Show HN: In-place OCR+Translate for Internet Archive books

Category: other

Tags: ocr, translation, chrome-extension

Score: 5.3/10 (Innovation: 5, Technical: 5, Documentation: 1, Utility: 6)

A Chrome extension that performs OCR and in-place translation of text from Internet Archive books, allowing users to read scanned books in different languages. It addresses a specific niche need for accessing historical or foreign-language texts, but the project lacks technical details and documentation beyond the store link.

Target audience: general users, researchers, language learners

Repository: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bookxlate-archiveorg-book/mfefkdeojibnbabedjonpgmbgbfplbhe

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