Vernaculator FAQ

The X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Text and Email buttons under "Or send a link" only send words and a link to Vernaculator. Those apps don't let a website attach a file, so the video isn't included.

Whether the "Share video" button can hand the video straight to another app depends on your phone, its browser, its settings and permissions, and the app you're sharing to. It works on many phones, but not all.

The easiest way that works everywhere:

1. Tap Share clip, then ⬇ Save video to download the MP4 to your phone.
2. Open the app or site you want to post on (Messages, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, email...).
3. Attach the video from your gallery, camera roll or Downloads, like any other video.

On iPhone, saved videos land in the Files app under Downloads. Open it there, tap Share, then Save Video to move it into Photos.

Some older phones and browsers can't make videos. Vernaculator makes a picture of the line instead, so you still have something to share. Updating your browser usually fixes it.

Yes. Open the Community tab and use Suggest a character (or tap + Suggest a character in the character picker). Describe who they are, how they talk and what their voice should sound like. If an existing character's voice doesn't sound right, suggest it there too, and say which character and how it should sound. We review every idea, and the top-voted ones become real characters. Keep them made up: no real people.

Yes. Translations are written by AI and can be wrong. Under a translation, write how a local would really say it in "How would a local actually say it?" and tap Send correction. When other people vote it up in the Community tab, the AI starts learning from it.

Yes. Every slang word you translate, decode or look up a backstory for is saved in the My words tab, with what it means, where you saw it and the date. Search it any time. It's free, and it's stored on your phone only, not on our servers. Clearing your browser data or tapping "Clear my words" deletes it.

If you have tokens, the assistant at the top of the My words tab remembers every word you've looked up. Ask it things like "what was that word I looked up last week that meant cool?" or "how do I share a video?" and it answers from your saved words and this FAQ. Each question costs 4 tokens.

Your saved words are sent along with your question so the assistant can answer, and we don't keep them afterward.

Every word backstory anyone looks up is saved in the public Word history library. Each word gets its own page with its meaning, roots, timeline and a fun fact. Search it for free, see the top 20 most looked-up words, or browse A to Z. Only the word's story is saved, never who looked it up.

See the Stats page: the top 15 characters, the top 10 most looked-up words and the top 10 countries using Vernaculator. They're anonymous totals, never who did what.

Translating, decoding, the glossary and word backstories are free, with a daily limit, and there are no ads. You also get one premium voice clip a day.

Tokens pay for the better AI, premium voices after your free daily one, and All styles. Each button shows its token price. 100 tokens cost $1, and tokens never expire. Anyone who has bought tokens, Pro or Max also gets word backstories from the better AI.

No. All token sales are final, and we don't buy tokens back, so start with a small pack if you're not sure. If an AI answer or voice fails, its tokens come back to you automatically. Lost your restore code? Email [email protected] with your PayPal receipt and we'll help.

When you buy something you get a code that starts with "SS-". It holds your tokens and unlocks. On a new phone or browser, tap the 🪙 at the top, type the code in the Restore box and tap Restore. Keep it somewhere safe: anyone with the code can use your tokens.

No. Every character is made up and doesn't represent any real person or group.

Heat decides how far a character goes. Vernaculator is PG at every heat: no swearing, ever.

• Heat 1 to 6 (free): from a sprinkle of slang to full, thick slang.
• Heat 7 to 9 (Pro): more attitude, more sass, bigger drama and comebacks.
• Heat 10 (Max): the most over-the-top version of every character.

When a character would cuss, they say something goofy instead, like "son of a biscuit!" A character from another country may drop a light everyday exclamation from their own language at high heat (like "¡coño!"), but never an English swear word.

What it won't do, at any heat: swear, make sexual jokes, or use slurs or stereotypes that attack a group of people.

Yes. Vernaculator is PG for everyone, so there's no clean mode to turn on. You can also list topics to keep out of your jokes.

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