# Extract & Translate

**Extract & Translate pre-translates all game text before playing, reducing lag and improving performance during gameplay.**

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#### How it works

Unlike real-time translation which translates text as it appears (causing the\
game to wait for each translation), with Extract & Translate:

1. Extracts all text from the game files
2. Translates everything in advance
3. Injects translations back into the game

#### Supported game engines:

* RenPy
* RPG Maker MV
* RPG Maker MZ

#### Performance Settings

To speed up the translation process, increase the number of worker processes:

**Settings ➜ Translation ➜ Max Worker Processes**

{% hint style="danger" %}
**Important Warning**\
Using more workers increases translation speed but also increases the risk of IP blocking by translation services due to rate limits.
{% endhint %}

**Recommended Worker Settings:**

* **Google Lite/Google Web:** 1-3
* **Bing/Papago:** 1-2
* **DeepL Web:** 1
* **DeepL API:** 1-2
* **ALL MT API:** 1-3