Trancy - Learn languages through YouTube and Netflix | Product Hunt

Hi, Product Hunters 👋

After eight months of development and testing, we are finally launching our product - Trancy.

Let me briefly tell you the story of Trancy.

### Why have we built it?

As a non-native English-speaking product manager, I don't have much time to learn a new language. However, I've found that watching YouTube has significantly improved my English listening skills. Though tools like Language Reactor and Ejoy have been helpful, their user experience is not yet satisfactory. So, I'm designing and optimizing YouTube to become an effective language learning tool. Practicing language while watching favorite videos is wonderful!

### How does it help?

We made a simple chrome extension, so you can turn YouTube and Netflix into personalized study materials. You can build your vocabulary and grammar skills, Improve your listening and speaking abilities.

We have recently integrated the popular OpenAI technology to further enhance our ability to define words and parse grammar.

Trancy supports learning in multiple languages, including English, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Hindi, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese.

📺 Theater Mode

The new theater mode can help you purify all distractions on the page and focus more on the video content itself, whether you are watching YouTube or Netflix, you can enjoy a more immersive viewing experience.

- Bilingual subtitles - Word highlighting - NLP word segmentation - Open AI word definition - Loop playback - Speed control

📖 Reading Mode

In reading mode, Trancy uses innovative intelligent sentence segmentation to divide subtitles into complete sentences, helping users focus more on reading subtitles, facilitating overall viewing, and more convenient sentence practice. This mode is also particularly suitable for practicing songs and singing along.

- Intelligent sentence segmentation - Focused playback - Word collection - Sentence collection - Font adjustment

🎧 Practice Mode

Different from other bilingual subtitle extension, Trancy has customized a unique practice mode for users. Through various practice methods, it comprehensively improves listening and speaking abilities. You can do shadowing or fill-in-the-blank exercises, master new words through keyboard muscle memory, and practice mastering long and difficult sentences.

- Open AI grammar analysis - Oral training - Listening training - Mode training - Fill-in-the-blank training

🌟 Other Features

- External dictionary - Lifelike Text to Speech - Shortcut keys ready - Multiple themes - Multilingual

Great job on Trancy! Looking forward to seeing how it helps with language learning. What kind of features make it stand out?

Wow! Trancy looks amazing! How can I integrate it with my existing curriculum? Are there any resources or tutorials from which I can learn how to use it effectively? Looking forward to trying it out!

🎉🚀👍 Congratulations on the launch of Trancy! This sounds like a fantastic tool for language learners. I'm particularly impressed with the variety of features, from the theater mode to the practice mode and the integration of OpenAI technology. Best of luck with the product! And I have to ask, what was the biggest challenge you faced during the development process?