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Show HN: In-place OCR and Translation for Internet Archive Books

First seen · 7/2/2026, 02:32 AMLatest activity · 7/2/2026, 02:32 AM

BookXlate is a Chrome extension that provides in-place OCR and translation for books hosted on the Internet Archive, allowing users to process page content without leaving the reading interface. It was submitted to Hacker News on July 1, 2026, where the post had a score of 2 and no comments at the supplied snapshot. The available information does not establish its OCR accuracy, supported languages, privacy model, implementation details, or scalability.

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    Show HN: In-place OCR and Translation for Internet Archive Books