Alternatives to Migaku
A Chrome extension that turns YouTube, Netflix and other sites into language learning material. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Migaku
A Chrome extension that turns YouTube, Netflix and other sites into language learning material.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Migaku.
Language Reactor
Browser extension and toolbox for learning languages from native videos on Netflix and YouTube.
Language Reactor adds dual subtitles to Netflix and YouTube as a browser extension, focusing on video rather than websites generally.
LingQ
A language learning service built around reading and listening to real content such as books and podcasts.
LingQ builds vocabulary from books, podcasts and shows across 52 languages on the web with an importer extension, with full use needing a paid plan.
Readlang
A web tool and browser plugin for learning languages by reading with click-to-translate and flashcards.
Readlang offers click-to-translate reading on any website or uploaded text, saving words as flashcards, across more than 100 languages.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Anki
Flashcards that schedule themselves, showing you a card just before you would have forgotten it.
Linguist
A privacy-focused open-source browser extension for translating pages and text, with offline translation.
Satori Reader
A Japanese reading service with graded stories, audio and detailed grammar and kanji explanations.
Clozemaster
A language-learning game that builds vocabulary through fill-in-the-blank sentences in over 50 languages.
