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YouLangTube
A web app that plays YouTube videos with subtitles that come and go in blocks, giving you more subtitle-free listening as your level rises.
www.youlangtube.comActive
Show HN 2026-10-19; site, privacy and terms pages served 2026-10-26. Very new. (checked 2026-10-25)
In Language learning apps
Where it stands apart
- Where is your learning progress kept? on your device, with optional cloud sync (11% of 19 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (85% of 20 others)
- How is the main thing licensed? proprietary or closed source (60% of 20 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (85% of 20 others)
- Does it use game mechanics (streaks, hearts, XP, leaderboards, mini-games)? no game mechanics (69% of 16 others)
Not documented
The public sources we read don't say:
- What does AI do in the product?
- How many languages can you learn with it? If it works with content in any language, pick 'any language'.
Nearest neighbors
- LingQ (reference) 67% of 12 shared answers match
- Asụsụ Ọma 62% of 13 shared answers match
- MandarinClips 62% of 13 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | proprietary or closed source | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | individual side project, no revenue No paid tier or ads of its own seen in terms or privacy policy. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | no, it needs the maker's servers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | optional account Google sign-in optional; otherwise a cookie and browser storage. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | none of these (its own format or interface) Own subtitle player. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which learning method does the maker put first? | comprehensible input (reading or listening to real or leveled content) Listening to real YouTube videos. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does AI do in the product? | Not documented Not mentioned. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How many languages can you learn with it? If it works with content in any language, pick 'any language'. | Not documented Interface in 11 languages; learnable languages not listed. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does the material you learn from mainly come from? | content you bring (your videos, books, songs, or the pages you browse) Any YouTube video, via search or bookmarklet. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How does a learner pay? | free, no paid tier (donations at most) 'We don't sell data or show our own ads.' | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it use game mechanics (streaks, hearts, XP, leaderboards, mini-games)? | no game mechanics None mentioned. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where is your learning progress kept? | stands apart on your device, with optional cloud sync | source 2026-10-26 |
| What is the main way you use it? | web app in the browser | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Web page · www.youlangtube.com · read 2026-10-25
- Web page · www.youlangtube.com/privacy · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · www.youlangtube.com/terms · collected 2026-10-26
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