Kites: Local-First Manga Translator

Translate manga and images with spatial awareness with zero-cost

Read untranslated manga, comics, and webtoons in your language directly on the page — with zero subscriptions, zero tokens, and zero wait time. Kites is the next-generation, local-first manga translator. Powered by your browser's AI engine (WebGPU), it automatically detects speech bubbles, cleanly erases the original text without blurring the artwork, and typesets beautiful translations right inside the comic panels. Whether you are reading raw chapters on manga sites, scrolling webtoons, or browsing manga artists on X (Twitter) and Pixiv, Kites translates everything instantly in place. WHY KITES IS DIFFERENT Most translator extensions lock you behind $10/month subscriptions, daily page limits, or send your reading data to slow remote servers. Kites runs cutting-edge AI directly on your device: • 100% FREE & UNLIMITED — No tokens, no daily quotas, no paywalls. • 100% PRIVATE — Your images never leave your computer. All OCR and image cleaning happen locally in your browser. • ZERO CLUNKY POPUPS — Translations appear naturally inside the speech balloons, replacing the original text seamlessly. CORE HIGHLIGHTS ★ INTELLIGENT AI INPAINTING (ARTWORK PRESERVATION) Say goodbye to ugly white boxes pasted over your comics. Kites erases the foreign text strictly along character strokes, preserving screentones, line art, and background illustrations. ★ STUDIO-GRADE COMIC TYPOGRAPHY Translations aren't just dumped into boxes. Kites measures each balloon, balances line breaks, auto-sizes text, and applies authentic comic book fonts for a professional reading experience. ★ 4 WAYS TO READ • Hover Button — Hover over any manga panel to translate with a single click. • Persistent Controls — Keep translate buttons pinned to comic images as you browse. • Auto-Translate Mode — Automatically translates new panels as you scroll down the page. • Right-Click Menu — Right-click any image on the web and click "Translate Image". ★ INTERACTIVE KITES STUDIO Need to tweak a line or export a translated page? Open the built-in Studio to edit text, resize speech bubbles with drag-and-drop handles, or download clean high-res images. ★ FLEXIBLE AI ENGINES • Instant Default: Fast, zero-setup translations out of the box. • Local WebGPU AI: Run open-weight models (Llama 3.2, Qwen) completely offline. • Free Cloud Shared Pool: Community-powered multi-provider fallback. • Custom API (BYOK): Connect your own OpenAI, Claude, or Gemini API keys if you prefer. SUPPORTED LANGUAGES Detects and translates Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and English manga into English, Vietnamese, Spanish, French, German, Indonesian, and dozens more languages. HOW TO USE 1. Open any webpage containing manga, comics, or art (manga readers, Twitter/X, Pixiv, Reddit). 2. Click the Kites button on the image or use the extension popup. 3. Enjoy reading your manga seamlessly in your native language! PRIVACY FIRST • No account required to read. • Zero telemetry, zero analytics, zero ads. • Your reading history and images stay safely on your machine. Built with passion for manga and comic readers worldwide. Install Kites and start reading without language barriers today!