Get LingoBinge for Netflix

One click from the Chrome Web Store, then Netflix starts teaching you Indonesian. Works in Chrome on a computer. Safari, Firefox and mobile are on the roadmap.

Add LingoBinge to Chrome

Free. About a minute to set up.

1 word swapped
LingoBinge keeps the sentence understandable, swaps one word into Indonesian and shows the meaning where you need it.

What LingoBinge can see (and what it can't)

  • • LingoBinge runs only on netflix.com. It reads the subtitle line on screen so it can swap a few words, and nothing else.
  • • It can't see your Netflix password, your payment details, or what you do on other websites.
  • • Words you save stay in your browser. Full details in our privacy policy.
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Add it to Chrome

Click Add LingoBinge to Chrome above. Chrome will ask you to confirm, so click Add extension.

Heads up: Chrome will say LingoBinge can "read and change your data on netflix.com". That's the feature, not a red flag. LingoBinge needs to read each subtitle line so it can swap a few words into Indonesian. The box above covers exactly what it can and can't see.

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Pin LingoBinge to your toolbar

Click the puzzle-piece icon at the top right of Chrome, then click the pin next to LingoBinge. The LingoBinge icon stays visible so you can open its settings anytime.

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Play something with English subtitles

Open Netflix and start any show or movie. Turn on English subtitles using the speech-bubble icon in the player. LingoBinge reads each English line and swaps a few words into Indonesian. Click a yellow word to see what it means and save it.

What to expect:

  • • The first subtitle can take 1 to 3 seconds to change while LingoBinge warms up. After that, lines update instantly.
  • • At the gentle starting level you'll see roughly one yellow word every line or two, and some lines will have none. That's deliberate: a light sprinkle you can actually absorb beats a wall of new words. Want more? Raise the slider in the LingoBinge popup.
  • • No yellow words after a minute? Open the LingoBinge popup. The status line at the top tells you what's going on (connected, waiting for subtitles, subtitles not in English, and so on).

Then you just watch something

No lesson to start, no deck to build. Press play and the first word you are ready for finds you.

Stuck? Found a bug? Email the LingoBinge team, replies usually within a day.

Rather try LingoBinge without Netflix first? The web demo runs right here in your browser.