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dominostars/playtranslate

Real-time screen translation app for Android for both language learners and casual gamers observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/dominostars/playtranslate · Kotlin · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

81/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 98
  • Longevity 12

Flags: young

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 7
  • age_days: 176
  • days_rel: 12
  • days_push: 8
  • n_releases_24m: 18

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1102 stars · 45 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

PlayTranslate is a real-time screen translation app for Android that captures game or app text via OCR and translates it, with support for 23 game languages and 59 user languages. It includes offline OCR and dictionaries, furigana/pinyin reading hints, word lookup, text-to-speech, Anki export, and Yomitan dictionary integration.

Use cases

  • translate japanese games on android in real time
  • play visual novels in japanese without knowing the language
  • look up unknown words while gaming with a floating lens
  • create anki cards from game dialogue automatically
  • read manga or camera text with live translation
  • add furigana or pinyin over game text while learning
  • translate games offline without internet

When to choose

  • you play Japanese or other-language games on Android and want instant translation
  • you are a language learner who wants word lookup, furigana, and Anki export while gaming
  • you need offline OCR and dictionary lookups on a handheld Android device
  • you use a dual-screen device like the Ayn Thor or split-screen gaming

When to avoid

  • you need translation on iOS, desktop, or non-Android platforms
  • you want to translate PC or console games not running on Android
  • you need a polished consumer app from an official store rather than a sideloaded APK
  • you require perfect translation quality for professional or legal text

Facets

application · maturity active

ocr nlp speech-recognition tts machine-learning gaming-tools android-tools education screen-translation ocr language-learning visual-novel furigana anki-export yomitan offline-translation game-translation localization natural-language-processing android

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
dominostars/playtranslatemain81

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="dominostars/playtranslate")

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