Kimchi Reader

Name: Kimchi Reader
Rating: 4.79 (24 reviews)
Author: Kimchi Reader Sàrl

Korean popup dictionary for YouTube, Netflix & any website

As of June 2026, Kimchi Reader has 3,000 users and a 4.79/5 rating from 24 reviews in the Education category.

Kimchi Reader Sàrl Education

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users−40.0%

3.0K

3,000

Rating−2.8%

4.79

24 reviews

Reviews+60.0%

Version

0.21.0

Manifest V3

90-day change · In the last 90 days this extension lost 2.0K users, 4 version updates.

History

12 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 5, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 5, 2026	5.0K	4.93	15	0.20.1
Apr 16, 2026	6.0K	4.94	16	0.20.1
Apr 22, 2026	2.0K	4.94	18	0.20.1
Apr 26, 2026	2.0K	4.95	19	0.20.1
May 2, 2026	2.0K	4.95	20	0.20.2
May 7, 2026	2.0K	4.95	20	0.20.3
May 11, 2026	2.0K	4.95	22	0.20.3
May 14, 2026	3.0K	4.95	22	0.20.3
May 23, 2026	3.0K	4.78	23	0.20.3
May 28, 2026	3.0K	4.78	23	0.20.4
Jun 10, 2026	4.0K	4.79	24	0.20.4
Jun 22, 2026	4.0K	4.79	24	0.21.0
Now	3.0K	4.79	24	0.21.0

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About

🎯 WHO IS THIS FOR?
You know 500+ Korean words. You want to learn from real Korean content — YouTube, Netflix, novels, news — but looking up words constantly kills the flow. Kimchi Reader fixes that. Use it alongside your textbooks, classes, or any other study method.

📖 WHAT THE EXTENSION DOES
Hover over any Korean word on any website to get an instant popup with definitions, grammar breakdown, hanja origins, idioms, and frequency rank. Both English and Korean monolingual definitions. No copy-pasting, no tab switching.

🔍 Popup dictionary on any Korean website
🎬 Dual Korean-English subtitles on YouTube, Netflix, and Viki
📊 Vocabulary tracking (Unknown → Seen → Known) — words change color as you learn, and you get detailed stats on your vocabulary growth and reading comprehension
⛏️ One-click sentence mining with Anki export

📈 TRACK YOUR PROGRESS
Mark words as you learn them and watch your stats grow. See your known word count, vocabulary breakdown by frequency, comprehension percentage on any content, daily activity time, and more. Everything syncs across devices.

🚀 THE FULL PLATFORM
The extension is part of a larger Korean immersion platform at kimchi-reader.app:
🔎 Content recommendations — find YouTube videos, Netflix shows, and books matched to your level from a catalog of 350,000+ items
📚 Built-in document reader — import Korean books and texts (.epub, .md) and read with the same popup dictionary
🏆 Leaderboards, curated content lists, community features, and more
📱 Android app + iOS (beta)

💳 PAID PRODUCT
Kimchi Reader is a paid subscription with a 7-day free trial (no credit card required). Used by 1,000+ Korean learners. Start at kimchi-reader.app