Netflix German Subtitles Tool

Understand German on Netflix & YouTube — without pausing to look things up

Struggling to follow German shows on Netflix? Butterfluent is a free Chrome extension that adds clickable dual subtitles directly inside the Netflix player. Click any German word while the show is playing — you get the translation instantly, with no need to pause, rewind, or open a dictionary.

Chrome Extension

Understand German while watching Netflix & YouTube

Click words directly inside videos. No tab switching.

How it works

Step 1
Install the free Butterfluent Chrome extension. It works with your existing Netflix subscription — no changes needed.
Step 2
Open a German show on Netflix (Dark, Babylon Berlin, How to Sell Drugs Rapidly, etc.). Dual subtitles appear automatically.
Step 3
Click any word you don't understand. Butterfluent shows translation, noun gender, verb tense, and an example sentence — right inside the player.

What you get

Adds dual subtitles directly inside Netflix
Click any word for instant German-to-English translation
Noun gender color-coding (der/die/das) visible at a glance
Works with Dark, Babylon Berlin, and all German Netflix content
No need to pause — lookup appears inline
Free to install and try

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