Tools

Translates full PDF papers while preserving formulas, charts and layout (command pdf2zh), outputting monolingual and side-by-side bilingual PDFs. Uses Google Translate by default and can switch to DeepL, OpenAI and others; also runs as an MCP server.

Content creation plugin by Baoyu (JimLiu): infographics, article illustrations, covers, slide decks and translation, plus Xiaohongshu image cards and publishing to WeChat Official Accounts, Weibo and X. Needs Node.js; image generation needs an OpenAI, Google or Tongyi Wanxiang API key.

Baoyu's (JimLiu) content creation skills: infographics, covers, article illustrations, slide decks, comics and translation, plus Xiaohongshu cards and publishing to WeChat, Weibo and X. Needs Node.js, bun and an image model API key; some skills rely on Chrome automation or unofficial APIs.

Offline speech transcription and translation based on Whisper; audio never leaves your machine. buzz add exports lectures, interviews and meeting recordings to TXT, SRT or VTT. pip install needs Python 3.12 and FFmpeg; a desktop app is also available. Check transcripts manually.

All-in-one video translation and dubbing: chains speech recognition, subtitle translation, multi-speaker AI voiceover and audio-video muxing, with local or online models like Faster-Whisper, DeepSeek and Edge-TTS. cli.py supports headless batch runs. Needs FFmpeg.

CLI version of the VideoCaptioner subtitle assistant: transcribes courses, lectures and interviews, uses an LLM to segment, proofread and translate, then burns subtitles into the video. Free ASR and Bing translation work out of the box; LLM refinement needs an API key. Python 3.10 to 3.12.

Open-source grammar, spelling and style checker for 20+ languages including English, German, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Proofread drafts in bulk from the CLI or run a local HTTP checking server for agents. For writers, translators and language teachers. Needs Java 17 (Homebrew includes it).

Batch-translates text in manga, posters and screenshots with one command: detects text, runs OCR, erases the original and typesets the translation back into the image. Japanese-focused, with 20+ languages supported. Install from source (Python 3.10+); offline models, DeepL or LLM APIs.

Writing agent for novels, scripts, interactive fiction and long-form translation, with CLI, TUI and web workspace. Tracks worldbuilding, characters and foreshadowing, reviews and revises drafts, and works as a skill for other agents. Needs Node.js 22.16+ and a model API key such as Kimi or DeepSeek.

Uses LLMs to translate EPUB, TXT, Markdown, SRT, PDF and other files into side-by-side bilingual editions, via OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini and other APIs or DeepL and Google Translate. LLM APIs need your own key or a Codex subscription. Only translate content you have rights to.

PDF translation CLI for research papers that preserves formulas and layout as much as possible, producing bilingual side-by-side or translation-only PDFs. Needs an OpenAI-compatible API (local Ollama works too); currently focused on English to Chinese.

Extracts subtitles burned into videos to SRT or TXT, with all OCR done locally in 87 languages. Mainly a GUI (with batch mode); the CLI backend/main.py reads the video path and subtitle area from stdin. Needs Python 3.12+ and PaddlePaddle; paths cannot contain spaces or Chinese characters.

Automatically aligns subtitle timing to a video's audio track, fixing translated subtitles that drift out of sync, or syncs against an already aligned subtitle file. Runs locally with no account; install Python and FFmpeg first.

PDFMathTranslate 2.x (command pdf2zh_next), built on BabelDOC: translates papers and other PDFs while keeping formulas, charts, TOC and annotations, outputting translated and bilingual side-by-side versions. Uses a free translation channel by default, or your own OpenAI, DeepSeek or other API key.

LLM translator for novels, subtitles, ebooks and game text: one-click glossaries keep names consistent and translations get auto-reviewed. Besides the desktop app it has a CLI (translate/analyze, JSONL status). Download from Releases and bring an LLM API; commercial use needs the author's OK.

Translates whole EPUB books, Word files, SRT subtitles and TXT with local Ollama or cloud LLMs (OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek), keeping layout and timings. Builds a glossary for consistent terms and can resume jobs. Mainly a desktop app; the CLI runs from source; cloud models need an API key.

Translates a video's SRT subtitles into other languages and generates AI voice lines synced to the timings, producing translated subtitles and dubbed audio tracks. Needs Python, FFmpeg and Google Cloud, Azure, DeepL or ElevenLabs API keys; configure the ini files, then run python main.py.

Chinese-English translation and word lookup in the terminal: one command shows definitions, phonetics and examples from iCiba, Youdao and an LLM. No API key needed (built-in free LLM proxy), or use any OpenAI-compatible model. Needs Node.js 20+; queries are sent to these online services.

Local LLM-powered document translator for PDF, Word, Excel, EPUB, SRT subtitles and more; Word and Excel keep their formatting, glossaries can be built automatically, and agents can submit jobs via MCP. Needs uv and an OpenAI-compatible API key; translated PDFs lose the original layout.

Batch-translates SRT, ASS, VTT and LRC subtitles, handling a whole season at once, with bilingual output and 120+ languages. The default free translation API needs no setup, or connect DeepL or various LLMs. The CLI runs from a cloned repo with yarn and needs Node.js 24+.

Open-source video translation and dubbing: transcribes lectures, courses and other videos, translates them into one of 33 languages, synthesizes a dub aligned to the picture, and can export SRT subtitles. Needs Python 3.10+, FFmpeg, the violin CLI and a pay-as-you-go Together AI API key.

Official skill for BaoCut, a subtitle app by Baoyu: transcribe audio and video, generate and translate subtitles, check speakers, adjust timing and export SRT or finished video. Needs BaoCut on an Apple silicon Mac (macOS 14+); on Windows the skill fetches a preview CLI.

Creates and edits local CapCut (JianYing) drafts from the terminal: rough cuts on silence, styled subtitles and multilingual versions, still editable track by track in CapCut. Needs Node 18+ and desktop CapCut; subtitles need Whisper, translation an Anthropic key. No encrypted drafts. Unofficial.

Uses an LLM to translate SRT, ASS and VTT subtitles into any language in batches, convert formats and transcribe audio or video. Install the CLI from source (Python 3.10+); needs an API key (e.g. OpenRouter) or a local model, and subtitles go to that provider.