Stay in the story.
Understand every word.

Turn your own videos into language practice. Follow two subtitle tracks, look up a word, and get an explanation without leaving the scene.

Neden playing Leyla ile Mecnun with Turkish and English subtitles and the searchable transcript open.
Your videos. Your subtitles. A little more understanding.

A new way to watch.
A natural way to learn.

Keep the scene in view. Find the meaning you need. Then press play.

  1. 01

    Open a video

    Bring a video and subtitles in the language you’re learning. Add a translation track if you like.

  2. 02

    Follow your curiosity

    Click a word for its meaning in context. Explain a line to see how the words fit together.

  3. 03

    Make it stick

    Replay the line, ask a follow-up, or save a flashcard. Pick up where you left off.

A contextual word definition shown over the scene in Neden.
A word’s meaning, right where you need it. Select image to enlarge.
Two subtitle tracks
Searchable transcript
One-click line replay
Your choice of AI provider
Neden’s explanation sidebar translates a subtitle line and breaks down its words, with a follow-up input below.

There’s more
behind the line.

Get a natural translation and a word-by-word breakdown. See how a phrase works, ask what you’re missing, and hear it again in the scene.

Start watching with Neden

Make your next watch
mean a little more.

Free and open source. Bring your videos, subtitles, and curiosity.

macOS

macOS 13+ · Apple silicon

Download for macOS

Preview · not notarized

Installation details

Windows

Windows 10 / 11 · 64-bit

Download for Windows

Experimental preview · unsigned

Installation details

Linux

Ubuntu 24.04 · 64-bit

Download for Linux

Experimental preview · .deb

Installation details

A few things
to know.

Bring your own videos and subtitle files. Neden is a player, not a streaming service. You can load a subtitle track in the language you’re learning and a second track for translation.