs can translate subtitles without extra setup.
  
  For videos without CC, users need to provide their own Azure Speech and Translator API keys. API keys are not included with this extension.
  
  PonySubs is designed for people who want a simple browser subtitle translator for real-time video translation, language learning, and understanding online content across languages.

  PonySubs adds real-time subtitles, video translation, and webpage translation to your browser.
  
  Use PonySubs to follow foreign-language videos, YouTube videos, live streams, online lessons, lectures, news, anime, and other web content with a lightweight subtitle and translation overlay. It can translate available closed captions, generate live subtitles from video audio, and translate webpage text directly in your browser.
  
  PonySubs now supports both local API-key mode and PonySubs Cloud mode. Users can bring their own speech and translation API keys, or use PonySubs Cloud features where available without manually setting up third-party API keys.
  
  Key features:
  - Real-time speech recognition from video audio
  - Live subtitle translation into your selected language
  - Support for translated subtitles and dual subtitles
  - Translation for videos with closed captions / CC
  - Live subtitles for videos without existing captions
  - Webpage text translation
  - PonySubs Cloud translation support
  - Lightweight floating subtitle overlay
  - Works with videos playing in the active browser tab
  - Useful for language learning, online courses, news, lectures, anime, live streams, and global web content
  
  Video subtitle translation:
  For videos with closed captions or CC, PonySubs can translate the available subtitles directly.
  
  For videos without CC, PonySubs can generate live subtitles from the video audio. Users can either use their own supported speech and translation API keys, or use PonySubs Cloud features where available.
  
  Webpage translation:
  PonySubs can help translate webpage text so users can read foreign-language content without switching apps or copying text into a separate translator.
  
  PonySubs Cloud:
  PonySubs Cloud is designed to make subtitle and translation features easier to use by reducing manual API-key setup. Cloud availability, limits, and paid features may depend on the user's plan.
  
  Privacy and security:
  - PonySubs only processes the audio, subtitles, or webpage text needed to provide the feature the user chooses
  - Content may be sent to PonySubs Cloud or trusted speech and translation providers when cloud features are used
  - In personal API-key mode, content is sent to the providers configured by the user
  - PonySubs does not sell user data
  - PonySubs does not use user audio, subtitles, or webpage text for advertising
  - PonySubs does not inject ads into websites
  
  Support:
  For setup guides, troubleshooting, privacy information, and customer support, please visit the official PonySubs website: ponysubs.com
  
  PonySubs is designed for people who want a simple browser subtitle translator, live video translation tool, webpage translator, and language-learning assistant for understanding online content across languages.

• Jun 2, 2026
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• Jun 2, 2026
  permissions

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• May 9, 2026
  description

  Real-time subtitle translation for videos playing in your browser.
  
  This extension captures audio from the active tab and provides live subtitles and translation using Azure Speech and Translator services.
  
  Key Features:
  - Real-time speech recognition from video audio
  - Instant subtitle translation into your selected language
  - Works on any website with video playback (news, live streams, lectures, etc.)
  - Lightweight floating subtitle overlay
  
  Privacy & Security:
  - No audio or text data is stored
  - Audio is processed securely through Microsoft Azure services
  - The extension only processes audio from the active tab
  - No tracking, no analytics, no advertising
  
  Important:
  For the video with CC, it can translate without setup
  For other videos without CC:
  Users must provide their own Azure Speech and Translator API keys.
  No API keys are included with this extension.
  
  Perfect for:
  - Watching foreign news and live streams
  - Learning languages
  - Understanding global content in real time

  PonySubs adds real-time subtitles and translation to videos playing in your browser.
  
  It helps you follow foreign-language videos, YouTube videos, live streams, online lessons, lectures, and other web video content with a lightweight floating subtitle overlay. You can view translated subtitles while watching, making it easier to understand global content, study languages, or follow videos without manually switching apps.
  
  Key features:
  - Real-time speech recognition from video audio
  - Instant subtitle translation into your selected language
  - Support for translated subtitles and dual subtitles
  - Works with videos playing in the active browser tab
  - Lightweight floating subtitle overlay
  - Useful for language learning, online courses, news, lectures, and live video
  
  Privacy and security:
  - No audio or text data is stored by the extension
  - Audio is processed securely through Microsoft Azure services
  - The extension only processes audio from the active tab
  - No tracking, no analytics, no advertising
  
  Important:
  For videos with closed captions or CC, PonySubs can translate subtitles without extra setup.
  
  For videos without CC, users need to provide their own Azure Speech and Translator API keys. API keys are not included with this extension.
  
  PonySubs is designed for people who want a simple browser subtitle translator for real-time video translation, language learning, and understanding online content across languages.

• May 2, 2026
  description

  Real-time subtitle translation for videos playing in your browser.
  
  This extension captures audio from the active tab and provides live subtitles and translation using Azure Speech and Translator services.
  
  Key Features:
  - Real-time speech recognition from video audio
  - Instant subtitle translation into your selected language
  - Works on any website with video playback (news, live streams, lectures, etc.)
  - Lightweight floating subtitle overlay
  
  Privacy & Security:
  - No audio or text data is stored
  - Audio is processed securely through Microsoft Azure services
  - The extension only processes audio from the active tab
  - No tracking, no analytics, no advertising
  
  Important:
  Users must provide their own Azure Speech and Translator API keys.
  No API keys are included with this extension.
  
  Perfect for:
  - Watching foreign news and live streams
  - Learning languages
  - Understanding global content in real time

  Real-time subtitle translation for videos playing in your browser.
  
  This extension captures audio from the active tab and provides live subtitles and translation using Azure Speech and Translator services.
  
  Key Features:
  - Real-time speech recognition from video audio
  - Instant subtitle translation into your selected language
  - Works on any website with video playback (news, live streams, lectures, etc.)
  - Lightweight floating subtitle overlay
  
  Privacy & Security:
  - No audio or text data is stored
  - Audio is processed securely through Microsoft Azure services
  - The extension only processes audio from the active tab
  - No tracking, no analytics, no advertising
  
  Important:
  For the video with CC, it can translate without setup
  For other videos without CC:
  Users must provide their own Azure Speech and Translator API keys.
  No API keys are included with this extension.
  
  Perfect for:
  - Watching foreign news and live streams
  - Learning languages
  - Understanding global content in real time

Permissions & access

Permissions

activeTabstorageidentitytabCaptureoffscreenscripting

Host access

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