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What is the most convenient text extractor / translator?

OriginProgenitor

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Hi, so i'm about N2 / N3 japanese level, so i can comfortably read about 80% of the text inside Visual novels.

What's a good text extractor that allows you to look up words with dictionary, and offers a translation in case it's a complicated sentence.
Right now i'm using Textractor with a downloaded dictionary, it looks like this on the picture:
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I was wondering if there's a more modern and easier to use solution out there?
 
If you arent wanting translation tools, you could use Meikopop, its just a hover over dictionary. :) Its a veyr lightweight program, if you are N2 already it can be used just for words you dont know.

If you want something that is more encompassing for learning Japanese and intergrates with ANKI you can use GameSentenceMiner
 
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You can try LunaTranslator with Mecab and UniDic dicionary. Textrator is very old, and isn't maintained anymore.
 
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