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This update is for Windows and Linux. Translate only the sentence or word under the pointer (Cursor Follow) A new "Translate" setting has three choices: "Whole frame" (as before), "Sentence under the pointer" and "Word at pointer". Find it in the Cursor Follow section of "Start c
This update is for Windows and Linux. Review reminders arrive while Playto is closed (Windows) On days with words to review, a notification appears at your reminder time, even when Playto is closed. "Review now" opens Playto and starts "Daily Review". "Turn off reminders" turns t
This update is for Windows and Linux. Linux catches up with Windows "Cursor Follow" now works on KDE Plasma (Wayland). The frame follows the mouse pointer inside the game window. On KDE Plasma (Wayland), the capture frames are now shown on the game while you place a region. Trans
This update is for Windows. The Linux build will follow in a separate update. See how much VRAM is left for your game The header now has a VRAM gauge: Playto, the game and everything else, and what is free. Press it to open "PC specs". For each model it shows how many GB are left
This update fixes the two Linux problems from our last post. You no longer need the workarounds. Playto on Linux starts from Steam again Fixed "Required system libraries are missing" (PLT-LINUX-002) when starting from Steam. If you forced "Legacy runtime 1.0" under Properties → C
We've found two problems in the Linux version. Fixed builds are being prepared, and we'll post again when they're out. If you'd rather not wait, the workarounds below get Playto running now. The Windows version is not affected. Playto doesn't start: "Required system libraries are
Playto now runs on Linux. It is a beta: we have tested it on a limited set of PCs, so your reports help a lot. Install it from your Steam library on Linux On Linux, Steam installs the Linux version of Playto like any other game. The Linux version is for the Standard edition only.
This update fixes the tutorial and improves reading with PP-OCR (bundled). The tutorial translates again on Windows Fixed the first-run Tutorial not translating the practice game's dialogue. This had been broken since the previous two updates. Each tutorial step now names the but
This update finishes what we started last time for games that only run in fullscreen. Redraw regions on fullscreen games without minimizing them During a session, the bar's area action, Fixed on the learning bar, and the other "adjust the region" actions now open the Region setti
Several of you asked about games that only run in fullscreen. Borderless (windowed fullscreen) is still the smoothest choice when a game offers it, but this update makes fullscreen work too. Fullscreen games When the game minimizes as you switch to Playto, the preview in "Start c
This update fixes the translation engine on some integrated graphics and finishes the app's translations in more languages. Integrated graphics now translate on the GPU On some laptops with integrated graphics, the translation engine crashed every time Playto started and then fel
Playto is coming to Linux and Mac. We're building Linux first, then Mac. How the release works Each version is released once its core features work: capturing the game screen, reading the text, translating it and showing it on the overlay. More features are added in updates after
A small update with fixes from the past few days. Fixes We fixed "Start capture" saying a game is not running when its pack lists more than one program name (for example a launcher and the game). We fixed the "Add Region" button showing two plus signs. Other improvements "Try Pla
We are continuing to make Playto easier to use. This update cuts down what you see on Home, the "Start capture" screen and the Log, so you can get to your first translation sooner. Home shows just your session and your reviews Home now has two cards: "Start session" and your revi
We cut the number of choices to two translation methods, and the app now shows how to get more accurate translations. Two methods: Text Reading and Image The methods are now Text Reading and Image. Translation with Text Reading works exactly as before. Text+ is now an option of T
When a translation doesn't read right, the model is often the reason. The included Hy-MT2 1.8B is small so it runs next to your game. Here are three ways to trade some speed or credits for better results. Switch to Hy-MT2 7B on a PC with a strong GPU The larger version of the inc
You can now review your saved words on your phone. We also regrouped Settings, based on your feedback. Review on your phone Open Integration → "Review on your phone", press Start and scan the QR code with your phone. Reviews run in the phone's browser; there is no app to install.
You can now pick the overlay position for each capture region, and compare a re-translation before it replaces the current one. Settings open from the side menu and are organized into tabs. Overlay position per region In the Start Capture screen, pick a region and choose Near tex
The main changes: the overlay position you choose is kept per game and no longer drops to the bottom, Playto can tell which language each line is in, PCs without OneOCR get a bundled text reader, re-translating a line lets you pick speed or accuracy, and the review card on Home i
You asked for it on the last streaming post, and here it is: with Game Capture still as your source, Playto can now put the translations on your stream as an OBS Browser Source. The same update makes Spot translate start the engine on its own and tightens the tutorial's capture s