Steeping for YouTube: the Chrome extension
Shadowing and listening practice right on youtube.com: each sentence plays in the original, then in your language.
Why use the extension?
- Works on every video. The extension runs on youtube.com itself, so embed restrictions (the “Playback on other websites” wall) don’t apply.
- The same player as the web app. Each sentence plays in the original, then in your language, then the next. Repeat any sentence to shadow it.
- No per-video setup. Once installed, it activates on any YouTube watch page. No URLs to paste, no separate session to start.
Web app or extension?
Both run the same player. The difference is where the listening happens:
- Web app (this site, at
/youtube) — paste a YouTube URL, listen inside Steeping. Saves to your history. Works for any video that allows embedded playback. - Extension — listen directly on youtube.com. Works for any video, including the ones that disable embedded playback. No URL-paste step.
Install
Available on the Chrome Web Store. Free; needs the same Steeping account you use here.
Get on Chrome Web Store →Practising with a passage of text instead? Paste text in the web app.