👀Rooster Overlay Tools (Overview)

Reach your daily LingQ goals while watching video content through streaming platforms like YouTube, Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Viki, Spotify, and more! Find out more with this brief overview.

Rooster Overlay Tools

Rooster Video Overlay Tools put a visual setup atop your screen in your preferred streaming platform.

LingQ or watch videos with dual/single-line subtitles while practicing language shadowing and repeating challenging phrases and dialogue in your target language.

Currently available for these streaming platforms:

• YouTube

• Netflix

• Spotify

• Disney+

• Amazon Prime

• Apple TV

• Paramount+

• Dailymotion

• Yle Areena

• Foxtel

• Stan

• Mega TV

• BritBox

• Rakuten Viki

• Weverse

• Funimation

• Crunchyroll

For the most updated information on compatible streaming platforms, visit Rooster's main extension support page: Web Browser Extensions (Software) for LingQ

Rooster video tools interact with LingQ but can be used without LingQ. Log into your LingQ account to make these tools shine.

This brief overview gives you a sneak peek into the abilities of Rooster's Overlay Tools.

For a comprehensive guide, see the Rooster Overlay Tools Guide.

YouTube

Rooster YouTube Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on youtube.com.

Video overview of some of Rooster's YouTube Tools (v. 1.29) features from the Kulkukoira YouTube Channel

This video doesn't reflect the most recent updates. For the latest features in Rooster's Extensions always check Rooster's extensions support pages.

For more Information/Support: Extension: Rooster Youtube Tools for LingQ - Enhancements for Youtube Videos

Screenshot of Rooster Youtube Tools Main Menu (v 1.224)

Screenshot of an earlier version of Rooster Youtube Tools video overlay abilities and some of its many menus and customizations.

Screenshot of an earlier version of Rooster Youtube Tools video overlay abilities and some of its many menus and customizations.

Screenshot of dual subtitles (with Transliteration enabled) and a LingQ word (status 1) selected in an earlier version of Rooster Youtube Tools.

Screenshot of dual subtitles with a word definition popup on the top line, Floating Captions, and LingQing popups (LingQed and New words — the show popups feature) within an older version of Rooster Youtube Tools.

Screenshot of multiple words selected with a word definition popup on the top line, Floating Captions, and LingQing popups (LingQed and New words — the show popups feature — and a third LingQing popup) within an older version of Rooster Youtube Tools.

Rooster YouTube/Spotify integration

Video overview of Rooster's YouTube/Spotify integration features from the Kulkukoira YouTube Channel

For the latest features in Rooster's Extensions always check Rooster's extensions support pages.

Screenshot of Spotify Import of Lyrics and embed over Youtube video with DeepL translation feature in Rooster Youtube Tools for LingQ.

Note: The image also displays features such as dual subtitles and LingQ-related popups (Show Popups feature on) and features a LingQ lesson attached to a Youtube video using Rooster Youtube Tools.

Screenshot of Spotify Import of Lyrics and embed over Youtube video with DeepL translation feature in Rooster Youtube Tools for LingQ.

Note: The image also displays dual subtitles, LingQ-related popups (Show Popups feature on), and Show Translation. It also features a LingQ lesson attached to a YouTube video using Rooster YouTube Tools.

Netflix

Rooster Netflix Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on netflix.com.

Video overview of some of Rooster's Netflix Tools (v. 1.10) features from the Kulkukoira YouTube Channel

This video doesn't reflect the most recent updates. For the latest features in Rooster's Extensions always check Rooster's extensions support pages.

For more Information/Support: Rooster Netflix Tools for LingQ - Language learning on Netflix

Screenshot of Rooster Netflix Tools control panel (v 1.50)

Screenshot of dual subtitles with a word selected, a definition popup, and the New Words popup (Show Popups enabled) in Rooster Netflix Tools.

Screenshot of dual subtitles with mouse hovering over a word for a definition and the New and LingQed words popups (Show Popups enabled) in Rooster Netflix Tools.

Screenshot of dual subtitles with Transliteration and Show Popups enabled with New and LingQed words popups and Rooster Netflix Tools* menu displayed.

Screenshot of a lesson in LingQ imported using Rooster Netflix Tools.

Spotify

Rooster Spotify Music Tools

Extra features for language learners when listening to music on spotify.com.

Video overview of Rooster Spotify Music Tools for LingQ from the Kulkukoira YouTube Channel

For the latest features in Rooster's Extensions always check Rooster's extensions support pages.

For more Information/Support: Extension: Rooster Spotify Music Tools for LingQ - LingQ on Spotify!

Screenshot of Rooster Spotify Tools Menu

Rooster Spotify Tools (v. 1.12) text size slider under Font Settings

Screenshot of Rooster Spotify Tools Menu, information on hover, Playback Speed controls, and Stats menu

Screenshot of Rooster Spotify Tools, Lesson Settings, Stats, Word Color and Effects menus

Screenshot of Stats Menu and lingQed word status popup for a status 3 word within active playback mode

Screenshot of Stats Menu and word translation on hover information

Disney+

Rooster Disney+ Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on disneyplus.com.

For more Information/Support: Extension: Rooster Disney+ Tools for LingQ - Language Learning on Disney+

Screenshot of dual subtitles with mouse hovering over a word for a definition; the New and LingQed words popups (Show Popups enabled), Rooster Disney+ Tools menu, and the developer console displayed with code.

Screenshot of dual subtitles with mouse hovering over a word for a definition; the New and LingQed words popups (Show Popups enabled), and Rooster Disney+ Tools menu displayed.

Screenshot of dual subtitles with mouse hovering over a word for a definition and the New and LingQed words popups (Show Popups enabled) in Rooster Disney+ Tools.

Screenshot of subtitle and audio options in a Disney+ video alongside the Rooster Disney+ Tools menu.

Amazon Prime

Rooster Amazon Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on Amazon Prime.

For more Information/Support: Extension: Rooster Amazon Tools for LingQ - Language Learning on Amazon Prime

Screenshot of Rooster Amazon Tools menu with caption (Top Line (Studied/LingQ Language selector) over an Amazon video.

Screenshot of dual subtitles New and LingQed words menus (Show Popups feature enabled) with Stats Menu displayed, and a cursor hovering over a word with a small definition popup alongside the Rooster Amazon Tools menu.

Screenshot of dual subtitles, LingQed and New words popup menus *Show Popups enabled), Stats Menu and a hover-definition popup over a word under the New Words menu using Rooster Amazon Tools.

Screenshot of dual subtitles, LingQed and New words popup menus *Show Popups enabled), Stats Menu and a hover-definition popup over a word under the New Words menu using Rooster Amazon Tools.

Apple TV

Rooster AppleTV Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on tv.apple.com.

Apple TV+ is an American subscription streaming service owned and operated by Apple Inc. Launched on November 1, 2019, it offers a selection of original production film and television series called Apple Originals.

— Apple TV+ Wikipedia Page

Rooster Note: The subtitles are very high quality on Apple TV. They match line for line and have a large number of subtitle languages and audio track selections.

For more Information/Support: Extension: Rooster AppleTV Tools - LingQ Video Overlay for AppleTV

Screenshot of some of the Translation Line options within Rooster AppleTV Tools dropdown selector

Screenshot of Rooster AppleTV Tools, New Words, and Floating Captions and Translation boxes with word information on hover and click

Screenshot of a Rooster AppleTV Tools imported lesson within LingQ 's web browser

Paramount+

Rooster Paramount+ Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on paramountplus.com.

Screenshot of some of Paramount+'s content

For more Information/Support: Extension: Rooster Paramount+ Tools for LingQ - LingQ Video Overlay

Screenshot of Dual Subtitles and Floating Captions and Translations with Rooster Paramount+ Tools menu (v 1.10)

Screenshot of Dual Subtitles and Floating Captions and Translations with Rooster Paramount+ Tools menu and Word Colors and Effects menu

Rooster Dailymotion Video Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on dailymotion.com.

For more information/support: Rooster DailyMotion Video Tools for LingQ [FREE]

Screenshot of how to Activate Rooster DailyMotion Video Tools extension (v 1.10) with Rooster's Logo in Dailymotion

Screenshot of Rooster DailyMotion Tools (v 1.10) menu

Screenshot of some of the video overlay features in Rooster DailyMotion Tools extension: New and LingQed words popup menus, Floating Captions, LingQed word definition popup, and the Rooster DailyMotion Tools (v 1.10) menu

Yle Areena

Rooster Yle Areena Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on areena.yle.fi.

YLE AREENA is an online streaming service provided by Yleisradio (Yle), which is Finland’s national public broadcasting company. This service offers a wide range of Finnish TV shows and some Swedish content.

A significant portion of the content is geographically restricted to Finland due to licensing agreements. Use a good VPN or focus on the free content to benefit from this content.

For more information/support: Extension: Rooster Yle Areena Tools - LingQ Video Overlay for Yle Areena (Finnish/Swedish) [FREE]

Screenshot of Rooster Yle Areena Tools with Floating Captions, information on click, hover, and highlight, and Stats Menu

Screenshot of Rooster Yle Areena Tools with New, LingQed, and Stats menus

Screenshot of Rooster Yle Areena Tools and LingQed Words menus with Floating Captions (Finland Dark Theme)

Screenshot of Rooster Yle Areena Tools LingQed and New Words menus with information on hover and click displayed

Foxtel

Rooster Foxtel Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on foxtel.com.au.

Foxtel is an Australian subscription based service offering sports, movies, and TV show related content.

Screenshot of some of the Foxtel content library

For more Information/Support: Rooster FOXTEL Tools for LingQ (Australia)

Dual Subtitles with Floating Captions and Translations, New and LingQed words popups, caption buttons and Rooster Foxtel Tools menu

Screenshot of dual Subtitles with Floating Captions and Translations, New and LingQed words popups, and caption buttons using Rooster Foxtel Tools (v 1.10)

Screenshot of dual subtitles with Floating Captions and Translations, LingQed words popups, and caption buttons using Rooster Foxtel Tools (v 1.10)

Stan TV

Rooster Stan TV Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on stan.com.au.

Stan/Stan. provides both local (Australian) and foreign film and television content to millions of subscribers as the "fourth largest streaming service in Australia, behind Disney+, Amazon Prime Video and Netflix." The streaming service also produces original TV shows, movies, and live sport content.

For more Information/Support: Extension: Rooster Stan TV Tools for LingQ (Australia)

Screenshot of the Rooster StanTV Tools (v 1.10) menu after clicking the Create a Lesson and Play Video button using Stan's streaming platform

Screenshot of Dual Subtitles, Lesson Settings menu, New and LingQed words popups, and Floating Captions using Rooster Stan TV (v 1.10)

Screenshot of Dual Subtitles, LingQed words popup, information on click, and Floating Captions using Rooster Stan TV (v 1.10)

Mega TV

Rooster MegaTV Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on megatv.com.

MEGA Channel, also known as MEGA TV or just MEGA, is a television network in Greece, that broadcasts a mix of foreign and Greek programming. It is the first and the oldest private television network in Greece.

— Excerpt from Wikipedia

For more Information/Support: For more Information/Support: Extension: Rooster MegaTV Tools - LingQ Video Overlay for MegaTV

Rooster MegaTV Tools Menu

Rooster Mega TV Tools Overlay Features: LingQed and New words popup menus, dual subtitles with Latin transliteration setting enabled, Translation window, information on word hover, information on word click, and Rooster MegaTV Tools menu

BritBox

Rooster BritBox Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on britbox.com.

BritBox is an online digital video subscription service, founded by BBC Studios and ITV, operating in nine countries across North America, Europe, Australia and South Africa. It is focused on British television series and films, mainly featuring current and past series and films supplied from two British terrestrial broadcasters of the BBC and ITV (Channel 4 and Channel 5 programming are available on the UK service), in addition to original programming. BritBox is said to feature the biggest collection of British box sets available in one place, with additional original programming available from 2020.

— Excerpt from Wikipedia

For more information/support: Extension: Rooster BritBox Tools for LingQ - LingQ Video Overlay

Rooster BritBox Tools (v 1.10) menu with Create Lesson and Play Video button

Lesson being created in LingQ using Rooster BritBox Tools (v 1.10)

Dual subtitles, LingQed and New Words popups, Lesson Settings menu, Translation of a highlight sentence/phrase, and Rooster BritBox Tools menu using Rooster BritBox Tools extension (v 1.10)

New words popup, Floating Captions and Translations, and word definitions on hover using Rooster BritBox Tools (v 1.10)

Rakuten Viki

Rooster Viki Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on viki.com.

Rakuten Viki is a video streaming platform headquartered in California. They acquire rights to content such as movies and TV, variety, and award shows for streaming and produces it's own content: Viki Originals. They offer a variety of paid and free content (subtitled in hundreds of languages) from Asian countries such as Korea, Mainland China, Taiwan, Japan, and Thailand. There content libraries are frequently up-to-date with the latest drama content.

Screenshot of Rakuten Viki's content categories

Screenshot of some of Rakuten Viki's Content

For more Information/Support: Extension: Rooster Viki Video Tools for LingQ - Language Learning on Viki.com

Screenshot of dual subtitles with Transliteration (Latin), Show Popups (New Words and LingQed Words), and Floating Captions, and Floating Translations activated alongside the Rooster Viki Tools menu.

Screenshot of dual subtitles, LingQed and New words popup menus *Show Popups enabled), and a hover-definition popup over a word under the New Words menu using Rooster Viki Tools.

Screenshot of dual subtitles and a hover-definition popup over a word with Transliteration (Latin), Show Popups (New Words and LingQed Words), and Floating Captions, and Floating Translations (Japan-themed-style scroll) activated alongside the Rooster Viki Tools menu.

Weverse

Rooster Weverse Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on Weverse.io.

Weverse is a South Korean community platform that not only allows fans of their favorite K-POP group to gather, but provides a variety of free and paid video and written content for users with professional translations in a large selection of languages from across the globe.

Screenshot of some of Weverse's Artists

Screenshot of BTS's (Artist ) Latest Media

For more Information/Support: Extension: Rooster Weverse Tools - LingQ Video Overlay for Weverse

Screenshot of Rooster Weverse Tools menu with Top Line (Studied/LingQ Language) section expanded to show some of the available language options for the chosen Weverse video.

Screenshot of an imported Weverse video lesson on LingQ’s continuing studying shelf in a learner's private library.

Screenshot of dual subtitles (Show Translations button), Show Popups (LingQed and New words popups), and Floating Captions enabled, with a hover definition provided (within the New Words Popup) alongside the Rooster Weverse Tools menu.

Screenshot of dual subtitles with Transliterations (Latin), Show Popups (New and LingQed words popups), and the Rooster Weverse Tools menu enabled with a hover dictionary definition over a hovered-on word.

Funimation

Rooster Funimation Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on funimation.com.

For more Information/Support: Extension: Rooster Funimation Tools - LingQ Video Overlay for Funimation

Screenshot of Rooster Funimation Tools menu with the Find Subtitles and Find Subtitles 2 buttons highlighted. These buttons send you to helpful subtitle repositories where you can find files to import into the extension.

Screenshot of some of the show options from Funimation. There are six titles (from left to right, top to bottom): Jujutsu Kaisen, Dr. Stone, The Rising of the Shield Hero, Goblin Slayer, Space Dandy, Astroboy, Eureka Seven, and Code Geass.

Screenshots of dual subtitles with Show Popups (LingQed and New words) displayed with a hover dictionary response over a hovered-over word in the top line of subtitles in Rooster Funimation Tools.

CrunchyRoll

Rooster CrunchyRoll Tools

Extra features for language learners when watching videos on crunchyroll.com.

Crunchyroll is a streaming service that hosts animated movies and TV shows (mostly anime) worldwide in a wide-variety of languages.

Screenshot of Crunchyroll's most popular anime shows and movies

Japanese subtitles are not available on Crunchyroll due to a licensing agreement.

Rooster Note: Use repositories like opensubtitles.org to find your own SRT files (.SRT) to import subtitles for Japanese by _____

Screenshot of the Rooster Crunchroll Tools Menu with Crunchyroll subtitle language selector open (Video Image Credit: The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash E1 - On a Journey Alone) using Rooster Crunchyroll Tools (v 1.10)

Screenshot of the Rooster Crunchyroll Tools (v 1.110) and Lesson Settings menus with Floating Captions and Translations and New and LingQed words popups enabled (Video Image Credit: The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash E1 - On a Journey Alone)

Screenshot of the Rooster Cruchyroll Tools (v 1.10) menu with LingQed and New words popup menus and Floating Translations and Captions (Video Image Credit: Sasaki and Peeps E1)

Screenshot of the expanded Rooster Crunchyroll Tools (v 1.10) menu with LingQed and New words popup menus and Floating Translations and Captions (Video Image Credit: Solo Leveling E1 - I'm Used to It)

Troubleshooting Tip: If the loader gets stuck during the create/apply process then try to interact with the settings icon on the video player.

Expand Your Study Sessions with Rooster Video Overlay Tools

Whether casually watching with dual/single-line subtitles or LingQing, language shadowing, repeating challenging phrases, and more, never lose a step in your language learning journey with Rooster's immersive overlay tools.

Reach your daily LingQ goals while watching various video content through streaming platforms like YouTube, Netflix, Spotify, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Paramount+, Viki, Funimation, and Weverse.