epub-translate

Script to automatically translate an ePub using Google, AWS, or DeepL API. It can output parallel text in columns.

After translation, use Calibre editor to fix any errors before opening the resulting ePub file.

Requirements:

Depending on the engine used, you will need Google, AWS, or DeepL credentials. See the corresponding translation provider documentation for more information.

Usage:

python main.py -h
usage: main.py [-h] [-v] [-c] [-s SOURCELANG] [-t TARGETLANG] [-f FILE] [-o FILE] [-e ENGINE]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -v, --verbose         increase output verbosity
  -c, --columns         save text as parallel texts, with both languages side by side
  -s SOURCELANG, --sourcelang SOURCELANG
                        language of source epub file
  -t TARGETLANG, --targetlang TARGETLANG
                    language to translate to
  -f FILE, --file FILE  read epub from FILE
  -o FILE, --outfile FILE
                        write translated epub to FILE
  -e ENGINE, --engine ENGINE
                        valid options are: google, aws, deepl. Default is google.