Learn how the TeaNovel Chrome extension helps import Chinese web novel chapters from supported source sites — no copy-pasting needed.
If you have ever tried to read a Chinese web novel that is not available in English, you know the drill. Find a chapter, highlight the text, copy it, paste it somewhere, clean up the formatting, and hope nothing got mangled. Then repeat for every single chapter.
It works. But it is tedious.
That is why we built the TeaNovel browser extension. It turns a tedious copy-paste workflow into a much shorter import flow.
Here is what readers deal with when they want to translate a novel:
Ten steps per chapter. A typical Chinese web novel has hundreds of chapters.
The TeaNovel extension cuts this to three steps:
The chapter lands in your TeaNovel library, ready for translation. No highlighting, no pasting, no formatting cleanup.
The extension lives in your browser. When you import a novel through the TeaNovel web app, it activates on supported sites to capture content automatically.
Install the extension from the Chrome Web Store, then sign in to your TeaNovel account at read.teanovel.com.
This login step matters. Your TeaNovel account tracks your credits, stores your translations, and syncs your reading progress. The extension needs access to send captured chapters to the right place.
Because the extension and main site share the teanovel.com domain, authentication happens seamlessly. Log in once, and both the website and extension recognize you.
Browse to a chapter on a supported novel platform. Imports start from the SmartImporter on your TeaNovel dashboard, and the extension handles supported-site capture in the background.
Paste a novel URL into the SmartImporter, and the extension captures the supported content and sends it to your TeaNovel library. From there, translate it using your credits.
If someone has already translated that exact chapter, you get the cached result instantly. Your captured chapters live in your dashboard, ready to translate one at a time or in batches.
The extension activates only when the TeaNovel web app requests content from a supported site. You do not need to use a separate capture workflow beyond installing the extension and starting imports from your dashboard.
This keeps the import flow centered in the dashboard instead of requiring manual copy-paste from source pages.
The extension fully supports JJWXC, Qidian, QDMM, and Fanqie — four of the largest Chinese web novel platforms. If you read novels from any of these sites, you can capture chapters today.
Each site has its own structure. We built adapters that understand how each platform organizes content, so the extension reliably extracts clean text.
When you first use the extension, make sure you are signed in to read.teanovel.com. Once authenticated, your session is shared across the relevant TeaNovel surfaces.
The extension and website share the same login state. Your credits, translation history, and library are available in both places. Import a chapter through the supported-site workflow, and it shows up on the website immediately.
The extension sends the text to TeaNovel servers. We store it in your personal library, and the chapter appears in your dashboard.
From there, translate it right away, capture more chapters to build a queue, or let it sit until you are ready. Your reading progress syncs across devices, so you can start on your phone and finish on your laptop. For more on the reading experience, see our dedicated reader guide.
TeaNovel uses a shared translation cache. When you request a translation, we first check if someone has already translated that exact chapter.
If a match exists, you get the cached result instantly. You still pay credits, but you skip the processing time. For popular novels, this means near-instant translations.
Ready to try it?
Your account starts with 1,000 free credits per month. That is enough to translate a few chapters and see how it works. See our pricing page for details on plans with more credits.
More sites are the priority. We want to support every major Chinese novel platform, with Japanese and Korean sources on the roadmap.
Beyond that, we are exploring:
The browser extension bridges the gap between where novels live and where you want to read them. If you have been manually copying and pasting chapters, give it a try. Your clipboard will thank you. For tips on getting the best translation results, check out our AI translation best practices guide.