Playto Lite (the free version) is now available

Quick announcement

The Steam review mentioned in the previous post is through, and Playto Lite (the free version) is now publicly available. Sorry for the month-long wait.

What Lite includes

Playto is a desktop tool that reads on-screen text from a PC game and shows translation hints while you play. No mods, runs offline, supports 12 languages. Lite covers:

On-screen text capture (fixed-region) and translation hint overlay
Dictionary popups and word book (up to 100 words)
Flashcard quiz
Journal and shareable cards
CEFR difficulty highlighting and text-to-speech
Game packs (per-game term glossaries), up to 3

For the broader product concept and the full Lite vs Standard feature breakdown, see the introduction post.

How to start (3 steps)

Download Playto Demo from the Steam store page (store page, free)
On first launch, the model files download and a tutorial walks through the basic controls
Try it on a game you want to play

The tutorial doesn’t cover everything in the app — detailed walkthroughs and setting examples will follow on this blog over the coming weeks.

Some behavior is still rough. If something isn’t working, restarting often clears it; if it doesn’t, please reach out through the channels below.

What’s coming

The Standard version (Early Access) is still going through Steam review adjustments — it’ll be announced as soon as the setup is sorted. Cursor Follow, image-recognition mode, all 8 quiz modes, and removal of the word book / game pack limits are part of what’s coming in Standard.

Feature-specific deep dives — setting up glossaries, how the journal works, what Image mode does — will follow on this blog over the coming weeks.

Bug reports / questions

Any feedback on Lite’s behavior or translation quality is welcome through the channels above — it feeds into the Standard EA release.