Iinatan: Dictionary Lookups and Anki Mining for IINA

iinatan

iinatan adds dictionary popups to subtitles in IINA on macOS. Pause a video, hover a word, and look it up without leaving the player.

Anki export is available through AnkiConnect when Anki is running in the background.

What You Get

- Dictionary lookups directly on IINA subtitles.

- Automatic pause on dictionary lookup and resume afterwards.

- Japanese, English, French, German, Chinese, and Korean lookup modes.

- Built-in downloader for recommended dictionaries and frequency data.

- Import support for local Yomitan-compatible dictionary ZIP files.

- Frequency and pitch-accent dictionary support for Japanese.

- Compact popups with structured entries, tags, source links, collapsed long sections, and custom CSS.

- One-click Anki card creation with duplicate detection, subtitle sentences, screenshots, and subtitle audio.

- Profiles for keeping separate language, dictionary, popup, and anki export settings.

Quick Start

1. Open Plugins -> iinatan -> Settings....

2. Choose the lookup language you want to use.

3. Go to the dictionaries section, click Get recommended Dictionaries... and download available dictionaries (or import compatible dictionary ZIP files).

4. Enable and move dictionaries into your preferred order.

5. Toggle iinatan with Shift+H.

6. Pause playback and hover subtitle text.

Anki Export

Install the AnkiConnect add-on, open Anki, then configure export from the Anki tab in Plugins -> iinatan -> Settings.... To add cards from the popup:

1. Keep Anki open and verify AnkiConnect is reachable.

2. Choose the deck, note type, and field mappings for your active profile.

3. Enable Show Anki add button in popups.

4. Press Shift+H to turn iinatan on, pause playback, hover subtitle text, and click the add-card button in the popup.