asbplayer: Language-learning with subtitles

Name: asbplayer: Language-learning with subtitles
Rating: 4.78125 (64 reviews)
Author: asbplayer

Enhance streaming video for language-learning.

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asbplayer is a free, open source Chrome extension designed for serious language learners who study through subtitled media. Unlike other tools, it supports almost every streaming platform and allows you to select subtitles, bring your own subtitle files, or use auto-detected subtitles from services like Netflix and YouTube.

With asbplayer, you gain advanced controls to create high-quality Anki flashcards directly from subtitles, screenshots, and audio clips. It also features easy subtitle navigation, subtitle toggling, playback speed adjustments, and unique modes that skip non-subtitled sections to optimize language learning efficiency. Elevate your streaming video experience and accelerate your language learning with asbplayer.

By:: asbplayer
Users:: 20,000+
Rating:: 4.78
(64) 0.04
Version:: 1.10.0 (Last updated: 2025-04-22)
Creation date:: 2024-01-04
Risk:: High risk impact Low risk likelihood
Permissions:: tabs
tabCapture
activeTab
storage
contextMenus
sidePanel
offscreen
Size:: 4.19M
Email:: as*****@gmail.com
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 5,936 ▼ 5

Other rankings

#476 in Just for Fun #22 in language keyword 44 ▲ 1 #55 in learn keyword 31 ▲ 15 #242 in video player keyword 49 ▲ 1

User reviews

Users praise 'asbplayer' for its effectiveness in language learning, intuitive use, and strong integration with Anki and dictionary plugins. It stands out by enabling subtitles where none exist and allowing subtitle speed adjustment. However, frequent issues include subtitle synchronization problems, browser compatibility glitches, audio clipping during sentence mining, and some complexity in settings. Additionally, the extension being unverified raises security concerns for some users. Overall, it is considered a game-changing and highly recommended tool for serious language learners.

Pros

Highly effective for language learning and vocabulary acquisition.
Easy to use and intuitive interface.
Great integration with tools like Anki and other dictionary plugins.
Open source, allowing customization with external dictionaries.
Provides subtitle synchronization and subtitle adding features, even where subtitles are not originally available.

Cons

Subtitles sometimes fail to appear or sync properly with audio, especially on YouTube.
Compatibility issues with certain browsers like Yandex and Disney+.
Occasional recording and audio clipping issues when mining sentences for Anki cards.
Complex options for subtitle sync adjustment can be difficult for beginners.
Extension is unverified by Google, causing security warnings for some users.

Recent reviews

В яндекс-браузере не отображается боковая панель в ютубе. Также недавно во всех браузерах перестала работать основная функция расширения – показывать субтитры. При нажатии на CTRL+SHIFT+F, как и нужно, показывается панель с предложением скачать и включить субтитры для соответствующего видео, однако при нажатии на кнопку "ОК" субтитры не появляются.

Влад Владов, 2025-05-02

Perfect

Matt M, 2025-03-14

Been using for several months and it's honestly been a game changer for studying vocab, couldn't recommend enough! Very glad this exists

Film making Pro, 2025-03-11

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Extension safety

Risk impact

asbplayer: Language-learning with subtitles requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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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Risk likelihood

asbplayer: Language-learning with subtitles has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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