Koharu

Koharu is an AI-powered manga translation workflow application written in Rust.

Koharu is a desktop editor and translation workflow tool designed for manga. It guides users from the initial page import to the final export. The software includes tools to process pages, review text, clean up artwork, and typeset translations. Users can export their finished projects as PNG or PSD files. It supports various models, vision and inpainting features, and multiple translation providers. Projects stay securely on the user machine while hosted providers handle requested content.

Koharu at a glance

Best for: Student
Runs on: Desktop, self-hosted
Pricing: Free
Released: April 2025
Category: AI image tool
Website: koharu.rs

Key features

Process manga pages
Review translated text
Clean up artwork
Typeset translations
Export PNG and PSD files
Configure vision and inpainting
Use translation providers
Run Koharu Agent

Use it for

Translate manga pages
Edit manga artwork
Typeset manga translations
Export manga to PNG and PSD

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