# Comic Translate (open-source media player)

> Comic Translate is a free, open-source media player for Windows, macOS and Linux. AI comic and manga translator app/browser extension for automatically translating comics, manga, manhwa, BDs, fumetti, and more in multiple languages and formats (Images, PDF, EPUB, CBR, CBZ etc). It has 2,969 GitHub stars and is released under the Apache-2.0 license.

Currently, it supports translating comics from the following languages: English, Korean, Japanese, French, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, German, Dutch, Spanish and Italian. It can translate to the above mentioned and more.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/ogkalu2/comic-translate |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 2,969 |
| License | Apache-2.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Python |
| Website | https://comic-translate.com |
| Official | no |
| Category | Media players |
| Latest release | v2.8.9 (Sep 11, 2026) |
| Last commit | Sep 10, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/ogkalu2/comic-translate/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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