Hitokoto Translate

Speak your words. See and hear the translation. Break the language barrier. Open the app. Just speak. Both voices. One conversation. Stuck for words? Open the app and say a short phrase. Your pocket hub for Japanese-English conversation. Speak Japanese to hear English. Speak English to hear Japanese. Language detection, speech recognition, translation and spoken output are automatic. No need to choose a translation direction for each turn. Fully on-device. Fully offline. All processing runs on your phone or tablet. Your speech and translations are not sent to a server. Hitokoto Translate is a casual translation app for short, everyday Japanese-English conversations. Large text and simple controls help you use it while travelling or outdoors. One purchase. No extra fees, subscriptions or ads. No login. No account registration. SPEAK AND SHARE The app detects Japanese or English for each utterance, shows the recognized text and its translation, and reads the translation aloud. Speak one short sentence at a time. SIMPLE CONTROLS Start and Stop control the interpreter. A red dot blinks while the microphone is listening. Tap the speaker after playback to hear the same audio again. The interface can be switched between Japanese and English. OFFLINE FROM FIRST LAUNCH Speech recognition, translation and speech synthesis models, plus a Japanese reading dictionary, are included. Once Google Play installation is complete, no additional model download is required. On first launch, the app prepares local data and requests microphone access. It does not send speech or translations to a server. FOR EVERYDAY CONVERSATION Designed to help you get the gist in casual conversation. It is not intended for academic or important professional work that requires precise translation. Recognition, translation and speech output can contain mistakes or repetition. Speech input is limited to about 10 seconds per utterance and spoken output to 8 seconds of audio. The first translation and speech generation may take longer than subsequent uses. Processing time varies by device and sentence. Installation requires a large amount of data.

The first release of Hitokoto Translate. Automatically detect Japanese or English and translate speech into text and spoken audio. All processing runs on your device. No additional model downloads, login or account registration. Large text and simple controls help with short, everyday conversations.