Booktrans is a Python CLI tool and pipeline for translating entire ebooks (EPUB, FB2, PDF, TXT). It processes books chapter by chapter using large language models, maintains a running glossary for terminology consistency, allows monolingual editing, and assembles the final translated book. It supports models from multiple providers including Claude and Gemini.
booktrans is a Developer Tools project. It focuses on translating long-form books while preserving literary quality, terminology consistency, and context across chapters. It is built as an open-source project for developers and translators. booktrans is open source under the MIT license. It runs on the command line.
Behind booktrans is sukamenev, and it first shipped in 2026. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 35 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 5 catalogued features are EPUB Support, PDF Translation, and Running Glossary.
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