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Turn the French you watch into French you keep.

Click a subtitle. Understand the grammar. Keep the line in Anki.

Free to join · Desktop Chrome · Exports to Anki

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Illustrated scene: a young woman at a Paris café terrace at dusk.

12:34 / 28:17

J'te jure, j'en peux plus !

I swear, I can't take it anymore!

  • you (informal)
  • I swear
  • I can't take it anymore

Spoken French drops the ne:
je n'en peux plusj'en peux plus.

Illustrative demo. Ombrave is not released yet.
Ombrave's mascot, a Parisian pigeon in a striped marinière, pointing at the subtitle.

You're surrounded by French. But it doesn't stick.

Three habits. Real progress.

  1. Understand the whole sentence

    See how the words work together in natural, spoken French.

  2. Capture the line

    Keep the sentence from a scene you care about, before it's gone.

  3. Review at the right intervals

    Spaced review brings it back just before you'd forget it.

The forgetting curve
01371430100%0%DaysWith spaced reviewWatching passively

How Ombrave works

  1. Watch

    Click any French subtitle on Netflix or YouTube.

  2. Understand

    See a clear translation, the words one by one, and a short grammar note.

  3. Remember

    Save it as an Anki card and review it at the right intervals.

What changes

FAQ

What is Ombrave?

A Chrome extension for desktop. Click any French subtitle line on Netflix or YouTube to see the whole sentence explained, grammar, slang and the words people drop, then save it as an Anki card. It isn't released yet: the waitlist is how you'll hear when it is.

Where does it work?

In Chrome on a computer, on Netflix and YouTube videos with French subtitles. Ombrave is not affiliated with Netflix, YouTube or AnkiWeb.

Do I need an Anki account?

Saved lines become Anki cards, so you'll want Anki to review them. Understanding a line in the moment works without it.

Is it suitable for beginners?

It is made for people who already watch French with French subtitles and want the lines they don't follow explained. If you can catch some of what you hear, it helps you with the rest.

When can I try it?

There is no launch date yet. Join the waitlist and the pigeon will write once, the day Ombrave opens. Nothing else.

Tonight's episode is full of cards.

Free to join · Desktop Chrome · Exports to Anki

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Un épisode de plus,
un peu plus de français.
À demain !