Yes, you can dub videos in Chrome for free. The Standard mode of DubMog's extension listens to the speech in a Chrome tab, translates it into one of 38 languages and reads it aloud while the video plays. Without an account you get 30 minutes a day. With a free account, Standard has no daily limit. You pay only if you want Pro Live, the natural AI voice in 80+ languages.
We build DubMog. This guide covers what the free mode does, how to set it up, the exact language lists, its honest limits, and when paying for Live makes sense. Every label and limit here was checked against the current extension, version 0.7.14.
What's free and what's paid
| Standard (free) | Pro Live (paid) | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free: 30 minutes a day without an account, unlimited with a free account | Minutes from $1.99, or Pro at $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year |
| Voice | The browser's own voice, basic | A natural AI voice |
| Dub languages | 38 in Chrome, 70+ in Microsoft Edge | 80+ |
| Setup | A one-time download for each language pair, a few MB | Nothing to download |
| Delay we measured | About 4 seconds per phrase | Median 3.3 seconds |
| Where the work happens | Recognition and translation inside Chrome; the voice is an online Google voice | In the cloud, on Google's Gemini |
Why Standard is free. It runs on tools Chrome already has: on-device speech recognition, Chrome's built-in translator and its voices. It costs us nothing per minute, so we don't charge for it. Pro Live runs on Google's Gemini in the cloud, which costs us for every second it runs.
How to dub a video for free in Chrome
- Install DubMog from the Chrome Web Store. It's free. Standard needs Chrome 151 or newer.
- Pin it. Click the puzzle icon 🧩 in Chrome's toolbar, then the pin next to DubMog.
- Open the video and press play. Then click the DubMog icon, or right-click the page and choose Dub this video with DubMog.
- Pick Standard and your languages. Set Video language to the language being spoken and choose yours under Dub into. Languages tagged ✓ Standard are ready. ↓ download means a one-time download for that pair: press the ⬇ Install button. Live only means Standard can't dub into it on this computer yet.
- Press ▶ Start dubbing — free. The original audio ducks underneath while the translation speaks, and a live transcript runs in the side panel.
Without an account, the panel shows how many free minutes are left today. Sign in with Google, Apple or email, free, and Standard has no daily limit. The same account works in the DubMog apps on iPhone and Android.
Taking an online class? Our guide to dubbing Udemy and Coursera courses live walks through a lecture step by step.
The 38 languages Standard dubs into
In Chrome, Standard can dub into these 38 languages:
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Bulgarian
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- Chinese (Taiwan)
- Croatian
- Czech
- Danish
- Dutch
- English
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Greek
- Hebrew
- Hindi
- Hungarian
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Kannada
- Korean
- Lithuanian
- Marathi
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Tamil
- Telugu
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Vietnamese
Where the picker offers regional versions, such as Spanish (US) and Spanish (Spain), they count once here.
The video languages Standard can listen to
The picker offers 23: English (US), English (UK), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (US), French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Taiwan), Hindi, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Dutch, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Arabic, Ukrainian, Swedish and Thai.
How we counted. On October 1, 2026 we asked Chrome's built-in translator, in Chrome 154 on a Mac, whether it could translate from English into each language DubMog offers. 38 said yes. Chrome decides what's available for each pair of languages, so for a video in another language the set can differ a little. The tags in the panel are the final word on your computer.
Microsoft Edge's translator covers more: 70+ dub languages in our test the same day. Edge's free mode works a little differently, as explained below. Using Edge? Our step-by-step Edge guide →
What the free mode can't do
- The voice is basic. Standard uses the browser's own voice. It's clear, but it reads; it doesn't act.
- It waits for each phrase. Standard voices a phrase about 4 seconds after it begins. Pro Live started about half a second sooner in our tests. Our measured numbers →
- Each language pair needs its download first. It's a few MB, once.
- Some videos come through silent. Some sites protect their audio, so those videos stay silent to DubMog. Most video sites work. When a tab plays silent or protected audio, the panel says so. We make no promise about any particular streaming service.
- Two voices at once. When people talk over each other, the dub follows one of them. Lectures, interviews and tutorials, where one person speaks at a time, dub best.
Is the video's audio uploaded?
- Chrome, Standard: speech recognition and translation run inside Chrome, so the video's audio never leaves your computer. The voice is one of Chrome's Google voices, and those are online: Chrome sends the translated text to Google to be spoken.
- Edge, Standard: Edge uses Microsoft's online speech service, so the tab's audio is sent to Microsoft to be turned into text, and the voice can be a Microsoft online voice. The translation runs on your computer.
- Pro Live, anywhere: the audio goes to Google's Gemini in the moment, and DubMog doesn't keep it.
The details are in our privacy policy.
When Pro Live is worth paying for
- You want a natural voice, for a long lecture, a film or a podcast you'll listen to for an hour.
- Your language isn't in the 38. Pro Live dubs into 80+ languages, including Persian, Urdu, Swahili, Filipino and Malay.
- You don't want to download anything. Live works straight away in all its 80+ languages.
The panel lets you try Live for free a few times a day. After that, Live uses DubMog minutes:
- Packs: 60 minutes for $1.99 (about 20 minutes of Live) or 180 minutes for $4.99 (about 60 minutes of Live). They never expire.
- Pro: $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, with 600 minutes every month. For Pro members, Live counts double rather than triple, so that's about 300 minutes of Live a month.
There's no separate student plan. The cheapest way to keep going is free Standard with a free account, then a $1.99 pack when you need Live. All prices →
On a phone?
The extension needs Chrome or Microsoft Edge on a computer. If you tap Add to Chrome on a phone, this site helps you send the link to your computer.
On iPhone and Android, the DubMog app has its own Standard mode: free, unlimited and ad-supported, with your phone's voice. The app can dub other apps too, with the same account and minutes as the extension. Want to dub a video file you own instead? The DubMog Web Studio does it in your browser.
DubMog for Chrome in other languages: Español · Português · Français · Deutsch · Italiano · Polski · Türkçe · 日本語
Quick answers
Is DubMog free in Chrome?
Yes. Standard mode is free: 30 minutes a day without an account and unlimited with a free account. It dubs into 38 languages in Chrome with the browser's own voice. Pro Live, the natural AI voice in 80+ languages, is paid, and the panel offers a free taste of it a few times a day.
Do I need an account?
No. Without an account, Standard gives you 30 free minutes a day. A free account (Google, Apple or email) removes the daily limit and keeps your minutes in sync with the DubMog apps.
Which languages can I dub into for free?
38 in Chrome, measured from English: Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Chinese (Mandarin and Taiwan), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Korean, Lithuanian, Marathi, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese. In Microsoft Edge, the free mode covers 70+.
Does it work on any website?
It works on most sites that play sound in a tab, including YouTube, online courses, lectures, podcasts and live streams. Some sites protect their audio, so those videos stay silent to DubMog, and the panel tells you when that happens. We make no promise about any particular streaming service.
Is the video's audio uploaded?
Not in Chrome's free mode: speech recognition and translation run inside Chrome, so the video's audio stays on your computer. The voice is one of Chrome's online Google voices, so the translated text is sent to Google to be spoken. In Edge, Standard sends the tab's audio to Microsoft's speech service. Pro Live sends the audio to Google's Gemini in the moment, and DubMog doesn't keep it.
Is there a student plan?
There's no separate student plan. Standard is free and unlimited with a free account, and Live minutes start at $1.99 for a 60-minute pack (about 20 minutes of Live) that never expires.
Does it work on my phone?
The extension needs Chrome or Microsoft Edge on a computer. On iPhone and Android, the DubMog app has its own Standard mode, free, unlimited and ad-supported, with the same account and minutes.
Try it on what you're watching
Standard is free, so trying it on your own videos costs nothing. If the voice or the language list isn't enough, switch to Live in the same panel.
DubMog is also free on iPhone and Android, with the same account.