RSTGameTranslation

RSTGameTranslation

Real-time screen translator for any game

96 followers

RSTGameTranslation is an open-source tool that helps gamers play titles without localization. It captures text from the game screen in real-time, performs OCR, and translates it (Using AI for translation) into your desired language instantly. Perfect for playing Japanese or Chinese exclusive
RSTGameTranslation gallery image
RSTGameTranslation gallery image
Free
Launch tags:Open SourceLanguagesGitHub
Launch Team / Built With
Wispr Flow: Dictation That Works Everywhere
Wispr Flow: Dictation That Works Everywhere
Stop typing. Start speaking. 4x faster.
Promoted

What do you think? …

Thành Phạm

Hi Product Hunt community! 👋

I'm Thanh, the maker of RSTGameTranslation.

As a gamer, I've always been frustrated when I couldn't play amazing games just because of the language barrier (especially Japanese/Chinese exclusives). I wanted a tool that was fast, lightweight, and free. That's why I built RST.

🚀 Key Features:
🎮 Screen Translation: Captures text from your game screen and overlays the translation instantly.
🎙️ Speech-to-Text: Supports voice input for quick translation.
🗣️ Text-to-Speech: Reads the translated text aloud for better immersion.

💻 Open Source: I believe in community-driven tools, so the project is fully open-source on GitHub.

I'd love to hear your feedback on the translation speed and UI. Let me know which features you'd like to see next!

Happy gaming! 🕹️

Fernando Scharnick

@thanhkeke97  Love this, it solves a real pain that a lot of gamers quietly live with.

Screen-level translation with an overlay is exactly the right approach for games that don’t expose text or modding hooks, and keeping it fast + lightweight matters way more than fancy UI here. The fact that it’s open source is a huge trust win too.

A couple thoughts that could be interesting long-term:

  • Per-game language profiles (so font size, placement, and translation behavior are remembered)

  • Hotkey-based “translate on demand” vs always-on modes

  • Community translation model tuning for niche games or slang-heavy RPGs

Curious to try it on JP-only indie titles, excited to see where the community takes this

Thành Phạm

@fernando_scharnick Thank you, all the features you mentioned are already in the software. You can find the game profile feature in Settings > Game Profile. The application allows you to customize the prompt to suit the requirements of each game type, and it also lets you turn off real-time translation and enable translation only when a hotkey is clicked. And I have a Discord channel to support you if you have any problems.

Fernando Scharnick

@thanhkeke97  thank you!!

Jorge Alcántara
Nice job! Would love to see a similar software for accessibility! There are so many game not even slightly adapted
Thành Phạm

@jalcantara Thank you very much. If you have any problems or need help using the software, please message me.

Thành Phạm

@jalcantara This software also includes text-to-speech and speech-to-text features, which will likely be helpful for people with disabilities.

Jay Dev

Wow, RSTGameTranslation is amazing! Real-time translation for import games is a dream come true. Does the OCR handle stylized fonts well, like in visual novels? Super curious!

Thành Phạm

@jaydev13 I have integrated various types of OCR, so it can handle them well.