Hack Chinese
Hack Chinese is an online language learning platform that provides the tools you need to build your Chinese vocabulary. This is a retention-first tool, meaning that retaining strong mastery of previously learned words is given priority over learning new words. The platform supplies a built-in dictionary, natural audio pronunciation for over 100,000 words, and pre-made vocab lists for specific textbooks, exams, and topics.Users can personalize their learning experience by setting a suitable duration of their study sessions (from 2 to 10 minutes per session), uploading their personal lists of words, and choosing the dark or white mode of their dashboard. There is a cram mode that allows users to ignore the spaced repetition and focus on specific vocabulary items. The platform also enables students to invite their tutors to the app to collaborate on their learning.
Hack Chinese comes equipped with an analytics dashboard to help learners keep track of their progress and study consi
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LangLime
LangLime is a language-learning app that emphasizes fast immersion in realistic text snippets rather than rote drills. It supports reading and writing in six languages (Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese, German, and Korean) and lets users translate contextually rich excerpts with features like text-to-speech playback, sentence-level grammar breakdowns, and in-context explanations. The app allows users to customize examples to their interests, bypasses heavy gamification, and aims to accelerate comprehension through exposure instead of isolated vocabulary exercises. LangLime fosters continuous flow by surfacing instant explanations for phrases that viewers don’t understand without interrupting practice, thus reducing switching between resources. While currently text-based for input, future updates may include spoken interaction. The interface is clean and minimal, and tutorials are available before needing to commit, helping users evaluate the experience early.
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Lingo Champion
Lingo Champion is a language-acquisition platform that enables learners to progress through reading, listening, and vocabulary practice using authentic content rather than traditional drills. It incorporates news articles, stories, videos, subtitles, and uploaded texts into an immersive learning environment, automatically tracking every word you read or listen to and converting it into personalized flashcards. The platform supports over 15 languages and offers a Chrome/desktop extension as well as a mobile app that allows you to learn while browsing the web or watching YouTube. Within any text or webpage you open, Lingo Champion detects words and sentences in your target language and provides instant translations or hover-tooltips; you can customise the translation percentage, choose to focus on words or full sentences, and import external subtitle or caption files. The system includes AI-powered tools that let you look up phrases, get explanations of natural speech, and more.
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Language Reactor
Language Reactor is a freemium browser-based language learning toolbox available via Chrome (and Edge via browser compatibility), designed to transform authentic media into effective learning content. It injects dual-language subtitles when watching Netflix and YouTube, allowing users to see both their target and native language, paired with a hover or click pop-up dictionary for instant definitions, synonyms, and pronunciation. The extension supports importing text and e-books, adding machine translation overlays and realistic text-to-speech, making static content dynamic and interactive. It includes tools like PhrasePump, a listening-exercise module, and a chatbot for conversational practice, in addition to word-list management, color-coding words by familiarity, and playback controls that include auto-pause, speed adjustment, and sentence looping to reinforce comprehension.
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