Stop on the word you missed.
Hover a subtitle to pause the film and see what any word means.
Why Wordpause
Looking up a word shouldn't cost you the scene
The usual way
You stop watching to start searching.
- Find the pause button
- Pick up your phone
- Type the word you think you heard
- Find your place in the film again
About 30 seconds away from the film, and the moment is gone.
With Wordpause
You never leave the film.
- Hover the line, and it pauses
- Read the word, in context
- Move away, and it plays on
About 2 seconds, and you're still in the scene.
How it works
One movement of the mouse
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Paused Pero alguien me quiere matar.
Hover the subtitle
The film pauses the moment your cursor touches the line.
- Paused matar kill
Pero alguien me quiere matar.
Hover the word
See its translations and real example sentences.
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Playing - ¿Qué? - ¡Matarme!
Move away
Playback carries on from the same frame.
Features
Look up exactly what you need
Paused Pauses instantly
Subtitles are read four times a second, so the film stops the moment you hover.
Real examples
See how a word is used in real sentences, not one dictionary line.
Private by design
Subtitles are read on your PC. Only the words you look up leave it.
Never in the way
It only appears over the subtitle while the film is paused.
On your computer
Lives quietly in your trayLives quietly in your menu barLives quietly in your browser
Wordpause is a small Windows app. It runs in the background next to the clock and only steps in when you hover a subtitle.Wordpause is a small Mac app. It sits in the menu bar at the top of the screen and only steps in when you hover a subtitle.Wordpause is also a Chrome extension. It sits in the toolbar and works with films you watch in the browser.
Free to try · Windows 10 and 11
Available now for and .
Free to try
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Vocabulary
Save a word. Review it later.
Found a word worth keeping? Press Save in the translation. Wordpause keeps it with the line and the film it came from, and turns your list into review cards.
- One click to save Right in the translation, so the film is back on in a second.
- Cards with context Each card shows the word in its subtitle line, so you remember the scene, not just the word.
- Words you miss come back Press Again and the card returns later in the session. Easy ones step aside.
Try it: save a word from the film at the top, and it joins this deck.
5 cards reviewed. Nice work.
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Pricing
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All plansSaved words and review cards
A lookup is one new subtitle line you open; every word in that line is then free. Limits reset each month, on annual plans too. Prices in US dollars; local taxes may apply.
Questions
Before you ask
Is it available yet?
Not yet. Wordpause is in development.
Which languages does it support?
It reads subtitles in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Ukrainian, Japanese and Korean, and translates between those languages.
Will it work with my video player?
Wordpause works with selected desktop video players on Windows. Write to us at wordpause@releasium.com and tell us which one you use; we test those first.
How much will it cost?
There’s a free plan with 30 lookups a month. Paid plans start at $2.67 a month, billed yearly. See plans
Where do the translations come from?
From an online dictionary with real example sentences.
Does anything leave my PC?
Subtitles are read on your computer with the text recognition built into Windows. Only the words you look up leave it.