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Captures text from any window, performs OCR, translates to English, and displays subtitles in a floating overlay.\n\n![screenshot](screenshot.png)\n\n## Features\n\n- **Fully offline** - No cloud APIs, no internet required after setup\n- **Free** - No API costs or subscriptions\n- **Private** - Text never leaves your machine\n- **Optimized for retro games** - Uses MeikiOCR, trained specifically on Japanese game text\n- **Two overlay modes** - Banner (subtitle bar) or inplace (text over game)\n- **Translation caching** - Fuzzy matching avoids re-translating similar text\n- **Multi-display support** - Overlay appears on the same display as the game\n\n## Requirements\n\n- **Windows 10 version 1903+**, macOS, or Linux (X11/XWayland/Wayland)\n\n### Linux Notes\n\n- **Global hotkeys** require `input` group membership. The installer will show instructions.\n- **Native Wayland capture** requires GStreamer PipeWire plugin. The installer will attempt to install it automatically.\n- **Inplace overlay** on Wayland only works with fullscreen windows (Wayland's security model prevents knowing window positions).\n\n## Installation\n\n### One-liner Install\n\n**macOS/Linux:**\n```bash\ncurl -LsSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bquenin/interpreter/main/install.sh | bash\n```\n\n**Windows (PowerShell):**\n```powershell\npowershell -c \"irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bquenin/interpreter/main/install.ps1 | iex\"\n```\n\nThen run with `interpreter-v2`.\n\n## Upgrading\n\nTo update to the latest version, run the installer again (see Installation above).\n\n## Uninstalling\n\n**macOS/Linux:**\n```bash\ncurl -LsSf https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bquenin/interpreter/main/uninstall.sh | bash\n```\n\n**Windows (PowerShell):**\n```powershell\npowershell -c \"irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bquenin/interpreter/main/uninstall.ps1 | iex\"\n```\n\nThis removes interpreter-v2, config files, and cached models.\n\n## Usage\n\n```bash\ninterpreter-v2\n```\n\nThis opens the GUI where you can select a window to capture and configure all settings.\n\n## Overlay Modes\n\n### Banner Mode (default)\nA subtitle bar at the bottom of the screen displaying translated text. Draggable, opaque background, centered text.\n\n### Inplace Mode\nTransparent overlay positioned over the game window. Translated text appears directly over the original Japanese text at OCR-detected positions. Click-through so you can interact with the game.\n\n## How It Works\n\n1. **Screen Capture** - Captures the target window at the configured refresh rate\n2. **OCR** - [MeikiOCR](https://github.com/rtr46/meikiocr) extracts Japanese text (optimized for pixel fonts)\n3. **Translation** - [Sugoi V4](https://huggingface.co/entai2965/sugoi-v4-ja-en-ctranslate2) translates Japanese to English\n4. **Display** - Shows translated text in the selected overlay mode\n\n## Troubleshooting\n\n### Poor OCR accuracy\nTry adjusting the OCR confidence slider in the GUI. Lower values include more text (but may include garbage), higher values are stricter.\n\n### Slow performance\nFirst run downloads models (~1.5GB). 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