AutoVeil

Cover burned-in subtitles on YouTube and Instagram videos with a mask that follows each line.

AutoVeil covers burned-in subtitles on YouTube and Instagram videos with a mask that follows each line. It is meant for English listening practice: hide the words that were baked into the picture, watch the video, and check yourself when you want. Many language-learning videos keep the English subtitle inside the frame, so the player's caption button cannot turn it off. AutoVeil places a local mask over that line. The mask grows when the line gets wider and keeps the last area covered for a short time, so it does not flicker between sentences. How to use it - Open a video on www.youtube.com, or a Reel, post, or Story on www.instagram.com. The mask turns on by default. - Click the toolbar icon to adjust the mask. - Press Alt+V to turn the mask on or off while the video tab is focused. - Hold the ` key to peek at the subtitle, then release it to cover the line again. The mask can follow the line automatically, or you can drag a manual box. On YouTube you can also hide the player's own soft captions. Solid mode covers the line with an opaque mask. Blur mode redraws that patch and blurs it. Everything stays on your computer. AutoVeil reads video frames locally to find the line. It does not upload video, subtitles, or account data. AutoVeil is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by YouTube or Instagram. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. Instagram is a trademark of Instagram, LLC.