--- layout: home title: SubMiner titleTemplate: Sentence Mining Overlay for MPV hero: name: SubMiner text: Sentence Mining for MPV tagline: Click on subtitles. Look up words. Mine to Anki. All without leaving the video. image: src: /assets/SubMiner.png alt: SubMiner logo actions: - theme: brand text: Get Started link: /installation - theme: alt text: Mining Workflow link: /mining-workflow - theme: alt text: Configuration link: /configuration features: - icon: src: /assets/mpv.svg alt: mpv icon title: Built for mpv details: Connects directly to mpv over IPC — tracks subtitles in real time, observes playback properties, and renders a self-contained overlay with everything bundled in a single application. - icon: src: /assets/yomitan-icon.svg alt: Yomitan logo title: Yomitan Integration details: Hover over any word in the subtitles to trigger Yomitan dictionary lookups — get instant definitions without leaving the video player. - icon: src: /assets/anki-card.svg alt: Anki card icon title: Anki Card Enrichment details: Add a word from Yomitan and SubMiner automatically updates the card with the sentence, audio clip, screenshot, and translation — no extra steps needed. - icon: src: /assets/dual-layer.svg alt: Dual layer icon title: Dual-Layer Subtitle System details: Visible overlay with styled, interactive subtitles — plus an invisible layer that aligns with mpv's own subtitle rendering for seamless click-through lookup. - icon: src: /assets/highlight.svg alt: Highlight icon title: N+1 Word Highlighting details: Highlights words you already know from your Anki deck, making it easy to spot new vocabulary and identify true N+1 sentences during immersion. - icon: src: /assets/texthooker.svg alt: Texthooker icon title: Texthooker & WebSocket details: Built-in texthooker page that receives subtitles over WebSocket — use it as a clipboard inserter for Yomitan or connect external tools for real-time subtitle streaming. - icon: src: /assets/subtitle-download.svg alt: Subtitle download icon title: Subtitle Download & Sync details: Search and download Japanese subtitles from Jimaku, then sync them to the audio with alass or ffsubsync — all from within the player. - icon: src: /assets/keyboard.svg alt: Keyboard icon title: Keyboard-Driven Workflow details: Mine sentences, copy subtitles, cycle display modes, and trigger field grouping — all from configurable keyboard shortcuts without touching the mouse. ---
## See It in Action SubMiner sits as a transparent overlay on top of mpv. Subtitles appear as interactive, clickable text — click a word to look it up with Yomitan, then add it to Anki with one click.
## How It Works
01
Watch
Play a video in mpv. SubMiner connects via IPC and captures subtitles in real time.
02
Look Up
Hover over a word in the subtitle overlay and hold Shift to trigger a Yomitan dictionary lookup.
03
Mine
Add the word to Anki from Yomitan. SubMiner detects the new card automatically.
04
Enrich
SubMiner fills in the sentence, audio clip, screenshot, and translation — no extra steps.