Learn languages from your favourite YouTube videos

Turn YouTube videos into interactive language lessons.

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Understand real native speechWord-aligned transcripts and translations keep pace with fast, natural speech.
Learn words in contextSave vocabulary straight from the video, tied to the moment it was spoken.
Remember it for goodSpaced-repetition review built from the original native audio.
Real content

Learn from content you enjoy

  • Immerse in authentic, native content — the way a child first absorbs a language
  • Learn from real YouTube creators, podcasts and documentaries in your target language
  • No textbook dialogues or scripted conversations — just videos you genuinely enjoy
Real transcription

Turn your videos into lessons

  • Paste a YouTube link and get an accurate transcript and translation
  • Forget YouTube's terrible auto-generated captions — every transcript is built from the audio itself
  • No context-switching between apps — exploring, studying and reviewing all happen in one place
LingoReel's import screen — paste a YouTube URL and it transcribes and translates the audio for you.
Comprehension

Understand real native speech

  • Train your ear with perfectly audio-aligned transcripts
  • Replay difficult moments in a distraction-free theatre
  • Build the confidence to listen to authentic spoken language
Sentence mining

Vocabulary that sticks

  • Save any word or sentence straight from the video as you watch
  • Each one is saved with its original audio and sentence, so the word and its context stay connected
  • Words learned in context are far easier to understand — and to remember
Spaced review

Remember what you learn

  • Review vocabulary with spaced repetition and interactive games
  • Choose games matched to your goals and level — recognition to full dictation
  • All built around the original native audio, so you train for real conversations
Why it works

Built around how people actually learn languages

LingoReel isn't about memorising isolated vocabulary. It's built around learning through meaningful, understandable content — the same way successful immersion learners build real fluency.

Learn from real content

Real conversations are more engaging — and far more memorable — than scripted textbook lessons.

Understand before memorising

Instant translations and in-context explanations help you comprehend first, so new vocabulary is easier to acquire naturally.

Reinforce with real audio

Spaced repetition paired with authentic audio moves words from passive recognition into genuine listening ability.

How it works

Three steps from YouTube to fluency

01

Import

Paste a YouTube link in one of 30 supported languages. We generate accurate transcripts, translations and sentence-level timing in seconds.

02

Learn

Watch, read and explore. Tap unfamiliar words, save useful sentences, and learn without ever leaving the video.

03

Review

Play quick review games you choose — tuned to your level and the skills you want to train — built from the vocabulary you collected.

Why choose LingoReel

A different way to learn

Most apps LingoReel
Scripted lessons Videos you actually enjoy
Artificial examples Real native speech
Text-only review Real audio review
Fixed curriculum Learn from real YouTube content
Multiple separate tools Everything in one workflow
Pricing

Choose a plan based on your usage

Most popular
Normal
$15/month
  • 10 hours of new content a month
  • ~$1.50 per hour of native video
  • Unlimited review of everything you save
  • 30+ languages & every game
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Heavy
$25/month
  • 20 hours of new content a month
  • ~$1.25 per hour — best for daily immersion
  • Unlimited review of everything you save
  • 30+ languages & every game
Go Heavy
FAQ

Questions, answered

Which languages are supported?

LingoReel supports 30 study languages — each with audio transcription, translation and audio review games. More are on the way.

  • 🇬🇧English
  • 🇪🇸Spanish
  • 🇫🇷French
  • 🇩🇪German
  • 🇮🇹Italian
  • 🇵🇹Portuguese
  • 🇳🇱Dutch
  • 🇦🇩Catalan
  • 🇸🇪Swedish
  • 🇩🇰Danish
  • 🇳🇴Norwegian
  • 🇫🇮Finnish
  • 🇵🇱Polish
  • 🇨🇿Czech
  • 🇸🇰Slovak
  • 🇭🇺Hungarian
  • 🇷🇴Romanian
  • 🇭🇷Croatian
  • 🇷🇺Russian
  • 🇺🇦Ukrainian
  • 🇷🇸Serbian
  • 🇧🇬Bulgarian
  • 🇹🇷Turkish
  • 🇮🇩Indonesian
  • 🇻🇳Vietnamese
  • 🇨🇳Chinese
  • 🇯🇵Japanese
  • 🇰🇷Korean
  • 🇸🇦Arabic
  • 🇮🇳Hindi
Which YouTube videos can I use?

Most public YouTube videos work — podcasts, vlogs, interviews, news, lessons, recipes: whatever you enjoy watching becomes a lesson. Two things to know: the video must be spoken in one of our 30 supported languages, and a few videos can't be processed — private, age-restricted, members-only or region-blocked videos, and the occasional one YouTube won't let us download.

What kind of videos work best?

Clear, single-speaker audio gives the best results — natural podcast-, interview- or monologue-style videos with one person talking over clean audio transcribe and translate most accurately. Videos with heavy background music, several people talking at once, or dual-language "learn X" teaching formats (where the narrator switches between your target language and English) are harder to segment cleanly. For difficulty, pick a video at — or just slightly above — your current level: you want to follow the gist while still meeting new words. A tool to help you find great immersion videos is coming soon.

How to pick the right level →
What if the video has no subtitles?

That's fine. LingoReel doesn't rely on YouTube's captions — it transcribes the audio itself and translates it into clean, audio-aligned sentences. So it works even when a video has no subtitles, and the text always matches what's actually said.

How accurate are the AI transcripts?

Very. We transcribe the audio with speech-recognition models and then re-segment and translate it into tidy, audio-aligned sentences — far more reliable than YouTube’s auto-captions. In clear speech it’s excellent; in very noisy audio the occasional word can slip, but the timing stays aligned so you can always replay the clip.

Can I export my vocabulary?

A one-click export isn't available yet — it's on the roadmap. For now every word and sentence you save lives in your library and comes back automatically in spaced-repetition review.

Is my data private?

Yes. Your account, the words you save and your progress are yours. We don't sell your data, and we only use it to run your learning — nothing more.

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