The manga translator extension that reads any site.
No site list, no uploads, no tabs full of screenshots. Manhwave sits in your toolbar and translates the chapter you have open, on the site you already use.
Real output · Blue Lock ch. 350 · switch languages with one click
Same page. Your language.
Drag the handle. Japanese on the left, Manhwave’s English on the right, same panel, same art. This is what the extension does in the reader tab, without leaving the page.
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Drag the handle or use the slider · Blue Lock, ch. 350
Why an extension beats uploading pages.
Upload-based translators ask you to leave your reader, save each page, drop it into a website and wait. For a 70-panel webtoon episode that is 70 round trips. Even tools that accept whole chapter files need you to find those files first, and they still return a separate document you read somewhere else.
A manga translator extension removes the round trip. The chapter you have open is the input and the output. You keep the reader you like, its chapter list, your bookmarks and your place on the page. Translation becomes something the page does, not something you do to the page.
Manhwave takes that one step further than other extensions. Most of them send the page images to a server and are limited to a list of supported sites. Manhwave finds and reads the bubbles on your device, so it works on any reader that shows images, and the images never leave your computer.
It also treats your reading like reading. The extension never scrolls for you, never prefetches chapters and only translates the pages you actually load. Turn it on, read, turn it off with one click.
Install. Click. Read.
Thirty seconds from the Chrome Web Store to your first translated page.
Install.
Add Manhwave from the Chrome Web Store and pin the icon. No account is needed for your first 20 credits; confirming your email adds 80 more.
Click Translate.
Open a chapter on any manga or manhwa site, click the Manhwave icon, choose your target language and press Translate.
Read.
Bubbles are translated as they come into view. Hover any line to see the original. Use the same controls to pause or return to the original page.
What the extension does for you.
Any site, no list
Reads the images on the page rather than a site-specific feed, so new readers and small scanlation sites work without an update.
One click on, one click off
Toggle translation from the toolbar. The site, its images and files are never modified.
Nothing uploaded
Bubble detection, OCR and artwork cleanup run in the extension. Only the extracted text is sent for translation.
Lettering controls
Choose Manga, Comic or Classic lettering and adjust text size. Changes apply to the current page without translating again.
Saved translations
Every translated chapter is kept in your account. Re-reading is free and instant.
Reads at your pace
Pages are translated only as you load them. No auto-scroll, no prefetching, no surprises on your credit balance.
The extension on real sites.
Manga translator extension vs the rest.
| Manhwave | Other translator extensions | Upload-based web apps | Phone camera apps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on any manga site | ✓ | ~supported sites only | ✕not on sites at all | ~point at the screen |
| Images stay on your device | ✓ | ✕sent to their servers | ✕ | ✕ |
| Clean lettering in the bubble | ✓ | ~overlays can be messy | ~ | ✕boxes over the art |
| Original text on hover | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| No setup or API keys | ✓ | ~some need your own key | ✓ | ✓ |
| Saved translations, free re-reads | ✓ | ✕ | ~ | ✕ |
| Free to start | ✓100 credits | ✓ | ~a few trial pages | ✓ |
Extension questions.
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One extension. Every reader.
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