AI Shadowing
Turn any YouTube video into a language shadowing lesson
AI Shadowing launched on May 26, 2026 with 75 votes, #520 of 20,538 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
AI Shadowing converts YouTube videos into interactive language lessons using shadowing, a technique where learners repeat spoken content. Users paste a video link to get sentence-by-sentence transcripts that can be clicked to loop and replay, and tap individual words for instant AI-generated grammar explanations in their native language. The tool is free, requires no signup, and works on web browsers and Android devices. It was created by a self-taught German learner who used the shadowing method to progress through language levels.
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From the sources
Shadow any YouTube video without scrubbing the progress bar or switching to a dictionary. Click any sentence to loop, click any word for AI grammar explanation. Free, no signup, browser + Android. Built by a self-taught German learner (A0→A2 in 3-4 months).
AI Shadowing turns any YouTube video into a click-to-loop language lesson. Paste a link, get sentence-by-sentence transcripts you can click to repeat, and tap any word for an instant AI grammar explanation in your native language. Free, no signup, works in any browser. Android app available, iOS coming. Hi — I'm Xiling. I built this tool because I needed it for myself. I'm a self-taught German learner. After getting through the basics with a textbook (A0 to A1), I started shadowing YouTube videos in German — repeating natives, sentence by sentence, half a second behind them, matching their rhythm and intonation. In about 3-4 months of part-time practice (30-45 minutes a day) , I went from…from aishadowing.net
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