Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Personal Menu
Kanji to Hiragana translation menu designed for personality
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Personal Menu launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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The idea is actually quite simple. As a Japanese learner and a coder, I've always wanted there to be an open-source, 100% free for learning Japanese, similar to Monkeytype in the typing community. Unfortunately, pretty much all language learning apps are closed-sourced and paid these days, and the ones that are free have unfortunately been abandoned. But of course, just creating yet another language learning app was not enough - there has to be a unique selling point. And then I thought to myself: why not make it crazy and do what no other language learning app ever did by adding a gazillion…
2025 · kanadojo.com · its alternatives →
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Learn Japanese hiragana and vocabulary with cute characters
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Kaomoji Drawer▲215Create and use Japanese Emoticons from your Mac menu bar
2024 · dakotafelder.com · its alternatives →
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KanjiLens▲120Kanji Lens is a Japanese manga translator and learning tool.
Jan 2026 · kanjilens.com · its alternatives →
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Your own personal emoji,w/ your fave designer outfits
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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SHIUI▲114Hinomaru Ink Web UI Kit in Japanese Hinomaru style
Sep 2026 · shi-ui.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Kanafication▲62The best place to start learning the Japanese alphabet
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Kando is a cross-platform open source pie menu which I am currently developing! It offers an unconventional, fast, highly efficient, and fun way of interacting with your computer! You can use it to launch applications, simulate keyboard shortcuts, open files, and much more. Let me know what you think about it!
2024 · kando.menu · its alternatives →
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Mainichi▲133Learn Japanese, one prefecture at a time.
Jul 2026 · mainichiapp.com · its alternatives →
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JapaneseTab▲144Learn Japanese with every new tab
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Just wanted to share a tool i've been working on to help with my own study routine. It’s a browser extension called Lingoku. The idea is simple: we spend hours browsing the web in English every day. This tool replaces some of the english words with Japanese vocabulary based on your japanese level (Similar to Toucan, but with a better user experience). It’s basically an attempt to make the "i+1" method actually passive, you understand the sentence because it's mostly english, but you pick up Japanese words naturally from the context. It uses an LLM in the backend to make sure the…
Dec 2025 · lingoku.ai · its alternatives →
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HanaVerse▲87Talking anime character WebUI for Ollama
2025 · hanaverse.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Since I was young, I've loved anime, and over the years, manga has brought me joy, given me courage, and sparked excitement in my heart. However, as I read more, I realized that many of these manga weren't translated at all. I also came across some AI-based translation tools, but the results often fell short. So, I decided to create a tool that allows manga fans to read and enjoy their favorite manga, no matter the language or whether a translation team is available. This product has just been launched, and there are certainly areas that can be improved. However, with time, I'm confident it…
2025 · translatemanga.net · its alternatives →
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Kana Words▲76Study Japanese hiragana and katakana with this simply game
2023 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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I'm a long time lurker that recently quit my job to work on my own projects, a lot due to the inspiration from Hacker News. Now I have published my first serious project, an app for learning how to write Japanese characters. It's the app I always wanted but couldn't find when I was studying. It tries to be simple to use, you just start the quiz and go with the flow. There's no need to plan and manage your studies, and it uses spaced repetition for better retention. There's a promo page with more details up at http://www.kanjibyhand.com. It's only for Android so far. The free version includes…
2012 · kanjibyhand.com. · its alternatives →
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TransLite▲98Hello ! David from Spain here :) I built TransLite because I was tired of breaking my flow every time I needed to translate something before sending it. The usual workflow was: copy → open a browser tab → paste → translate → copy again → paste back. I've created a small macOS menubar app that lets you translate the current clipboard instantly using a keyboard shortcut, in any app. It works locally and supports using your own OpenAI / Claude API key. It’s intentionally simple — no accounts, no tracking, no subscriptions. Happy to answer any questions. Best regards, David
Feb 2026 · translite.app · its alternatives →
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