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kimchi-reader

by Alaanor

v0.20.0 Updated Mar 18, 2026 99.51MiB
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Description

🎯 WHO IS THIS FOR? You know 500+ Korean words. You want to learn from real Korean content β€” YouTube, Netflix, novels, news β€” but looking up words constantly kills the flow. Kimchi Reader fixes that. Use it alongside your textbooks, classes, or any other study method. πŸ“– WHAT THE EXTENSION DOES Hover over any Korean word on any website to get an instant popup with definitions, grammar breakdown, hanja origins, idioms, and frequency rank. Both English and Korean monolingual definitions. No copy-pasting, no tab switching. πŸ” Popup dictionary on any Korean website 🎬 Dual Korean-English subtitles on YouTube, Netflix, and Viki πŸ“Š Vocabulary tracking (Unknown β†’ Seen β†’ Known) β€” words change color as you learn, and you get detailed stats on your vocabulary growth and reading comprehension ⛏️ One-click sentence mining with Anki export πŸ“ˆ TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Mark words as you learn them and watch your stats grow. See your known word count, vocabulary breakdown by frequency, comprehension percentage on any content, daily activity time, and more. Everything syncs across devices. πŸš€ THE FULL PLATFORM The extension is part of a larger Korean immersion platform at kimchi-reader.app: πŸ”Ž Content recommendations β€” find YouTube videos, Netflix shows, and books matched to your level from a catalog of 350,000+ items πŸ“š Built-in document reader β€” import Korean books and texts (.epub, .md) and read with the same popup dictionary πŸ† Leaderboards, curated content lists, community features, and more πŸ“± Android app + iOS (beta) πŸ’³ PAID PRODUCT Kimchi Reader is a paid subscription with a 7-day free trial (no credit card required). Used by 1,000+ Korean learners. Start at kimchi-reader.app
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Permissions

activeTabβ„Ή Can access the current tab when you click the extension contextMenusβ„Ή Can add items to the right-click menu offscreen scriptingβ„Ή Can inject scripts into web pages storageβ„Ή Can store data locally in your browser tabCaptureβ„Ή Can capture tab audio/video

Details

Version 0.20.0
Updated Mar 18, 2026
Size 99.51MiB
First Seen Mar 22, 2026