YouTube Caption Reader 1.0.1

1.0.1

Documentation update and NVDA Add-on Store submission preparation.

• Updates the publisher name to Im Seongho.
• No functional changes from version 1.0.0.

YouTube Caption Reader 1.0.0

YouTube Caption Reader 1.0.0

First stable release of YouTube Caption Reader for NVDA.

Highlights

• Reads visible YouTube captions from the browser accessibility tree.
• Streams completed sentence or clause prefixes, reducing delay from long automatic captions.
• Coalesces rapid caption updates before they enter NVDA's shared speech queue, keeping the newest pending caption without cancelling unrelated NVDA speech.
• Resets caption state after a video seek.
• Handles rolling captions without treating a shortened on-screen viewport as an old prefix and blocking later captions.

Validation

• Tested with NVDA 2026.1.1, Microsoft Edge, and YouTube captions.
• 22 automated tests passed.
• Package archive integrity verified.

Installation

Download youtubeCaptionReader-1.0.0.nvda-addon below and open it with NVDA's Add-ons Manager.

YouTube Caption Reader v0.1.0

Initial experimental MVP.

This release contains the NVDA add-on package for reading caption text exposed by YouTube through the browser accessibility tree.

Highlights:

• Reads changing YouTube captions, including translated captions when exposed by the browser.
• Activates only on YouTube watch and Shorts pages.
• Includes NVDA+Shift+Y to toggle automatic reading.

This is an early prototype. Browser, YouTube, and NVDA changes may require updates.