Use A Pop-Up Dictionary Anywhere.

An AI-powered Chrome extension that scans images, videos, and PDFs to make unselectable Chinese characters interactive.

1. Press a Shortcut

Trigger the lens with a simple key combination while browsing any page.

2. AI Scans Page

Our lightweight vision model instantly identifies all Chinese characters in view.

3. Text is Selectable

An overlay is drawn on the screen, allowing for selection and lookup.

Built for Real Reading

Image of a manga with the ZhongLens Chinese overlay.

Manhua & Comics

Look up vertical or stylized text in raw scans without manual typing.

Image of a TV show with the ZhongLens Chinese overlay.

Hard-coded Subtitles

Select text directly from video frames on YouTube, Bilibili, or Netflix.

Image of a Chinese textbook with the ZhongLens Chinese overlay.

PDFs & Screenshots

Perfect for textbooks and system menus that block text interaction.

Be the first to try ZhongLens

We're rolling out access to a limited group of beta testers soon.

No spam. We'll only email you when early access is available.