hanmin0822/misakatranslator

MisakaTranslator is a real-time translation tool for Windows aimed at players of Japanese visual novels, text-based games, and manga. It reads text displayed on screen while a game is running and translates it automatically, so players who do not know Japanese can follow the story without waiting for an official translation. The tool extracts text from games using two different methods. The first, called hooking, intercepts the text data directly from the game's memory as it is being processed. The second uses OCR, which reads text visually from the screen the same way a person would. Supporting both methods means the tool works with a wider range of games, including those where the text cannot be captured through memory hooks alone. Once the text is captured, it can be sent to several translation services depending on what the user prefers. Online options include multiple translation APIs and Baidu's OCR service. Offline options are also available for people who want the tool to work without an internet connection. There is a text-to-speech feature that can read the original Japanese aloud, and a built-in word lookup for checking individual words. The tool can also pre-translate character names and place names, which tends to improve the quality of automated translation for this type of content. For manga, the tool includes a dedicated mode with more accurate character recognition suited to comic art styles. MisakaTranslator is written in C# and described as faster than some earlier Python-based tools that served a similar purpose. The README is primarily in Chinese and links to tutorial videos on the Chinese video platform Bilibili. The project currently accepts no new features and is in maintenance mode only.