# BilingualTube

> Watch YouTube with bilingual subtitles. Display original and translated text for language learning and comprehension.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `bilingualtube`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** rxliuli
- **Category:** tabs
- **Daily users:** 80
- **Weekly downloads:** 12
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.2.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26
- **First published:** 2026-01-12
- **Size:** 9.71 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/bilingualtube/)

## Description

**BilingualTube** adds bilingual subtitles to YouTube videos, displaying the original text and its translation together directly over the video player. It prioritizes YouTube’s official translations and uses Microsoft Translator or OpenAI as fallbacks when needed.

Designed for language learners and international viewers, the extension includes smart source-language detection, support for language variants, configurable target languages, and a clean subtitle interface. Microsoft Translator requires no API key, while OpenAI supports custom models and prompts. BilingualTube collects no data, sends translation requests directly to the selected service, and is available as an open-source project on GitHub.

## Rankings

- #12,948 — Overall
- #179 — learn

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`
- `imp.rxliuli.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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