Changelog

New updates and product improvements

#42026-03-25

Devanagari Script Reference and Dictionary Word Pages

  • *Devanagari script reference — a complete guide to reading Hindi script covering vowels, consonants, matras, conjuncts, schwa deletion, nuqta letters, and common confusions. Available from the sidebar under Learn → Devanagari.
  • *Individual dictionary word pages — every word now has its own page with definitions, transliteration, frequency rank, and grammar links. Click any word in the frequency tab or browse by letter from the dictionary page.
  • *Frequency rank info — hover the (?) next to any frequency badge to see where the rankings come from and how they'll improve over time.
#32025-03-22

Library Reader Upgrades and Extension Fixes

  • *Library reader improvements
    • -Table of contents for EPUB books — automatically detects chapter headings and section breaks with proper indentation hierarchy.
    • -Click the page number to jump directly to any page in the book.
    • -Fixed page splitting for large EPUBs — books with images are no longer incorrectly treated as picture books, giving proper 200-300 page pagination.
    • -Previous/next buttons now have hover effects for better interactivity.
  • *Extension popup and subtitle fixes
    • -Popup dictionary stays anchored to the clicked word when scrolling instead of drifting to the viewport edge. Applies to all surfaces: websites, YouTube, Netflix, and Prime Video.
    • -Subtitle browser panels — popup now repositions correctly when the page is scrolled.
  • *Mining editor — save button is enabled immediately while audio is still loading. Click save early and it auto-completes when the audio finishes.
  • *Extension version bumped to 0.2.0 with Chrome and Firefox builds.
#22025-03-21

Light Mode, Transliteration Rewrite, and Mobile Improvements

  • *Light/dark mode toggle on the landing page — follows your system preference with zero flash.
  • *Transliteration rewrite — Hindi schwa deletion (aura→aur, eka→ek), ज्ञ→gya, ड़/ढ़ distinction, candra-o support for loanwords.
  • *Interactive popup dictionary showcase on the landing page — replaces the static screenshot with a live, theme-adaptive component.
  • *Extension light mode colors aligned with the web dashboard for a consistent experience.
  • *Mobile sidebar auto-collapses on smaller screens for more content space.
  • *Dictionary and grammar tables now scroll horizontally on mobile — no more clipped columns.
  • *Guide pages now have a collapsible table of contents on mobile.
  • *Mining editor on regular websites is now theme-aware — follows your light/dark preference.
#12025-03-09

Desi Lingo is Live

  • *Popup dictionary with 120K+ Hindi entries — click any word on any webpage to look it up.
  • *YouTube, Netflix, and Prime Video subtitle overlay — interactive Hindi subtitles with click-to-lookup.
  • *Fully client-side Hindi NLP — tokenization, lemmatization, and transliteration with zero API calls.
  • *Sentence mining — capture words with screenshots and audio, export to Anki.
  • *Word tracking — mark words as unknown, seen, or known with color-coded underlines.
  • *Grammar engine — ~90 grammar points detected automatically with dedicated study pages.
  • *Web dashboard — stats, vocabulary browser, learning heatmap, and activity timeline.
  • *Customizable subtitle styling, keyboard shortcuts, and light/dark themes.