Lexmechanic

Press a shortcut during a conversation in a game. Everything after that is automatic, and the dialogue appears in your own language.

curl -L https://github.com/stivens/Lexmechanic/releases/latest/download/lexmechanic-linux-x86_64.tar.gz | tar -xz -C ~/.local

Examples

Original and translation

Real screenshots, translated by Lexmechanic. Pick a scene and a language.

Scene
Language

Original

Scene 2: the original English dialogue window

Translation

Theodora: "Śmiertelniku. Kim jesteś, by sprzeciwiać się samemu biegowi przeznaczenia?" Widmo opuszcza głowę, wwiercając w ciebie swoje dręczące spojrzenie. Przez zaledwie ułamek sekundy wyraz twarzy Theodory ulega zmianie. To niemal cień... strachu? "To nie ma znaczenia. Twoje kroki są echem piasku przesypującego się między szalami. Twoje nadzieje i wiara są moim pośmiewiskiem."

  1. "To... To twoja wina, że Theodora nie żyje?"
  2. "Raz już stawiłem opór pokusie osnowy. Kimkolwiek jesteś, nie zamroczysz mojego umysłu nową iluzją!"
  3. "Przelotny widmowy mrok... Przepędź się, maro!"
  4. "Czego ode mnie chcesz?"

All scenes and languages on one page

Features

Built for playing, not for modding

No mods, no game files

It only reads the screen, so it works where mods can't: cloud streaming like GeForce NOW, any store, any version.

A hotkey that always fires

A spare mouse button or any key, read straight from the input device, so it works under Wayland and while the game has focus.

On a second screen

The translation opens in a browser window you can keep anywhere, like the Steam Deck's built-in screen while you play on a monitor.

100+ languages

From Polish, Japanese and Hindi to Silesian, Kashubian and Latin.

Keeps the voice of the game

Names, tone and style stay intact, and languages with grammatical gender address your character correctly.

Free and private

Bring your own key; Gemini, OpenRouter and Mistral have free tiers. Only the dialogue window goes to the provider you pick. No accounts, no telemetry.

FAQ

Questions

Which games does it work with?

Any game that shows its dialogue as text on screen. You mark where the dialogue window is once, and can tell it the game's name for better translations.

Does it run on Windows or macOS?

Not yet. Releases are built for x86_64 Linux, which includes SteamOS on the Steam Deck.

Which AI provider should I pick?

Start with Gemini, the default: a key from Google AI Studio is free. If you hit its rate limits, see the other AI providers.

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