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[center][size=6][color=#d597ff]BabelChat[/color][/size]
[size=4]Break the language barrier in World of Warcraft[/size][/center]

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[size=5][color=#FFD200]☕ The Problem[/color][/size]

You join a PUG raid. The tank explains tactics — in Spanish. The healer asks something — in German. Nobody understands each other. Sound familiar?

[b]BabelChat fixes this.[/b] It translates WoW chat in real time — both gaming terms (instantly) and full sentences (via DeepL companion app).

[size=5][color=#FFD200]🔑 Key Features[/color][/size]

[b]Standalone (addon only):[/b]
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[*][b]347 gaming terms[/b] translated in 14 languages — lfm, wts, dps, ez, copium, go next...
[*]Clean annotation below the original message (no inline color spam)
[*]12 categories: Social, Classes, Combat, Raid, M+, PvP, Trade, Professions...
[*]Hyperlink-aware — never breaks item/spell/achievement links
[*]Works out of the box, no API keys needed
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[b]With companion app (free):[/b]
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[*][b]Full sentence translation[/b] via DeepL (22 languages)
[*]Smart overlay on top of WoW with channel colors
[*]Streaming — original shows instantly, translation arrives 0.5-2s later
[*]500,000 characters/month free (DeepL Free tier)
[*]Read-only memory access — never writes, injects, or automates
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[size=5][color=#FFD200]📖 Dictionary[/color][/size]

[b]347 terms × 14 languages:[/b]

[table]
[tr][td][b]Category[/b][/td][td][b]Examples[/b][/td][td][b]Count[/b][/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Social & Slang[/td][td]ty, gg, brb, ez, copium, go next, kek[/td][td]104[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Classes & Specs[/td][td]dk, ret, bm, disc, resto, boomkin[/td][td]59[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Raid & Dungeon[/td][td]wipe, prog, soak, kite, brez, vault[/td][td]54[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Combat[/td][td]aggro, aoe, cc, dps, dot, cleave[/td][td]33[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Groups[/td][td]lfm, lf1m, premade, pug[/td][td]29[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Stats[/td][td]crit, haste, mastery, vers, ilvl[/td][td]19[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Professions[/td][td]jc, bs, enchant, herb, alch[/td][td]17[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]Trade[/td][td]wtb, wts, bis, mats, cod[/td][td]8[/td][/tr]
[tr][td]+ Zones[/td][td]5000+ zone names via LibBabble[/td][td]—[/td][/tr]
[/table]

[b]Languages:[/b] English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Polish, Swedish, Norwegian.

[size=5][color=#FFD200]⌨️ Commands[/color][/size]

[list]
[*][b]/babel[/b] — Show help
[*][b]/babel config[/b] — Open settings
[*][b]/babel on/off[/b] — Toggle dictionary
[*][b]/babel test[/b] — Test with sample message
[*][b]/babel companion[/b] — Companion app status
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[size=5][color=#FFD200]🔗 Companion App[/color][/size]

For full sentence translation, download the free companion app:
[url=https://github.com/Yumash/BabelChat]https://github.com/Yumash/BabelChat[/url]

The companion reads the addon's buffer via ReadProcessMemory (read-only, no injection, no automation) and shows translations in a sleek overlay.

[size=5][color=#FFD200]🙏 Credits[/color][/size]

BabelChat's dictionary is based on [url=https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/wow-translator]WoW Translator[/url] by [b]Pirson[/b] (MIT License) — 314 original terms in 14 languages. We added 33 slang terms, rewrote the translation engine for clean output, and built the companion app.

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[*][b]Pirson[/b] — Dictionary data & in-game translation idea — [url=https://buymeacoffee.com/franciscorb]Buy Me a Coffee[/url]
[*][b]Andrey Yumashev[/b] — BabelChat addon, companion app, DictEngine v2
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[size=5][color=#FFD200]📜 License[/color][/size]

MIT License — free to use, modify, and distribute.