LingLook

Learn Chinese effortlessly while browsing! LingLook is a browser extension that instantly looks up Chinese words as you hover over them on any webpage!

Features
- Instant Chinese word lookup in any web page by hovering over text
- Support for both simplified and traditional Chinese characters
- Word definitions with pronunciation (pinyin, zhuyin/bopomofo), HSK level, and TOCFL level
- Detailed character information: stroke order animation, frequency, radical, origin, etc.
- Quick word copy and Google Images search
- Support for keyboard shortcuts
- Customizable appearance and behavior
- Supports English, Vietnamese and partial support for French dictionaries

How to use

For desktop users:
- Pin LingLook icon to your toolbar for easy access. You can click on it to enable/disable the popup function, or press the default shortcut Alt+O (or Option+O on Mac). You can configure this shortcut in the extension's settings page.
- Use the mouse to hover over a Chinese word, and a popup window will appear.
- When you first hover over a word, the popup window will appear with a dotted border. After 400ms, the popup will change to have a solid outline. From here, you can move the mouse into the popup to change tabs or select entries.
- You can also configure the popup to show only when you hold a key like Control. In that case, the popup will not be interactive until you release that key. After you release the key, it will immediately become interactive.

For mobile users:
- You can enable/disable the extension by tapping on the extension icon.
- After enabling, a small puck will appear on your webpage. Move the puck around and look up Chinese words!
- Puck controls:
- Single-tap on the puck: Toggle lookup function.
- Double-tap on the puck: Switch lookup direction (up/down).

Inside the popup:
- You can see the word's definition, pronunciation (pinyin or zhuyin), HSK level, TOCFL level.
- Click on the word, and you can copy it to clipboard or search it with Google Images.
- Switch to the "Character" tab, here you can see detailed character information like stroke order animation, frequency, radical, origin, etc.
- Customize the appearance and behavior of LingLook by clicking on the settings gear icon in the popup window.

Troubleshooting

If for some reason the extension does not work as expected, try enabling/disabling the extension, reloading the page, or restarting the browser. If you want to report an issue or have any other suggestions, please open an issue on LingLook's GitHub repository here.

Rating

If you love using LingLook, please don't hesitate to leave a 5-star review! It would make my day!

Source code

LingLook is a completely free and open-source software licensed under GPL-3.0. The source code is available here.