# dominostars/playtranslate

Real-time screen translation app for Android for both language learners and casual gamers

Repository: https://github.com/dominostars/playtranslate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/playtranslate
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: ayn, emulation, game, games, japanese, rom, thor, translate, translater, translation, android, android-app, android-application, manga, visual-novel
Last push: 2026-08-25T16:47:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 12
- inputs: {"age_days": 176, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 7, "n_releases_24m": 18}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1102, forks 45 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:35.781185+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: ocr, nlp, speech-recognition, tts, machine-learning
- domain: gaming-tools, android-tools, education
- platform: -
- tags: screen-translation, ocr, language-learning, visual-novel, furigana, anki-export, yomitan, offline-translation, game-translation, localization, natural-language-processing, android

## Member repositories
- dominostars/playtranslate (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:35.781185+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 2026-08-30T06:45:37.609080+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dominostars/playtranslate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:35.781185+00:00, sha fe41cf099d79)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.