xkball's Auto Translate
by xkball
With xkball's Auto Translate installed, hovering over an item and pressing T sends its tooltip to a translator, and the result appears on screen.
What it does
The mod translates item tooltips in Minecraft. Pressing the T key while the mouse is over an item starts a machine translation of that item's text. It also adds a translation for the details screen of the quest interface, where multi-page quest text is shown, and the result is displayed on the last page. Multi-line tooltips are not yet supported by the author, so long text may come out incomplete.
The mod offers three translators. Google Translate uses the Google web service and needs no API key, though the author notes that no key can be set for it. A large language model option works with the OpenAI API, where the user enters an API URL, a key and a model name. A self-built translation relay server can also be used as the backend. The mod runs on the client only, so servers do not need it.
Xkball's Auto Translate is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later. Its source code and issue tracker are public. Files are published for Forge and NeoForge across 12 release versions, 1.19.2 – 26.1.2, with 1.-1.9 for 1.20.1 and 1.0.9 for 1.21.1 as the latest builds.
Key features
Hotkey translation
The default T key triggers a machine translation of the item under the mouse cursor.
Quest details translation
Translations also appear in the quest details screen, where the result is shown on the last page of the quest text.
Three translator choices
Google Translate, an OpenAI-compatible language model and a self-built relay server can each be used as the translation source.
Configurable endpoint
For the language model option, the API URL, key and model are set by the user in the mod configuration.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.21.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
1.19.x3 of 3 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who use quest packs in a modpack and need item or quest text in another language, and players who have an OpenAI API key or want to run a translation relay server of their own.
How it compares
FTB Quest Localizer is open source under the MIT License, for Forge and NeoForge on 1.18.2 – 1.20.4, and is client-side only. MCLLM is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later, works on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.19.4 – 26.1.2, and is also client-side only. FTB Quest Translator covers Fabric, Forge and NeoForge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 under the MIT License, and is client-side only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| xkball's Auto Translate | Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.2 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-20 |
| FTB Quest Localizer | Forge and NeoForge | 1.18.2 – 1.20.4 | Client-side only | 2025-02-11 |
| MCLLM | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.19.4 – 26.1.2 | Client-side only | 2026-06-04 |
| FTB Quest Translator | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client-side only | 2026-10-14 |
Questions
Does Auto Translate need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Auto Translate support?
Does the Google option need an API key?
In the catalog
xkball's Auto Translate is one of 36,990 Utility mods on ModsFinder, and one of 14,575 Utility mods for Forge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
This mod add a key binding (default is T) that triggers machine translation when the mouse is over an item or when the FTB quest details screen is open.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/xkballs-auto-translate
- Owner
- xkball
- Published
- 2025-03-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-20
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15