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What is Ookie?
A Chrome extension for pronunciation practice. Highlight a sentence on any page, hear it in your own voice with a native accent, say it back, and get one score and one tip on what to fix.
Which browsers can I use?
Chrome on a computer is the only promise we make today. Ookie is not tested on Edge, Brave or any mobile browser yet, so please do not rely on it there.
Which languages does Ookie support?
Ten: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese. One recording of your voice works for every language you practice, so adding one needs no new recording.
How does Today's practice work?
Ookie picks five sentences for you each day. They are a starting point, not a limit: any sentence you highlight or type in counts too.
How is the streak counted?
Three scored sentences on any day keeps your streak going, no matter where they came from — a highlight, a typed sentence, or Today's practice. Retrying the same sentence counts once, and the day ends at your local midnight.
Can I practice a whole paragraph?
Yes. Highlight up to about ten sentences and Ookie scores them in one take (up to 60 seconds), then lets you replay each sentence on its own. Typing or translating a single sentence is limited to about 20 words.
How many times can I retry one sentence?
Three tries. Ookie stops there so a session stays short enough to actually repeat tomorrow.
Where do my recordings go?
Your recordings stay on your computer. Scores and your streak are saved to your account so they follow you to another computer.
How long does the voice setup take?
About two minutes. You read two short sentences out loud in your own language, and that one recording becomes the voice you hear in every language you practice.
Can I delete my voice?
Yes, at any time, from Settings. Ookie forgets how you sound. Your scores and saved sentences stay, and you can record again whenever you like.
What happens if I stop using Ookie?
A voice that has had no practice activity for 90 days is deleted, and you get an email first.
Does Ookie read the pages I visit?
No. Only the sentence you highlight is sent, and only for the action you asked for. Nothing else on the page is collected or stored, and highlighted text never travels in a URL.
Is my voice used to train AI models?
No. Your voice is private to you and never shared. We only say “never used to train AI” because the voice provider's contract guarantees it.
Is Ookie free?
There is a 7-day free trial with no credit card: 10 scored sentences a day and every feature. After that, Pro is $19 per month or $144 per year in most countries.
Can I get a refund?
Yes. Pro purchases are refundable within 14 days.
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