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Manatan

Manatan

Learn languages from the stories you love.

Watch anime and YouTube. Read manga and novels. Look up words and save useful sentences without leaving the story.

Platforms: Android, Windows, macOS, iOS, Linux, and Web

English | 简体中文 | 繁體中文 | 日本語 | 한국어 | Español | Français | Deutsch | Português | Русский | Tiếng Việt | ภาษาไทย | Bahasa Indonesia | Italiano | Nederlands | Türkçe | العربية

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Website · Illustrated setup guide · Documentation

Manatan video player with Japanese subtitles and playback controls

Your media. Interactive subtitles. Learning tools right where you need them.

One app, from immersion to review

  • Watch, read, and listen. Local videos, YouTube, manga, EPUBs, web novels, and podcasts in one app.
  • Understand in context. Look up words with your imported dictionaries, use on-device manga OCR, and work with interactive subtitles.
  • Keep what matters. Save sentences with audio and images where available. Review in Manatan SRS with account sync, or keep using Anki.

Choose your platform

Platform Download / Open Options
Windows Installer x64
macOS Mac app Apple Silicon / Intel
Linux DEB · Flatpak AMD64 / ARM64
Android APK ARM64
iPhone / iPad App Store · TestFlight App Store release; TestFlight invite on Discord
Web Manatan Tracker · SRS · Tools Tracking, study tools, and Manatan SRS

The iPhone and iPad beta is available through TestFlight. Join Discord to get the invitation.

Desktop and Android installers are also available on GitHub Releases.

Your first lookup

  1. Install and open Manatan. A dictionary is installed automatically.
  2. Open a video with subtitles, a manga chapter, or an EPUB you want to understand.
  3. Look up a word. Save a useful sentence to Manatan SRS or Anki, then keep going.

Illustrated setup guide · AnkiConnect

The linked guides are currently in English.

More app screenshots

Manatan: JMdict / EPUB Manatan: Pepper & Carrot / OCR Manatan: EPUB

Manatan: Nihongo con Teppei Manatan: Big Buck Bunny

Genuine app screenshots with imported content, not a bundled media catalog. Screenshot credits.

Help and community

Documentation · Troubleshooting · Report a bug · Support development

References and acknowledgements

License · Screenshot credits

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