Furiganator

Inserts Furigana in Hiragana, Katakana or Romaji.

Furiganator: Japanese Language Support Chrome Extension

"Furiganator" is a Chrome extension designed to aid Japanese language learners by inserting Furigana (Ruby text) in Hiragana, Katakana, or Romaji into various webpages. It is a perfect tool for enhancing Japanese reading practice with features like mouse-over Furigana display, unselectable Furigana text, and kanji-level color coding. It is known for its speed and reliability, and provides multiple color themes for customization.
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Extension stats

By: Crelier
Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.37
(35)
Version: 1.0.1 (Last updated: 2021-12-14)
Creation date: 2021-11-29
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • alarms
  • scripting
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • *://*/*
Size: 15.78M

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Furigana Maker (v1.6.1)
4.00 (3) 68
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

Inserts Furigana (Ruby text) in Hiragana, Katakana or Romaji in the webpage. Perfect companion for Japanese reading practice. • Very fast and reliable. • Furigana in Hiragana, Katakana or Romaji. • Option to show Furigana only on mouse over. • Option to make the furigana text unselectable. • Option to use color-tags to easily identify the kanji level or grade. • Multiple color themes.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Helpful for learning Japanese
  • High accuracy of furigana displayed
  • User-friendly interface for toggling the extension
  • Displays furigana in accordance with original text style
Cons
  • Breaks navigation and hides elements on websites
  • Injects conflicting CSS code (using the 'hidden' class)
  • Can add double furigana on websites that already have it
  • No on/off toggle button for quick adjustments
Most mentioned
  • Issues with breaking other websites
  • Problems with using the 'hidden' CSS class
  • Double furigana being displayed
  • Overall effectiveness for Japanese language support
User reviews
太小了,要是能条件振假名的大小就更好了。 除此之外会把所有中文汉字都识别,如果能检测网页是日文时才自动启动就更好了。

This extension causes removing randomly elements on pages. For example the complete navigation on some pages.
by L L, 2024-11-01

Just what I needed
by May Thin Nwe, 2024-10-14
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Furiganator requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Furiganator has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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