Software · Education & science

Koharu

ML-powered manga translator, written in Rust.

Completely free
Windows, macOS and Linux
Open source
No account

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Technical details

Pricing: Completely freeconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
License: Apache-2.0 — Open source (permissive)confirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Open source: Yes
Commercial use: Yesconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Account required: Noconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Credit card required: Noconfirmed by Winget (Windows Package Manager)
Watermark: Not applicable
Ads: not documented
Platforms: Windows, macOS and LinuxEstablished by Linux: Unspecified source · macOS: Unspecified source · Windows: Unspecified source, Winget
Publisher: mayocream
Latest version: 0.83.5
Source code: github.com/koharu-rs/koharu

Overview

Koharu is a translation program, available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Features described in its GitHub repository, in its Winget manifest and on its official website: offline use and text recognition (OCR).

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information

“ML-powered manga translator, written in Rust.” — Winget, 10 November 2026
“Koharu introduces a local-first workflow for manga translation, utilizing the power of ML to automate the process.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026
“It combines the capabilities of object detection, OCR, inpainting, and LLMs to create a seamless translation experience.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Koharu is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (Apache-2.0) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.

Strengths

Open source code
No account needed
Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

Facts collected from Winget (Windows Package Manager) (credit card, account, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, commercial use, version) — 10 November 2026
Facts collected from Unspecified source (platforms) — 10 November 2026
Last technical check: 10 November 2026
Description from github.com — Manifeste Winget (MIT)

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