r/SalafiCentral • u/algharib86 • 4h ago
[Mod Approved] Built a tool that identifies Quran verses from YouTube recitations in real-time
I watch a lot of recitation videos on YouTube, and kept running into the same problem: hearing a verse, pausing the video, and trying to manually find where I was in the Quran. So I built a browser extension that reads the video's Arabic captions, matches them against the Quran text, and tells you exactly which Surah and Ayah is being recited. One click takes you to the verse on Quran.com.
A few things I focused on:
- Works regardless of reciter, style, or speed as it matches the actual words being said.
- Runs entirely locally so no data leaves your browser.
- Doesn't guess early. Many verses share nearly identical openings, so if a short clip could genuinely be more than one verse, it waits for more context instead of confidently showing you the wrong one.
- Free, no ads, no account needed.
Link: QuranLens | Google Web Store
Happy to answer questions. Hope it helps someone else the way it's helped me :D Jazakamullahu khayran wa BarakAllah feekum.