Shisu-ko
No liveness check has reached it yet; it is registered on GitHub and Firefox Add-ons and has been in the index since 2 Oct 2026. How this is checked
Shisu-ko is a Firefox extension that displays live Japanese subtitles over YouTube videos. A local server transcribes audio with Whisper, caches transcript lines, supports live streams and transcript navigation, and integrates with Yomitan and Anki for language study.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Understanding Japanese YouTube videos with searchable, dictionary-friendly subtitles without sending audio to a remote service.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: Japanese language learners who watch YouTube in Firefox
Inferred · not functionally tested
Functions: speech_to_text, data_extraction
Inferred · not functionally tested
Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)
Recorded constraints: pricing: free · license: MIT · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, self_hosted
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: addons.mozilla.org · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
Shisu-ko sits in PulseGate's Subtitles & captions category. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on understanding Japanese YouTube videos with searchable, dictionary-friendly subtitles without sending audio to a remote service. Inferred · not functionally tested: Shisu-ko is a consumer product aimed at japanese language learners who watch YouTube in Firefox. Basis unknown · not verified: Shisu-ko costs nothing to use. Basis unknown · not verified: It runs on the web, and it can be self-hosted.
It is developed by multysquid. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 206 commits in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are live subtitles, local transcription, and transcript panel.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Live subtitles
- Local transcription
- Transcript panel
- Timestamp navigation
- Yomitan scanning
- Hover-to-pause
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
- Claude Code
- CLAUDE.md
- openai
- dall- in the HTML
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
2What PulseGate has recorded for this listing
Frequently asked questions about Shisu-ko
- What is Shisu-ko?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Shisu-ko focuses on understanding Japanese YouTube videos with searchable, dictionary-friendly subtitles without sending audio to a remote service. It is catalogued under Subtitles & captions on PulseGate.
- Who should use Shisu-ko?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Shisu-ko is a consumer product built for japanese language learners who watch YouTube in Firefox.
- Does Shisu-ko have a free plan?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Shisu-ko is free to use.
- What platforms does Shisu-ko run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Shisu-ko runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is Shisu-ko still active?
- The GitHub repository shows 206 commits in the last 90 days.
- Who makes Shisu-ko?
- Shisu-ko is developed by multysquid.
- Is Shisu-ko open source?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Shisu-ko has a public GitHub repository.
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