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Glossary

A translation glossary allows you to define specific terms or character names that should always be translated the same way. This ensures consistent terminology throughout the entire game.

This is a local glossary feature, it does not yet support MT glossary.

Glossary mode

Set the translation glossary mode (Settings → Translation → Processing & Quality → Glossary Mode)

  • Find & Replace: Automatically finds and replaces terms during pre-translation.

  • Define Variables: Defines variables during pre-translation and replaces them with glossary terms during post-translation.

Create a New Glossary

To create a new glossary:

  • Click Create Glossary

  • Enter a Name for the glossary

  • Click Save. Your glossary will appear in the list of available glossaries

  • Click the Glossary Name to add terms

Creating a Glossary with pinovel.net

Note: VNDB is the main database for visual novels. pinovel.net offers a convenient Character Export feature that lets you generate glossaries quickly, without having to select and copy each character name manually.

To create a glossary for visual novels:

  1. Find your visual novel on VNDB (Example: https://vndb.org/v54132)

  2. Open the same page on pinovel.net, simply change vndb.org to pinovel.net in the URL: https://pinovel.net/v54132

  3. Click Export Characters button in the top-right corner of the character list section

  4. Customize the export format field based on your needs

  5. Click the Glossary button to generate a glossary compatible with VNTranslator format

Example Glossary Terms

Format: SourceText, TargetText, Description(Optional)

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