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WebtoonLens v0.1.0-alpha (debug build)
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Initial scaffold of WebtoonLens: an Android overlay app for tapping words while reading Korean webtoons (e.g. Naver Webtoon) to get instant translations.
How it works
- A small floating bubble sits over any app.
- Tap the bubble to freeze the current screen as a full-screen overlay.
- Tap a single word to translate just that word.
- Tap anywhere else on its line/speech bubble to translate the whole sentence.
- Dismiss with the close button or back button to keep reading live.
Under the hood
- Native Kotlin app using
SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOWoverlay +MediaProjectionfor screen capture (single-shot, not continuous). - ML Kit Korean text recognition for OCR (word- and line-level bounding boxes).
- ML Kit on-device translation (Korean -> English), no API key required, works offline after the first model download.
Notes on this build
- This is a debug build (signed with the debug keystore) meant for testing/side-loading, not a Play Store release.
- Android only (10+ recommended); requires manually granting the "draw over other apps" permission and a one-time screen-capture permission prompt.
- Not yet tested on a real device/emulator against actual Naver Webtoon panels; OCR word/line hit-testing may need tuning.
Install
Download app-debug.apk below, allow "install unknown apps" for your browser/file manager, and install it.