Interpreter – Offline screen translator for Japanese retro games

Summary

Interpreter Offline screen translator for Japanese retro games. Captures text from any window, performs OCR, translates to English, and displays subtitles in a floating overlay. Features Fully offline - No cloud APIs, no internet required after setup - No cloud APIs, no internet required after setup Free - No API costs or subscriptions - No API costs or subscriptions Private - Text never leaves your machine - Text never leaves your machine Optimized for retro games - Uses MeikiOCR, trained specifically on Japanese game text - Uses MeikiOCR, trained specifically on Japanese game text Two overlay modes - Banner (subtitle bar) or inplace (text over game) - Banner (subtitle bar) or inplace (text over game) Translation caching - Fuzzy matching avoids re-translating similar text - Fuzzy matching avoids re-translating similar text Multi-display support - Overlay appears on the same display as the game Requirements Windows 10 version 1903+, macOS, or Linux (X11/XWayland/Wayland) Linux Notes Global hotkeys require input group membership. The installer will show instructions. require group membership. The installer will show instructions. Native Wayland capture requires GStreamer PipeWire plugin. The installer will attempt to install it automatically. requires GStreamer PipeWire plugin. The installer will attempt to install it automatically. Inplace overlay on Wayland only works with fullscreen windows (Wayland's security model prevents knowing window positions). Installation One-liner Install macOS/Linux: curl -LsSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bquenin/interpreter/main/install.sh | bash Windows (PowerShell): powershell - c " irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bquenin/interpreter/main/install.ps1 | iex " Then run with interpreter-v2 . Upgrading To update to the latest version, run the installer again (see Installation above). Usage interpreter-v2 This opens the GUI where you can select a window to capture and configure all settings. Overlay Modes Banner Mode (default)...