Playto Lite (the free version) is now available
Quick announcement
The Steam review is through, and Playto Lite (the free version) is now publicly available. Sorry for the month-long wait.
What Lite includes
Playto is a desktop tool that reads on-screen text from a PC game and shows translation hints while you play. No mods, runs offline, supports 12 languages. Lite covers:
- On-screen text capture (fixed-region) and translation hint overlay
- Dictionary popups and word book (up to 100 words)
- Flashcard quiz
- Journal and shareable cards
- CEFR difficulty highlighting and text-to-speech
- Game profiles (per-game term glossaries), up to 3
For what Playto is actually like to use, see the walkthrough.
How to start (3 steps)
- Download Playto Demo from the Steam store page (store page, free)
- On first launch, the model files download and a tutorial walks through the basic controls
- Try it on a game you want to play
The tutorial doesn’t cover everything in the app — detailed walkthroughs and setting examples will follow on this blog over the coming weeks.
Some behavior is still rough. If something isn’t working, restarting often clears it; if it doesn’t, please reach out through the channels below.
What’s coming
The Standard version (Early Access) is still going through Steam review adjustments — it’ll be announced as soon as the setup is sorted. Cursor Follow, image-recognition mode, all 8 quiz modes, and removal of the word book / game profile limits are part of what’s coming in Standard.
Feature-specific deep dives — setting up glossaries, how the journal works, what Image mode does — will follow on this blog over the coming weeks.
Bug reports / questions
Any feedback on Lite’s behavior or translation quality is welcome through the channels above — it feeds into the Standard EA release.