Learn a Foreign Language

Anyone who has tried to master a new language knows the familiar arc: initial excitement, a surge of vocabulary lists, then the slow drip of forgotten words and stalled motivation. “Learn Languages Free,” a lean extension that lives in your browser’s toolbar, was built to flatten that curve. By merging on-page word capture, a scientifically proven spaced-repetition engine, and total data privacy into one friction-free workflow, it turns ordinary web-surfing minutes into the most effective language-study sessions you’ve ever had. Below, we unpack the features that make it a must-install for students, travelers, and lifelong learners alike.

1. Friction-less word capture—anywhere on the web

The moment you bump into an unfamiliar term—whether it’s gâteau in a French recipe blog or 新闻 on China Daily—you can add it to your personal deck in two clicks. Just highlight the text, right-click, and choose “Add to Flashcards.” A miniature inline form pops up beside your selection so you can type the meaning, gender, pronunciation hint, or even a mnemonic. Because the form appears right where you were reading, you never lose your place or your flow.

Every flash-card you save carries an interval, ease factor, review count, and next-due timestamp. The extension’s SM-2-inspired scheduler recalculates those values every time you grade yourself Again, Hard, or Easy. That means easy words recede for weeks, while stubborn ones resurface tomorrow. Over time you spend the least possible time on words you already own and laser-focus on the leaky ones—exactly the pattern memory scientists say maximizes long-term retention.

Language mastery hinges on two levers: exposure frequency and retrieval practice. “Learn Languages Free” collapses both into the space you already inhabit—the open tab you’re reading right now. It captures new words the instant they appear, schedules them for perfectly timed recall, and reminds you just enough to keep the snowball rolling. It does all of this without siphoning data, demanding money, or cluttering your desktop.

Install it once, and the extension quietly transforms idle moments—ad breaks, loading screens, coffee lines—into compounding dividends of vocabulary.