Pinyin Reader

Adds pinyin captions above Chinese Hanzi script

Pinyin Reader - Chrome Extension for Chinese Text Annotation

"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

Users: 3,000+

Rating: 4.94

(17)

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

Creation date: 2018-10-29

Permissions:

tabs
activeTab
storage

Size: 6.31M

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

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 17,282 ▲ 21

Other rankings

#1082 in Accessibility ▲ 10 #170 in reader keyword 71 ▼ 2

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Works effectively and as intended
Extremely helpful for learning Chinese
Ability to toggle the extension on and off
Minimally intrusive
Highly praised as a must-have tool

Cons

Does not work on local files (file:// urls)
Text size is too small

Most mentioned

Great helper for learning Chinese
Works like a charm
Must-have extension

User reviews

Fantastic, works like a charm! Thank you.

Brandon Bach, 2024-06-19

用了一下，挺不错

Easy To Do, 2023-10-12

This is such an amazing little helper, an absolute must-have, far above everything else that comes with the "pinyin" extention search results.

Maxim Ksiendzov, 2023-09-17

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Pinyin Reader requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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