Version History

Track all updates, new features, and improvements to Thaluna Real-Time Translator.

v2.7.0 2026-02-26

📦 Thaluna v2.7 - Stability Improvements, Backlog, GPU Fix & Transcript Saving

  • Improved: Clearer startup and error messages for common Windows memory/security issues, including better handling of WinError 1455 cases
  • Fixed: Internal configuration synchronization between UI, worker, and Lens Mode for more reliable provider/model consistency
  • Fixed: Rare Lens Mode state mismatch after specific Settings/Cancel/model-switch sequences
  • Fixed: Packaged GPU OCR runtime in Full and Demo builds now bundles required CUDA/cuDNN components correctly for the Paddle GPU backend
  • Improved: Internal DLL loading order for Paddle GPU runtime and better fallback diagnostics/logging in packaged builds
  • New: VN-style Translation History (Backlog) overlay for reviewing recent translated lines
  • New: Automatic session transcript saving to .txt with folder selection and save mode options
  • Improved: Reduced startup overhead by loading Manga OCR only when Manga mode is used
  • New: OCR capture diagnostics logging to help troubleshoot rare DPI/scaling offset issues on Windows
  • Notes: This update focuses on stability, packaging reliability, and UX consistency rather than OCR/translation accuracy changes
v2.6.0 2026-02-19

🚀 Thaluna v2.6 - OpenRouter + Stability Improvements

  • New: Added optional OpenRouter cloud translation mode
  • New: Preset model IDs: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite, GPT-OSS 120B, GPT-4o Mini, DeepSeek V3.2
  • New: Custom OpenRouter model ID support
  • New: Instant / Economy update behavior for cloud mode
  • New: Cloud mode can reduce local GPU load in heavier games
  • Fixes: Improved output-language enforcement for OpenRouter responses
  • Fixes: Improved fallback behavior when cloud key is missing or invalid
  • Fixes: Safer request + caching behavior to prevent cross-language mix-ups
  • Security: API key stored per-user in LocalAppData, with automatic legacy migration
  • Notes: OpenRouter model names are convenience presets only; Thaluna does not host or distribute third-party models
Demo 2026-02-09

🆓 Demo: All Languages & UX Fixes

  • All 30+ languages now unlocked in Demo
  • Translation limit increased: 30/day (was 20)
  • Auto OCR language detection when switching models
  • GPU fallback to CPU if initialization fails
  • Fixed VRAM leak and memory management
v2.5.0 2026-02-09

📦 Stable: New Languages & Critical Fixes

  • 12 new languages now stable: Arabic, Hungarian, Dutch, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak, Hindi, Russian
  • Fixed crashes for non-ASCII usernames (Cyrillic, Arabic, Chinese)
  • Experimental channel replaced with Diagnostic build
  • Better error messages for missing system components
  • RTX 5000: OCR on CPU recommended until framework support added
v2.4 2026-02-04

🧪 Experimental: Language Expansion

  • 11 new languages: Hungarian, Dutch, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Slovak, Hindi, Russian
  • Direct translation from English + two-step via English for JA/ZH/KO
  • File logging system (logs at %LOCALAPPDATA%\Thaluna\logs\)
  • CMD console window removed from startup
  • Auto log rotation (max 3 files)
v2.3b 2026-01-14

Experimental Channel & Arabic Support

  • Experimental build channel for early features
  • Arabic language support
  • Arabic-compatible font with automatic switching
  • Improved RTL text handling
v2.3a 2025-11-17

Translation Stability Hotfix

  • Improved OCR and translation synchronization
  • Correct OCR language selection on startup
  • Fixed UI layout issues when resizing
  • General stability and consistency fixes
v2.3 2025-11-09

New Languages & UI Refresh

  • New languages: Greek, Indonesian, Swedish, Thai, Vietnamese
  • Japanese, Korean, and Chinese available as targets
  • Redesigned language selection menu
  • UI polish and configuration stability improvements
Language selection refresh New languages UI
v2.2 2025-10-19

The Customization Update

  • Presets system for saving and switching layouts
  • Customizable UI colors
  • Global shortcuts system
  • Refreshed settings menu
  • Automatic GPU to CPU fallback
Presets system UI customization panel
v2.1a 2025-10-05

OCR Startup Models Fix

  • Faster first launch with pre-bundled OCR components
  • No changes to v2.1 features
v2.1 2025-10-04

The Manga & Stability Update

  • Snapshot Mode: move, resize, and remove translation boxes
  • Vertical Japanese support for manga speech bubbles
  • New OCR language selector for accurate detection
  • OCR on GPU option with automatic CPU fallback
  • Improved model switching and memory cleanup
v2.0 2025-09-20

Major Update: Lens Mode & Manga Mode

  • Lens Mode for full-screen or region translation
  • Manga Mode optimized for speech bubbles
  • New language: Turkish
  • Customization for subtitle and box colors
  • Stability fixes for CPU and GPU switching
Update 2025-09-08

Now Supports More Languages

  • New built-in targets: Portuguese, Italian, Romanian, Czech, Ukrainian
  • Lightweight models for low-end PCs
  • Ollama support for broader language coverage