Pinyin Reader

Adds pinyin captions above Chinese Hanzi script

What is Pinyin Reader?

"Pinyin Reader" is a Chrome extension designed for users needing assistance with reading Chinese text. It adds captions in Pinyin and Cantonese Jyutping above Chinese text on a webpage, supported with various annotation styles including Hanyu Pinyin with tone marks, Cantonese Jyutping with tone numbers, and tone marks only.

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By: Brendan Johnson

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Users: 3,000+

Rating: 4.93 (14)

Version: 1.4.1 (Last updated: 2018-10-30)

Creation date: 2018-10-29

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

tabs
activeTab
storage

Size: 6.31M

Email: br*****@neap.co

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 17429 ▼ 20

Other rankings

#996 in Accessibility ▲ 1 #243 in reader keyword 83 ▲ 15

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Summary

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Adds captions above all Chinese text on a website.

Supports the following annotation styles:

Hanyu Pinyin with tone marks
Cantonese Jyutping with tone numbers
Tone marks only (for both Pinyin and Jyutping)

User reviews

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Pros

Very useful for learning Chinese
Minimally intrusive
Ability to toggle on and off

Cons

Text is too small
Doesn't work on local HTML files

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Recent reviews

Self Savior, 2024-03-29

Nguyen Hop, 2023-12-18

用了一下，挺不错

Easy To Do, 2023-10-12

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Safety

Risk impact

Pinyin Reader may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.