# Koharu

> Editable manga translation, from the first page to the final export.

## Start here

- [Koharu documentation](https://koharu.rs/en/index.md): Everything you need to translate, edit, and export manga with Koharu.
- [Install Koharu](https://koharu.rs/en/installation.md): Download a release, complete the first launch, and keep the app up to date.
- [Translate your first page](https://koharu.rs/en/quickstart.md): Create a project, run the pipeline, review the page, and export PNG or PSD.
- [Hardware and runtimes](https://koharu.rs/en/hardware.md): Choose a usable device and understand what Koharu downloads and caches.

## Translate a project

- [Projects and imports](https://koharu.rs/en/guides/projects.md): Keep pages, translations, and artwork together in a portable Koharu project.
- [Process pages](https://koharu.rs/en/guides/processing.md): Run detection, OCR, translation, and inpainting at the scope your edit needs.
- [Review text and layers](https://koharu.rs/en/guides/review.md): Correct source text and translation without losing the page's editable structure.
- [Use the canvas](https://koharu.rs/en/guides/canvas.md): Navigate the page and choose the right tool for text, artwork, and cleanup.
- [Clean up source lettering](https://koharu.rs/en/guides/cleanup.md): Use inpainting and precise manual masks to remove lettering while preserving artwork.
- [Typeset a translation](https://koharu.rs/en/guides/typesetting.md): Fit text with suitable fonts, writing direction, alignment, fill, and stroke.
- [Export PNG and PSD](https://koharu.rs/en/guides/export.md): Export selected pages as flattened images or layered documents.

## Models and providers

- [Vision and inpainting models](https://koharu.rs/en/models/vision.md): Choose processors for detection, OCR, and artwork reconstruction.
- [Connect a translation provider](https://koharu.rs/en/models/providers.md): Use local GGUF models, hosted services, or a compatible model server.
- [Configure translation](https://koharu.rs/en/models/translation.md): Set language, instructions, quantization, sampling, and image input.

## Koharu Agent

- [Set up Koharu Agent](https://koharu.rs/en/agent/setup.md): Sign in with ChatGPT and configure the integrated project assistant.
- [Work with Koharu Agent](https://koharu.rs/en/agent/projects.md): Ask the Agent to inspect pages, edit content, and run the configured pipeline.

## Development

- [Contribute to Koharu](https://koharu.rs/en/development/contributing.md): Prepare a focused change that the project can review and maintain.
- [Development setup](https://koharu.rs/en/development/setup.md): Run the desktop app, choose a focused check, and regenerate derived bindings.
- [Architecture](https://koharu.rs/en/development/architecture.md): Follow ownership from the React interface to scenes, processing, and native runtimes.
- [Scene and storage](https://koharu.rs/en/development/scene.md): Understand semantic edits, immutable snapshots, and durable project publication.
- [Processing and rendering](https://koharu.rs/en/development/rendering.md): Follow incremental stage results through retained frames and the WebGPU canvas.
- [Write and publish docs](https://koharu.rs/en/development/documentation.md): Preview Mintlify, maintain translated MDX, and connect the repository for publishing.

## Reference

- [Settings](https://koharu.rs/en/reference/settings.md): Find the controls for appearance, processors, providers, translation, and fonts.
- [Keyboard shortcuts](https://koharu.rs/en/reference/shortcuts.md): Default tools, navigation gestures, selection, and undo commands.
- [Formats and data](https://koharu.rs/en/reference/data.md): Locate projects, non-secret settings, credentials, and replaceable caches.
- [Troubleshooting](https://koharu.rs/en/reference/troubleshooting.md): Diagnose a problem and collect the information needed to reproduce it.

> The links below point to documentation indexes. Follow each `/_llms/` index recursively until you reach documentation pages.

## Indexes

- [Japanese (26 pages)](https://koharu.rs/_llms/ja.md): Documentation for Japanese.
- [Chinese (26 pages)](https://koharu.rs/_llms/zh.md): Documentation for Chinese.