Shadow Master

Learn to speak a language the natural way: by shadowing real people. Shadow Master is a shadowing tutor and shadowing app that turns any YouTube video into a speaking lesson, with word-by-word karaoke captions, dual subtitles in your own language, and shadowing practice that builds fluency, pronunciation and a natural accent.

WHAT IS LANGUAGE SHADOWING?

Shadowing means listening to a native speaker and repeating right after them, copying their rhythm, stress and intonation. Language coaches and polyglots use the shadowing technique to improve speaking fluency, pronunciation, accent and listening speed. Shadow Master makes shadowing easy with the videos you actually want to watch: podcasts, vlogs, interviews, TED talks, news, songs and movie clips.

LEARN LANGUAGES WITH YOUTUBE VIDEOS

• Search YouTube inside the app, or share any video link to start a lesson instantly

• Karaoke captions light up every word as it is spoken, even at 2x speed

• Dual subtitles: your native-language translation above each caption line

• Romaji, pinyin and pronunciation guides for Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Hindi and more

• Slow the video down to catch every syllable, or speed it up as you improve

• A fresh daily list of videos in the language you are learning

• Sing along with songs and lyrics in karaoke mode

ECHO SHADOWING AND SPEAKING PRACTICE

Practice shadowing one sentence at a time: listen, repeat, record your voice, then play both back together to compare your pronunciation, speed, stress, pauses and word endings. Double-tap any caption line to echo it, or hold a line to loop a hard phrase three times. Like a speaking coach and pronunciation trainer in your pocket.

DICTATION FOR LISTENING PRACTICE

Improve listening comprehension: type what you hear, then check it against the real caption word by word. Small typos and punctuation are forgiven, so you can train your ear.

VOCABULARY BUILDER WITH FLASHCARDS

Tap any word for its meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, and save it to your vocabulary deck. Spaced-repetition flashcards bring each word back right before you would forget it.

PERFECT SYNC, EVERY VIDEO

Some videos have captions that run early or late. Nudge the caption sync until the highlight lands on the voice; Shadow Master remembers it for each video and channel. Tap the timer icon to reset.

OFFLINE TRANSLATION

For most languages, line translations keep working without internet. Your two languages download in the background on Wi-Fi.

LANDSCAPE KARAOKE MODE

Turn your phone or tablet sideways for full-screen video with the current line, its translation and pronunciation underneath. Double-tap to skip, hold for 2x speed, swipe to seek or change volume.

DAILY GOALS AND STREAKS

Set daily targets for videos shadowed, new words saved and flashcards reviewed, and fill your three goal rings. A few minutes of daily shadowing practice builds real fluency.

59 LANGUAGES

English shadowing, Japanese shadowing, Korean shadowing, Chinese shadowing (Mandarin and Cantonese), Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Vietnamese, Thai, Turkish, Indonesian, Dutch, Polish and many more. Menus and translations appear in your native language.

PERFECT FOR

• English speaking practice for ESL learners

• Japanese (JLPT), Korean (TOPIK) and Chinese (HSK) learners

• Better pronunciation, accent and listening for IELTS and TOEFL

• Anyone who wants to learn a language with YouTube instead of textbooks

FREE FOR EVERYONE

Shadow Master is free and supported by ads. Full-screen ads never interrupt a video.

Shadow Master is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google. Videos play through the official YouTube player.