Overview

VN Translator is a web-based toolkit for translating visual novels and game projects (Ren’Py, RPG Maker MV/MZ, and more).
It is built around a simple idea: keep the game structure valid, translate safely, and QA in a real preview before shipping.

✅ Best practice: Always translate from source files, keep a backup, and test in the engine after every export.

Choose a tool

Ren’Py Translator — translate a single .rpy file with engine-safe parsing.
Open: /renpy/ → Ren’Py Translator
Pro Ren’Py Translator — multi-file workflow with Translation Memory, bulk edit, undo/redo, and ZIP export.
Open: /prenpy/ → Pro Ren’Py Translator
RPG Maker Translator — translate one JSON at a time (data/*.json for MV/MZ).
Open: /rpgm/ → RPG Maker Translator
RPGM Ultimate — batch workflow: JSON → TXT → translate → import back (ideal for multi-file projects).
Open: /rpgmu/ → RPGM Ultimate
Game Text Editor — quick edits for .rpy, .json, .ks with find/replace.
Open: /game-text-editor/ → Game Text Editor
Ren’Py Compiler — extract .rpa and decompile .rpyc (use only for projects you own or have permission to modify).
Open: /renpyc/ → Ren’Py Compiler

Typical workflow

Backup your project folder (ZIP copy or git).
Get the right source files:
- Ren’Py: .rpy inside the game/ directory
- RPG Maker: .json inside the data/ directory
Pick a translation service (DeepSeek / OpenAI / DeepL / Lingva) and set the target language.
Translate in small batches to avoid rate-limit failures.
Review everything in Preview & Editor (tags, variables, control codes, line breaks).
Export → replace files in your project → test in-game.

What VN Translator optimizes for

Web-first: no installation. Your browser is the workspace.
Engine-safe: designed to preserve tags, variables, and control codes.
Preview-driven QA: fix formatting issues fast (before you rebuild your game).

Where to go next

Legal & ethical use

VN Translator is meant for your own projects or projects where you have explicit permission to translate/edit.
Respect licenses and developer terms.