Real-time translation overlay for Final Fantasy XIV in-game text.
Maintained by xDarkOne. Originally created by NightlyRevenger.
Download Stats
Download Setup.exe · Guide · Discord
Languages: EN | RU | KO | ES | CA | PL | PT-BR | UK | ZH | JA
- Translates in-game Japanese text (MSQ, cutscenes, quests, NPC lines, and chat).
- Supports selectable source and destination languages.
- Lets you switch translation engines and methods.
- Can target specific chat channels for translation.
- Includes automatic updates.
- Windows 10 x64 or newer.
- Final Fantasy XIV running with DirectX 11 (x64 client).
- Administrator rights, which the application asks for on start: it reads the game's text out of the game's own memory.
No .NET runtime to install — the release carries its own.
- Download the latest installer from Releases.
- Run
Setup.exe. If SmartScreen appears, select More info and then Run anyway. - Let Tataru Helper launch and complete the initial language/setup flow.
- Close settings and place the floating overlay where you want it.
- In FFXIV chat settings, enable the required message types shown below.
- Full usage walkthrough: Guide.
- After install, launch from the desktop/start-menu shortcut (not from
Setup.exeagain).
- Video demo: YouTube demonstration
- Live preview gifs:
- Code contributions are welcome via pull requests.
- Help translate the app on Crowdin.
Thanks to all contributors and the projects that helped make Tataru Helper possible:
- TataruHelper by NightlyRevenger — the original, which this is a fork of
- TataruHelper by progneo — the fork this one carries on from
- Sharlayan — reads the game's text out of its memory
- XIV Rus Translation — the hand-made Russian translation this shows instead of a machine's
- WPF Toolkit
- NHotKey.Wpf
- NotifyIcon WPF
- Velopack — the installer and updater
- Tataru Art by Nezusagi
If you play with Dalamud, it is worth knowing about Echoglossian — a plugin that translates dialogue inside the game rather than in an overlay beside it.
- Discord: discord.gg/bSrpbd9