u/dokuen-dev

System-wide furigana overlay for Android (+ Camera OCR and direct Anki mining)
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System-wide furigana overlay for Android (+ Camera OCR and direct Anki mining)

Hey everyone. I wanted to share an app I built called Dokuen Japanese Reader (formerly Dokuen Furigana Reader). This is my attempt to bring the functionality of all those desktop furigana extensions we know and love to mobile.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.dokuendev.dokuenreader

  • System-Wide Overlay: Generates furigana over text in ANY app, not just a specific browser.
  • No "Furigana Crutch": Tap-to-Show mode hides the furigana until you tap it, forcing you to use active recall first.
  • Horizontal & Vertical Text: Intelligently lays out the furigana either above for yokogaki or to the right for tategaki.
  • Camera OCR: Use on physical books, raw manga, restaurant menus, street signs, etc.
  • Frictionless Mining: Built-in dictionary, Anki integration, and TTS.
  • Video Mode: Automatically pause video playback when mining from subtitles.
  • NEW - Plugin System: Lets you use any OCR, dictionary, or MT engine.

Feedback, bug reports, and feature requests for specific mining setups are welcome.

u/dokuen-dev — 6 days ago