Redesigned first-run experience
One-screen setup, a practice sandbox while models download, and quick start.
Playto — Early Access
Development quest log
Last updated: July 12, 2026
This page tracks what we're building and what's planned next. It's updated with each release. Treat it as a guide — order and contents can change.
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Mission
Version 1.0 — leaving Early Access
- Reliability Just works on mainstream GPUs and drivers — stable capture, stable engines.
- Language quality Supported languages reach a consistent learning quality, documented openly. Language support page
- Core loop Capture → translate → save → review, complete and friction-free from first launch.
- UX A polished experience with nothing in your way.
The tag (●) on each quest shows which goal it advances.
What we're building right now.
Phrase cards
Select a phrase from your session review, save it, and practice it like a word.
Setup guides for common use cases
Step-by-step recipes for the most popular ways to play with Playto.
Committed and queued. Not started yet.
Natural Japanese speech
Pitch-accent-aware text-to-speech instead of flat readings.
Dictionary-backed definitions
Word meanings verified against real dictionaries, starting with Japanese.
Difficulty tags for more languages
Word difficulty levels (such as TOPIK and CEFR) beyond the languages that have them today.
Chinese and Korean text-to-speech
Bringing speech playback to both languages at a quality we're happy with.
Multiple packs per game
Keep separate packs for the same game — for example per playthrough or per language.
Custom wordbooks
Create your own wordbooks across packs — collect words from any games into one place.
Direction is set; they unlock when earlier quests are done.
Every supported language at the same quality
Closing the quality gap between languages. Builds on the dictionary and difficulty-tag work.
A deeper review experience
Better ways to retain the words you met while playing.
More languages
Support for languages beyond the current lineup.
Browser support
Reading and learning from browser text, beyond games.
Updates that have shipped.
July 2026
Anki export
Send your saved words and sentences to Anki as an .apkg deck.
Window mode
Translate a whole game window continuously, with a one-key overlay toggle.
Hold-to-peek
Show the translation overlay only while you hold a key.
Image storage manager
A clear size budget and automatic cleanup for capture images.
June 2026
Furigana everywhere
Reading aids across logs, wordbook, review, and exported Anki cards.
Broader GPU support
Vulkan engine and a CPU-safe fallback for AMD/Intel GPUs and older drivers.
Home redesign
See at a glance what's due, what you're learning, and what you've mastered.
Review reminders
Optional notifications so your saved words don't fade away.
Practice sessions
Bounded practice with a clear start, end, and summary.
In-app help
Short guides for the core concepts, right where you need them.
For the full change history, see the patch notes on Steam.