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Pinyin Star

by Yuan · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 18 Oct 2026

Annotate pinyin for Chinese web pages and subtitles (such as YouTube), convert CHT to CHS, Selection-to-Translation.

Users
177
+22 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
1
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#68K
#57K among extensions
Version
2.6.2
updated 11 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 2 years
088177Aug 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 177 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
001Aug 2024Oct 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 1 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Pinyin Star

Support block based phonetic annotation, Chinese subtitle phonetic annotation, conversion from traditional to simplified Chinese, font scaling, dictionary lookup, etc. Support for converting traditional Chinese to simplified Chinese in editors such as Zhihu/Reddit. 支持分块注音,中文字幕注音,繁体转为简体,字体缩放,查字典等,支持将编辑器(如知乎)中的繁体转换为简体。 最近更新: v2.6.2 (2026-10-10) • 修复了右键菜单错误 ---------------------- Pinyin Star, your good helper for reading Chinese. More reading More thinking More understanding Version History v2.6.2 (2026-10-10) • Fixed right-click menu issue v2.6.1 (2026-08-03) • Fixed file loading issue v2.6.0 (2026-07-06) • Added supported for Japanese UI v2.5.3 (2026-06-22) • Fixed the issue of looking up z-dictionary v2.5.1 (2026-04-29) • Minor updates to the style v2.5.0 (2026-03-05) • Added daily reading reminder v2.3.7 (2026-01-14) • Updated user interaction interface v2.3.5 (2025-11-14) • Compliance update v2.3.3 (2025-10-06) • Fixed bugs v2.3.2 (2025-06-19) • Fixed bugs v2.3.0 (2025-05-20) • Expanded the Chinese to English dictionary v2.2.2 (2025-05-08) • Fixed bugs v2.2.0 (2025-04-26) • Added select-to-translation, not powerful but free • Expanded language support for UI, including Korean and Vietnamese v2.0.5 (2025-03-12) • Fixed bugs v2.0.1 (03/03/2025) • Supported Pinyin subtitles (CHT/CHS) on YouTube and Kuwo Music v1.3.3 (2024-12-31) • Supported CHT to CHS on Reddit • Supported Shadow-Root element v1.3.2 (12/29/2024) • Fixed bugs v1.3.1 (2024-12-27) • Supported converting traditional Chinese to simplified Chinese in web editors, like zhihu.com NOTE: 1) Both for desktop and mobile browsers 2) To prevent the LOSS of your original text, it is recommended to save it before conversion 3) In theory, it can support editors on various websites, but it has not been tested one by one. You are welcome to try it yourself and provide feedback Supported converting traditional Chinese to simplified Chinese without Pinyin v1.2.0 (2024-09-26) • Added consulting a dictionary function NOTE: 1) ONLY for Chinese single characters and short words 2) ONLY for desktop browsers • Expanded inner dictionary v1.1.9 (2024-09-10) • Improved annotation for traditional Chinese • Fixed known issues for mobile v1.1.8 (2024-08-31) • Improved performance • Fixed known issues v1.1.5 (2024-08-29) • Supports converting traditional Chinese to simplified Chinese • Supports magnification for phonetic text • Fixed known issues v1.0.2 (2024-08-07) • Supports mobile with Kiwi browser • Fixed known issues v1.0.0 (2024-08-02) • Supports annotation for Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese • Supports polyphonic characters annotation and light tone • Supports optional element annotation and entire page annotation MANY THANKS TO THE DONORS AND EXPRESS MY UTMOST RESPECT!!

Growth

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7 days+5+2.9%00.00
30 days+22+14.2%00.00
6 months+46+35.1%00.00
1 year+118+200.0%00.00

Version history

28 versions recorded
2.6.211 Oct 2026
2.6.14 Aug 2026
2.6.07 Jul 2026
2.5.323 Jun 2026
2.5.130 Apr 2026
2.5.05 Mar 2026
2.3.715 Jan 2026
2.3.615 Jan 2026

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
2 Aug 2024
Size
959 KB
Languages
en, vi, zh-CN, ja, ko
Pricing
Free
Support
hutucn.wordpress.com
Extension ID
noccmogmcjjknliofbnfgbfahoccanfg

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
tabsstoragecontextMenusclipboardReadclipboardWrite

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