Shiritai — Furigana Reader for Japanese version history - 4 versions
Shiritai — Furigana Reader for Japanese by Alina
Shiritai — Furigana Reader for Japanese version history - 4 versions
Be careful with old versions! These versions are displayed for testing and reference purposes.You should always use the latest version of an add-on.
Latest version
Version 1.3.0
Released Sep 10, 2026 - 49.59 MBWorks with firefox 113.0 and later- One-click Save to reviews from a dictionary card, including the word,
meaning, and surrounding sentence; the toolbar popup now links to saved
words. - Portuguese (Brazil) interface and Japanese–Portuguese dictionary meanings.
- Expanded Russian dictionary coverage, including Warodai entries and more
expressions. - Compound-aware lookups, so common multi-word Japanese expressions can open
as a single dictionary result. - An Alt+S keyboard shortcut for explaining the current selection (it can
be remapped in the browser's extension shortcuts). - Copy-to-clipboard for dictionary cards.
- Hover lookup for Japanese words inside links, where clicking would otherwise
navigate away.
- JLPT word colours are more readable on dark pages and adjust when a site
applies its theme after loading. - The extension popup remains visually consistent on systems using dark mode.
- Dictionary source credits more accurately reflect Portuguese, Russian, and
Chinese result data.
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- One-click Save to reviews from a dictionary card, including the word,
Older versions
Version 1.2.0
Released Aug 27, 2026 - 38.86 MBWorks with firefox 113.0 and later- Pitch-accent contours in the dictionary popup — see where each word
rises and falls (data: kanjium) - Dictionary glosses in Chinese — English, German, Russian, Spanish,
and now 中文 - "Explain with Shiritai" now opens the new /explain page and
auto-explains your selection
Source code released under All Rights Reserved
- Pitch-accent contours in the dictionary popup — see where each word
Version 1.1.0
Released Aug 18, 2026 - 30.72 MBWorks with firefox 113.0 and laterWhat’s new in 1.1.0
STABILITY
• Furigana, word lookup, and reading controls now keep working after extension updates, even in tabs opened before the update. Shiritai automatically detects and restores outdated page connections.
• Fixed console errors and unresponsive clicks on pages where furigana remained after the extension was reloaded.
NEW
• Added German and Spanish interface languages, alongside English, Russian, and Chinese.
• German, Spanish and Russian dictionary definitions.
IMPROVEMENTS
• Reading comfort controls (reading ruler and word spacing) now appear below Color by difficulty in the popup.
• The dictionary language selector now uses a book icon.
As always, furigana, one-click dictionary, JLPT coloring, and reading comfort tools run locally in your browser.Source code released under All Rights Reserved
Version 1.0.0
Released Aug 8, 2026 - 22.28 MBWorks with firefox 113.0 and laterSource code released under All Rights Reserved