I made BookTr: side-by-side translate app

BookTr is a tool for reading texts in foreign languages. Features:

Uses LibreTranslate API, but other APIs can be added later

Side-by-side translation, aligned paragraphs

Can save translations in json format

Select word to see its translation, dou…


This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Andrew Erlikh

BookTr is a tool for reading texts in foreign languages. Features:

  • Uses LibreTranslate API, but other APIs can be added later
  • Side-by-side translation, aligned paragraphs
  • Can save translations in json format
  • Select word to see its translation, double click to translate every word in a sentence
  • Fully Self-Hosted, can work offline

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Reasons for creating BookTr

The best way to learn a foreign language for me is by reading books in it. I tried doing it with Google Translate and other similar online tools, it's been frustrating: the interface is not suitable for long texts.

So, I decided to create my own)).

I am open to suggestions about adding other translation APIs, the only limit is - no paid ones. Only free online or self-hosted.

Quick start (Docker)

First, run LibreTranslate container. It will take some time (~20 minutes) and resources (~1Gb memory, 10+Gb disk). When you see it's web interface at port 5000, move on to installing BookTr.

docker run --name ltr \
    -p 5000:5000 \
  libretranslate/libretranslate

docker run --name BookTr \
    -e "TZ=$YOURTIMEZONE" \                  # your TZ here
    -e "LTRPATH=http://$YOURADDRESS:5000" \  # LibreTranslate URL
    -v ~/.dockerdata/BookTr:/data/BookTr  \ 
    -p 8856:8856 \
  aceberg/BookTr

Or use docker-compose.yml


This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Andrew Erlikh


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