Observed arrival · 2026-10-12
YiPage: translations without losing the original
A Chrome extension that translates webpage text, selections, input fields, and existing YouTube captions while keeping the source visible.
- For
- Readers working across languages in Chrome
- Worth noticing
- Its current version translates existing YouTube captions only; it does not generate subtitles or transcribe speech.
Field notes
The page demonstrates four workflows: translating page text, looking up selected words or paragraphs, translating ordinary text inputs, and translating captions already supplied by YouTube. Users can choose Chrome’s local model or configure an OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible endpoint, with settings and keys stored in Chrome local storage. The stated boundary is explicit: it does not provide speech recognition, and videos without usable captions cannot be translated.
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