Troubleshooting
Subtitles not showing up
The video needs Hindi subtitles available (auto-generated or uploaded). If there are no Hindi captions on the video, the overlay won't appear.
On Brave, Shields can sometimes block the subtitle fetch. Try turning off Shields for YouTube or adding an exception.
On Netflix or Prime Video, if subtitles aren't being detected, try disabling hardware acceleration in your browser settings and reloading the page.
"No Hindi text found" after clicking Parse
This usually means the page doesn't have any Devanagari text, or the text is trapped inside an iframe or canvas element that the parser can't reach. Try a different page to confirm the extension is working.
A word isn't in the dictionary
The dictionary has 120,000+ entries but very rare words, specialized jargon, or slang might not be in there. Proper nouns aren't included either. When a word isn't found the popup still shows its transliteration and you can still mine the sentence.
Extension and dashboard aren't syncing
Make sure you're signed into both with the same account. Syncing is automatic. If changes aren't showing up on the dashboard, try refreshing the page.
Screenshots or audio come out wrong on Netflix/Prime
Netflix and Prime use DRM that blocks normal screen and audio capture. Desi Lingo has a workaround for Chrome-based browsers. If a screenshot comes out black or green, try mining again. It usually works on the second attempt.
Firefox does not support the browser APIs needed for this workaround, so screenshots and audio clips from Netflix and Prime Video are not available on Firefox.
If it keeps happening on Chrome/Brave/Edge, try disabling hardware acceleration in your browser settings (Settings > System > Hardware Acceleration) and reloading the page.
Troubleshooting
Subtitles not showing up
The video needs Hindi subtitles available (auto-generated or uploaded). If there are no Hindi captions on the video, the overlay won't appear.
On Brave, Shields can sometimes block the subtitle fetch. Try turning off Shields for YouTube or adding an exception.
On Netflix or Prime Video, if subtitles aren't being detected, try disabling hardware acceleration in your browser settings and reloading the page.
"No Hindi text found" after clicking Parse
This usually means the page doesn't have any Devanagari text, or the text is trapped inside an iframe or canvas element that the parser can't reach. Try a different page to confirm the extension is working.
A word isn't in the dictionary
The dictionary has 120,000+ entries but very rare words, specialized jargon, or slang might not be in there. Proper nouns aren't included either. When a word isn't found the popup still shows its transliteration and you can still mine the sentence.
Extension and dashboard aren't syncing
Make sure you're signed into both with the same account. Syncing is automatic. If changes aren't showing up on the dashboard, try refreshing the page.
Screenshots or audio come out wrong on Netflix/Prime
Netflix and Prime use DRM that blocks normal screen and audio capture. Desi Lingo has a workaround for Chrome-based browsers. If a screenshot comes out black or green, try mining again. It usually works on the second attempt.
Firefox does not support the browser APIs needed for this workaround, so screenshots and audio clips from Netflix and Prime Video are not available on Firefox.
If it keeps happening on Chrome/Brave/Edge, try disabling hardware acceleration in your browser settings (Settings > System > Hardware Acceleration) and reloading the page.