YouTube Pinyin Overlay

Adds Pinyin above Chinese subtitles on YouTube to help learners understand pronunciation.

YouTube Pinyin Overlay helps Chinese learners improve their listening and pronunciation by automatically adding Pinyin (with tone marks) above Chinese subtitles on YouTube videos. Whether you're watching auto-generated, live, or manually uploaded Chinese captions, this lightweight extension runs in the background and overlays accurate Pinyin directly above each line of text — without disrupting playback or styling. 🔤 Key Features: • Converts visible Chinese subtitles to Pinyin with tone marks • Works with both simplified and traditional characters • Supports auto-generated, live, and most manual Chinese captions • Lightweight and fast — no configuration needed • Preserves YouTube’s original appearance and subtitle timing This tool is ideal for learners practicing Chinese pronunciation, tone recognition, or character reading in real-world video contexts. 🎓 Powered by the pinyin-pro library for high-accuracy tonal rendering. No data is collected or shared. The extension runs locally and does not track or store any user information.