Yomichan Settings

Notice: This new settings page is currently in beta. Questions, comments, and other feedback is welcome and can be shared on Github.
Use the v2 settings page by default
Default profile
Switch the primary profile that is used for scanning.
Editing profile
Change which profile is being modified on this page.
Configure profiles…

Dictionaries (# installed)

Configure installed and enabled dictionaries…
Storage
Yomichan is using an indeterminate amount of storage.
Persistent storage
Enable to help prevent the browser from unexpectedly clearing the database. More…
Enable content scanning
Show the welcome guide on browser startup
Result grouping mode
Change how related results are grouped. More...
Maximum number of results
Adjust the maximum number of results shown for lookups.
Scan modifier key
Hold a key while moving the cursor to scan text. More…
Scan using middle mouse button
Hold the middle mouse button while moving the cursor to scan text.
Configure advanced scanning inputs… (# defined)
Support inputs for devices with touch screens (?)
Auto-hide search popup
When no text or definitions are found, the popup will automatically hide.
Scan delay (in milliseconds)
When no key or button is required for scanning, the delay before scanning occurs.
Select matched text
Search text with non-Japanese characters
Layout-aware scanning
Use webpage styling information to determine where line breaks are likely to be.
Deep content scanning
Enable scanning text that is covered by other layers.
Text scan length
Change how many characters are read when scanning for terms.
Configure input action prevention…
Allow scanning search page content
Text on the search page can be scanned for definitions, which will open a popup.
Allow scanning popup content
Text inside of popups can be scanned for definitions, which will open a new popup.
Search terms when clicking text from the results list
Show iframe popups in the root frame (?)
Theme
Adjust the style of the popup.
Body
Shadow
Action bar appearance
Control when and where the action bar is visible.
Visibility
Location
Compact glossaries
Display term glossaries using a more compact layout.
Compact tags
Show fewer repeated tags for term glossaries.
Show tags for expressions and their readings
These tags can be scanned if the options for popup content scanning are enabled.
Show debug information
A link to log debugging information will be shown in the search results.
Selection indicator style
Change how the selected definition entry is visually indicated.
Pitch accent display styles (?)
Configure custom CSS…
Display mode
Change the layout of the popup. More…
Scale
Control the scaling factor of the popup.
Auto-scale (?)
Size
Control the size of the popup, in pixels.
Width
Height
Horizontal text positioning
Change where the popup is positioned relative to horizontal text.
Vertical text positioning
Change where the popup is positioned relative to vertical text.
Horizontal text offset
Change the distance the popup is placed relative to horizontal text.
x
y
Vertical text offset
Change the distance the popup is placed relative to vertical text.
x
y
Use a native browser window instead of an embedded popup (?)
Open a native browser window when copying Japanese text (?)
Maximum clipboard text search length
Limit the number of text characters used when searching clipboard content.
Enable audio playback for terms
Show a clickable speaker icon next to search results.
Auto-play search result audio
The audio for the first result will be played automatically.
Audio volume
Adjust the volume audio is played at, in percent.
Configure audio playback sources…
Parse text using installed dictionaries
Words are scanned by automatically advancing in the sentence after a matching word.
Parse text using MeCab
Requires a native component to be installed that Yomichan will connect to. More…
Show space between parsed words
Reading mode
Change what type of furigana is displayed for parsed text.
Sentence scanning extent (?)
Configure custom text replacement patterns…
Convert half width characters to full width
ヨミチャン → ヨミチャン
Convert numeric characters to full width
1234 → 1234
Convert alphabetic characters to hiragana
yomichan → よみちゃん
Convert hiragana to katakana
よみちゃん → ヨミチャン
Convert katakana to hiragana
ヨミチャン → よみちゃん
Collapse emphatic character sequences
すっっごーーい → すっごーい / すごい
Enable Anki integration
Connection status:
AnkiConnect server address
Change the URL of the AnkiConnect server. More…
Card tags
List of space or comma separated tags to add to the card.
Check for card duplicates
When a card is detected as a duplicate, the add buttons will be disabled.
Screenshot format
Adjust the format and quality of screenshots created for cards.
Format
Configure Anki card format…
Configure Anki card templates…

Yomichan includes keyboard shortcuts for some common actions that can be configured using the web browser's settings. Instructions on how to access this settings page are listed below for a few browsers.

Chrome

  • Open the settings page (chrome://settings/)
  • Click the "Extensions" link in the left sidebar (chrome://extensions/)
  • Open the left side panel using the hamburger () menu button, then click "Keyboard shortcuts"

Firefox

  • Open the extensions page (about:addons)
  • Click the button on the right with the gear icon, then click "Manage Extension Shortcuts"
Yomichan can import and export settings files which can be used to restore settings, share settings across devices, and to help to debug problems. These files will only contain settings and will not contain dictionaries. Dictionaries must be imported separately.
Use a secure container around popups (?)
Use secure popup frame URL (?)