# ogkalu2/comic-translate

AI comic and manga translator app/browser extension for automatically translating comics, manga, manhwa, BDs, fumetti, and more in multiple languages and formats (Images, PDF, EPUB, CBR, CBZ etc).

Repository: https://github.com/ogkalu2/comic-translate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/comic-translate
Homepage: https://comic-translate.com
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: comics, computer-vision, deep-learning, gui, machine-translation, manga, manhwa, neural-network, ocr, python, pytorch, text-detection, translation, webtoons, inpainting, anime, manhua, segmentation, text-segmentation, pyside6
Last push: 2026-08-10T01:53:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 96, longevity 67
- inputs: {"age_days": 951, "days_push": 24, "days_rel": 24, "gap_med": 2.5, "n_releases_24m": 17}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2911, forks 331 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:29.195013+00:00)

## What it is
An AI-powered application and browser extension that automatically translates comics, manga, manhwa, webtoons, and BDs across many languages and formats (images, PDF, EPUB, CBR, CBZ). It uses computer vision for text detection, OCR, and inpainting, and LLMs like GPT for high-quality translation, with a PySide6 GUI for editing.

## Use cases
- translate manga to english automatically
- translate korean webtoons
- translate a pdf comic into another language
- remove text from speech bubbles and inpaint manga pages
- translate french BD or italian fumetti
- batch translate cbz/cbr comic archives
- edit and restyle translated text on comic pages

## When to choose
- you need automatic translation of manga, manhwa, webtoons, or comics in many source/target languages
- you want LLM-quality translation rather than Google Translate or DeepL
- you need inpainting, cleanup, and manual editing of translated text
- you work with varied formats like PDF, EPUB, ZIP, RAR, CBR, CBZ

## When to avoid
- you only need plain text document translation without images
- you want a fully free offline tool with no LLM API or credit costs for premium models
- you need real-time translation of live video or streams

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: ocr, image-processing, machine-learning, nlp, computer-vision, gui, pdf
- domain: computer-vision, image-processing, media
- platform: python, cross-platform, browser-extension, windows
- tags: manga, comics, webtoons, translation, inpainting, text-detection, llm-translation, pyside6, epub, cbz, natural-language-processing, localization, desktop, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- ogkalu2/comic-translate (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:29.195013+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:34:15.935045+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ogkalu2/comic-translate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:29.195013+00:00, sha 5cd755ba9ce1)
  - homepage: https://comic-translate.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:33.842842+00:00, sha cc37979adf13)
  - site_page: https://comic-translate.com/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:49:33.851499+00:00, sha 3d770a8b24e4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.