What it does
BallonsTranslator detects text in comic pages, reads it, erases it and fills in a machine translation in a matching style. You can then edit text and images by hand.
It supports several translators, including AI models with glossaries. The makers ask that publicly shared machine translations be labelled as such.
Who it's for
Comic and manga fans and translators.
Can I use it without coding?
Yes. On Windows you download a zip and double-click to start; Mac and Linux use an install script. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- FreeNothing to pay or sign up for.
- Runs on
- Windows, Mac, Linux
- Privacy
- Your choice: run it on your device or use an online service
- API key
- Not needed
Try it
- On Windows, download the small package from the project's GitHub releases page and unzip it.
- Double-click the launch file to start the app and open a comic folder.
Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?
Before you install
- Only download from the official GitHub page or the official download page above. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
- License (GPL-3.0): Free to use; if you share a changed version, you must share your source code too.
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