PlayTranslate
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Real-time translation and language learning Android app for games, visual novels, manga, and any other screen text. Supports 26 game languages and 59 user languages!
Download the latest release by clicking here
To report issues, receive support, or make requests, please join the Discord server
PlayTranslate with Persona 3 Reload
Features
- One-tap Translation: Capture the game screen and translate the text on it with one tap
- Auto Translation Mode: Automatically translates as dialogue changes, no tapping required
- Word lookup: Hover the floating lens over any word for immediate dictionary definitions
- Offline: OCR and dictionary lookups work without an internet connection, with optional offline translation models
- Furigana/Pinyin Mode: Show reading hints above characters in real time
- Hotkeys: Configure a physical key to hold-to-preview translations or furigana, great for handhelds with dedicated buttons
- Dual Screen & Split Screen: Works across both screens on dual-display devices like the Ayn Thor, or in Android split-screen alongside windowed games
- Capture regions: Crop to just the dialogue box, subtitles, or any custom area
- Text-to-speech: Hear text spoken aloud. Change the default voice in settings
- Anki export: Save sentences to AnkiDroid with the original text, translation, word list, target words, text-to-speech, and a screenshot. Even record and include game audio! Card type selection with presets for popular decks.
- Yomitan integration: Yomitan dictionaries seamlessly integrate, including pitch accent, frequency chips, kanji enrichment, and merged term definitions everywhere (incl. Anki). Look for deeper integration in the future
- Camera translation: Point your camera at text in the world and read it live, or freeze a frame to tap words and look them up.
- Text History: Keep a record of captured sentences. Off by default.
How to Install
- Download the latest release by clicking here
- On your Android, allow your browser or file manager to install unknown apps: open Settings → Apps → Special app access → Install unknown apps, pick the app, and turn on Allow from this source. Android also offers to take you there when you first open the APK
- Open the APK and tap Install
- On first launch, follow the onboarding steps to grant the necessary permissions
Won't install?
On some Android devices, Google Play Protect blocks sideloaded APKs and shows a vague "App not installed" or "harmful app" warning. If that happens, temporarily disable the scanner:
- Open the Play Store
- Tap your profile icon (top right)
- Tap Play Protect
- Tap the gear icon (top right)
- Turn off Scan apps with Play Protect
Install the APK, then re-enable Play Protect afterward to keep scanning your other apps.
Can't enable accessibility?
A few advanced features (like hotkey hold-to-preview) will prompt you to enable accessibility permissions. On Android 13 and later, Android greys out the accessibility switch for any app installed from a downloaded APK, and tapping it shows a "Restricted setting" message. To unblock it:
- In Settings → Accessibility, select PlayTranslate and tap the greyed-out switch once. Close the "Restricted setting" message.
- Open the App Info page: Settings → Apps → PlayTranslate.
- Tap the ⋮ menu and choose Allow restricted settings. This item only appears after step 1.
- Authenticate if prompted, then go back to Accessibility and turn the switch on.
Support
To report issues, receive support, or make requests, please join the Discord server
You can support PlayTranslate on Ko-fi at https://ko-fi.com/playtranslate
Supported Languages
PlayTranslate translates from 26 game languages (the text it can read off the screen) into 59 translation languages (the language shown to you). Both tables are sorted by total worldwide speakers.
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