{{Short description|Language learning browser extension}} {{Orphan|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox software | name = Language Reactor | developer = David Wilkinson | operating_system = Cross-platform (via browser) | platform = Chrome, Microsoft Edge | genre = Language learning tool | license = Freemium | website = [https://www.languagereactor.com/ languagereactor.com] }}
'''Language Reactor''', previously known as '''Language Learning with Netflix''', is a browser extension and website designed to support language acquisition by modifying how subtitles are displayed on Netflix and YouTube streaming platforms.
The tool was initially released under the name Language Learning with Netflix (LLN) but renamed as its scope expanded to support additional platforms and features.<ref name="Verge2019">{{cite web |last=Vincent |first=James |date=12 February 2019 |title=This Chrome extension makes Netflix perfect for language learning |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/12/18220289/language-learning-netflix-chrome-extension-two-subtitles |access-date=7 June 2025 |website=The Verge}}</ref>
Language Reactor has been featured in several publications such as ''The Verge'', ''The Guardian'', and ''Lifehacker''.<ref name="Verge2019" /><ref name="Guardian2019">{{cite web |last=Saner |first=Emine |title=Language lessons on Netflix: can you really learn from TV? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/mar/02/netflix-languages-education |website=The Guardian |date=2 March 2019 |access-date=7 June 2025}}</ref><ref name="Lifehacker2019">{{cite web |title=Learn a New Language While Watching Netflix |url=https://lifehacker.com/learn-a-new-language-while-watching-netflix-1832564649 |website=Lifehacker |date=19 February 2019 |access-date=7 June 2025}}</ref> The tool has also been discussed in academic and educational sources regarding its impact on vocabulary acquisition and learner engagement.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Syquia |first=John |title=Enhancing the Functionality of YouTube and Netflix with Language Reactor |journal=The Language Teacher |volume=47 |issue=4 |date=July 2023 |url=https://jalt-publications.org/articles/28605-enhancing-functionality-youtube-and-netflix-language-reactor |access-date=7 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Using Language Reactor To Learn English |url=https://oxfordhousebcn.com/en/using-language-reactor-to-learn-english/ |website=Oxford House Barcelona |date=22 March 2023 |access-date=7 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Language Reactor Review |url=https://multilingualmastery.com/language-reactor-review/ |website=Multilingual Mastery |date=18 September 2023 |access-date=7 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=The Use of Language Reactor as a Tool to Enhance English Language Learning |journal=Süleyman Demirel University International Journal of Educational Studies |date=28 April 2025 |volume=12 |issue=1 |pages=50–66 |doi=10.33710/sduijes.1614114 |last1=Yıldız |first1=Tugba Aydın |last2=Karanfil |first2=Ferhat |last3=Zengin |first3=Buğra |doi-access=free }}</ref>
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