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LunaTranslator is a Windows desktop tool that extracts text from visual novels and galgames in real time (mainly via text hooking) and translates it, so you can play untranslated Japanese games.
LunaTranslator is a Windows desktop tool that extracts text from visual novels and galgames in real time (mainly via text hooking) and translates it, so you can play untranslated Japanese games.Is this a standalone app or a plugin for an emulator/game?It is a standalone Windows desktop application, not a plugin; it hooks into running games or emulators from the outside to read their text.
It is a standalone Windows desktop application, not a plugin; it hooks into running games or emulators from the outside to read their text.How do I get it running?Grab the installer from the project's software download page and run it on Windows; the README points to a 'Software Download' section and a User Guide for first-time setup.
Grab the installer from the project's software download page and run it on Windows; the README points to a 'Software Download' section and a User Guide for first-time setup.Do I need Python or any extra runtime to use it?No, it's a native C++ Windows app with no listed Python/Go/Rust requirement; some optional engines (online translation, TTS, OCR) may need their own API keys.
No, it's a native C++ Windows app with no listed Python/Go/Rust requirement; some optional engines (online translation, TTS, OCR) may need their own API keys.Does text extraction work with every game?HOOK-based extraction covers almost all common and niche visual novels, but some obscure titles may not be supported, and OCR is offered as a fallback for those cases.
HOOK-based extraction covers almost all common and niche visual novels, but some obscure titles may not be supported, and OCR is offered as a fallback for those cases.Does it only run on Windows?Yes, it's a Win32 Windows application; the speech-recognition feature specifically requires Windows 10 or 11.
Yes, it's a Win32 Windows application; the speech-recognition feature specifically requires Windows 10 or 11.Can it read text from console emulators, not just PC games?Yes, it supports HOOK emulators for NS/PSP/PSV/PS2, letting it pull text directly from most games running on those platforms.
Yes, it supports HOOK emulators for NS/PSP/PSV/PS2, letting it pull text directly from most games running on those platforms.What does the OCR feature add on top of HOOK?It includes a built-in high-precision OCR model plus support for many other online and offline OCR engines, used to read text that HOOK can't catch.
It includes a built-in high-precision OCR model plus support for many other online and offline OCR engines, used to read text that HOOK can't catch.Can it help me actually learn Japanese while playing?Yes, it supports Japanese word segmentation and furigana annotation, plus integration with AnkiConnect and the Yomitan dictionary plugin.
Yes, it supports Japanese word segmentation and furigana annotation, plus integration with AnkiConnect and the Yomitan dictionary plugin.What translation engines can I use?It supports almost every type of translation engine, including large language model-based translation and offline translation, in addition to standard online services.
It supports almost every type of translation engine, including large language model-based translation and offline translation, in addition to standard online services.What are similar projects?msime-windows, March7thAssistant, pot-desktop, The-Darkness-Recomp, TheSimpsonsGameRecomp, sumatrapdf, Game-Cheats-Manager, voice-pro
msime-windows, March7thAssistant, pot-desktop, The-Darkness-Recomp, TheSimpsonsGameRecomp, sumatrapdf, Game-Cheats-Manager, voice-proWhich topics is it in?win32, translator, machine-translation, language-learning, japanese, anime, gpl, speech-recognition, tts, text-to-speech, ocr, game
win32, translator, machine-translation, language-learning, japanese, anime, gpl, speech-recognition, tts, text-to-speech, ocr, game