Pinyin Annotator

A browser extension overlays Hanyu Pinyin annotations over Chinese characters present in web pages and video closed captions.

Pinyin Annotator - Enhance Your Chinese Learning

"Pinyin Annotator" is a browser extension that enhances your Chinese language learning by overlaying Hanyu Pinyin annotations on Chinese characters in web pages and video closed captions. It supports both Simplified and Traditional Chinese and allows for easy text highlighting and dictionary lookup. Ideal for video streaming, it integrates directly with platforms like Netflix, YouTube, and more. As an open-source project, users can access the code, build it themselves, or contribute on GitHub, and toggle annotations easily with a keyboard shortcut.

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By: fixicelo

Users: 550

Rating: 5.00

(4)

Version: 1.4.1 (Last updated: 2024-11-07)

Creation date: 2024-04-12

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood:

Moderate risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

storage
activeTab
scripting

Size: 7.48M

Email: pi*****@8shield.net

URLs: Privacy policy

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# 39,684 ▲ 1,053

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Pinyin Annotator (v1.4.1)

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Pinyin Annotator is a browser extension that overlays Hanyu Pinyin annotations over Chinese characters in web pages and video closed captions, enhancing your Chinese language learning journey.

Features

Enhanced Video Streaming: Integrate pinyin into Chinese subtitles (closed captions) on video streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, Bilibili, and more for an enriched viewing experience.
Support for Simplified (汉) and Traditional (漢) Chinese.
Easy Accessibility: Highlight text and click the extension icon to view the Pinyin of the selected text without disrupting the entire page. Click to look up the word in a dictionary.
Open-Source: Unlike many browser extensions that do not disclose their code, leaving you uncertain about their operations, this extension allows you to review every line of code. Furthermore, you can build it yourself or contribute to it on GitHub.
Keyboard shortcut: Use Alt(Option on macOS) + Shift + P to toggle annotation (customizable).