# Add Pinyin (Websites and Subtitles)

> Adds Simplified Chinese pinyin to Chinese text on the page, and to subtitles in some streaming services. Also allows for the generation of Anki flashcards from subtitles or page selections

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/add-pinyin](https://chrome-stats.com/d/add-pinyin)

## Overview

- **ID:** `add-pinyin`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Timmons
- **Category:** language-support
- **Daily users:** 17
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 1.3
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-29
- **First published:** 2024-09-05
- **Size:** 761 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/add-pinyin/)

## Description

For websites: supports adding pinyin to selected text.
For video streaming: Adds pinyin and automatic translation to Simplified Chinese subtitles on Youtube and Disney+.

Trivially mine and export an Anki deck using the "save selection" or "save subtitles" buttons.

## Rankings

- #26,499 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `http://172.167.176.69/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows reading and modifying clipboard content, which can be sensitive, posing a moderate privacy risk.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/add-pinyin)