YouTranslate is a Chrome extension that reads YouTube video subtitles out loud, providing an accessible experience for users with reading difficulties. Watch videos in any language with automatic subtitle activation and customizable text-to-speech voices. Currently in beta, contributions are welcome!
- Add a design
- Add a better voice
- Add a hide/show subtitle button to the toolbar
- Automatically activates subtitles in the chosen language
- Reads subtitles out loud using text-to-speech
- Allows users to select a preferred voice for text-to-speech
- Mutes the video's audio to avoid interference with text-to-speech
- Download or clone this repository to your local machine.
- Open the Google Chrome browser and navigate to
chrome://extensions. - Enable "Developer mode" by toggling the switch in the top right corner of the Extensions page.
- Click the "Load unpacked" button and select the directory where you downloaded or cloned the repository.
- The YouTranslate extension should now be installed and ready to use.
- Open a YouTube video in the Google Chrome browser.
- The extension will automatically activate subtitles in the chosen language and mute the video's audio.
- Click the YouTranslate icon in the Chrome toolbar to access the popup.
- Select your preferred voice from the dropdown menu.
- Click the "Start" button to begin the text-to-speech playback of the subtitles.
We welcome contributions to improve YouTranslate. If you would like to contribute, please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue to discuss potential improvements or bug fixes.
This project is licensed under the MIT License. Please see the LICENSE file for more information.
This extension is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google. It is an independent project created for the purpose of assisting individuals with reading difficulties in accessing and enjoying YouTube content.