Support
Kaita is made by one person, Begali Khudaiberdiev in Bishkek. Email me — I usually reply within 1–3 days.
How to report a bug
So I can reproduce the problem, please include:
- Your browser and its version (Chrome or Edge).
- Kaita’s version — shown on
chrome://extensions(in Edge,edge://extensions). - A link to the YouTube video and roughly where in it.
- The mode (Watch, Shadowing, Consecutive, Simultaneous) and the recognition engine from settings (Auto, Browser or Кайта · Whisper).
- What you did, what you expected and what happened. A screenshot helps a lot.
Please don’t send voice recordings or personal data — they aren’t needed to fix a bug.
Installing
Google Chrome
- Open Kaita in the Chrome Web Store.
- Click “Add to Chrome” and confirm.
- Pin the icon: Extensions menu (the puzzle piece next to the address bar) → pin next to Kaita.
Microsoft Edge
- Open the same Chrome Web Store page in Edge.
- A bar appears at the top: “Allow extensions from other stores” — click Allow and confirm.
- Click “Get” or “Add to Chrome” and confirm.
In Edge, speech recognition always uses the built-in Whisper engine on your computer.
Troubleshooting
- The panel doesn’t appear
- Reload the YouTube tab after installing, then click the Kaita icon or press Alt+E. You can change the shortcut at
chrome://extensions/shortcuts(in Edge,edge://extensions/shortcuts). - No phrases
- The video needs captions. Check the captions button in the YouTube player or pick another video.
- The microphone won’t start
- Click the icon left of the www.youtube.com address → Microphone → Allow, then reload the page. Check that the right mic is selected in your system settings.
- The first recognition is slow
- On first use the Whisper engine downloads its model (about 80 MB). This happens once; after that recognition works offline.
Your data
All phrases and scores are stored only in your browser. Removing the extension removes them too, so export to JSON on the Library page first. Details are in the privacy policy.