Hoshi2Star — v0.4.9 update
Quick update since my last post. Nothing flashy on the visual side this time, but a solid batch of reliability fixes, especially for Wolf RPG games.
New
- Global search: a search bar that looks across the whole project at once (not just the open file), with result...
Thanks a lot for the detailed reply — this is exactly the kind of feedback I was looking for. 🙏
OpenAI-compatible endpoint support (which would cover LM Studio, OpenRouter, DeepSeek and friends in one shot) is a great suggestion, and I've added it to the roadmap. To be transparent though: it...
Hey everyone!
I'm back because I want honest feedback from people who actually do this kind of work.
Two questions:
1. What's the most painful part of your current translation workflow?
2. What feature would make you actually use a tool like this?
Things I'm already working on:
- Keeping your...
v0.4.0 is out
Quick update with a few things that came out of real-world use:
The biggest annoyance fix: if Ollama wasn't running when you hit Translate, the app would just silently fail or show a confusing error. Now it checks upfront
and tells you directly. Also added a retry on LLM...
Thanks for the detailed feedback, really appreciate it!
Gemma 4 E4B is a great find — I'll add it to the
recommended models list in the next update. Unfortunately
I can't test it myself since I only have a GTX 1660 Super
(6 GB VRAM), so your feedback is especially valuable!
Glad the app is...
Great question! Yes, you can use other models with Hoshi2Star.
The app works with any model available in Ollama. But in my search I know only Qwen 3 because I didn't find better and he do the job great for now.
Let me know if you try other models and get good results —always happy to update the...
Hi Anime-Sharing!
I built a free desktop tool for translating Japanese RPG Maker
MV/MZ games and wanted to share it here.
━━━ WHAT IS IT ━━━
Hoshi2Star (星 → ★) is a CAT editor — it lets you translate
Japanese RPG Maker games using a local AI model, then review
and correct every segment before...