XUnity AutoTranslator

XUnity.AutoTranslator

Advanced translator plugin for Unity-based games.

This Thunderstore package provides XUnity.AutoTranslator as a shared dependency for translation mods. It can translate Unity game text automatically and also provides the tools needed for manual, curated translations.

Original project: bbepis/XUnity.AutoTranslator Original author: bbepis Thunderstore dependency ID: Hayrizan-XUnity_AutoTranslator Latest upstream release checked: v5.6.1 — 19.04.2026

What this package is for

Use this package when your mod, translation pack, or localization project needs XUnity.AutoTranslator but you do not want to bundle the same XUnity files directly inside your archive.

This is especially useful for Thunderstore packages because multiple DLLs and duplicated XUnity files can cause upload or dependency issues such as:

Package rejected - Invalid submission

Instead of shipping XUnity.AutoTranslator inside every localization archive, add this package as a dependency and keep your own mod archive cleaner.

Features

• Automatic translation for Unity-based games.
• Manual translation support through cached translation files.
• Works well as a base dependency for localization mods.
• Supports text replacement in many Unity UI systems.
• Useful for translating game UI, menus, dialogue, item names, mod text, and other in-game strings.
• Can be used together with curated translation files for better quality than raw machine translation.

Installation

Recommended: mod manager

Install this package through one of the supported Thunderstore-compatible mod managers:

• Thunderstore Mod Manager
• r2modman
• Gale Mod Manager

The manager will install this package automatically if another mod lists it as a dependency.

Manual installation

1. Install the required mod loader for your game, usually BepInEx.
2. Download this package manually from Thunderstore.
3. Extract the archive into the game folder, where the game executable is located.
4. Start the game once so the plugin can generate its configuration and translation folders.

For most BepInEx-based games, configuration files are generated inside:

BepInEx/config/

This Thunderstore package is intended to use translation files from:

BepInEx/config/Translation//Text/

For example:

BepInEx/config/Translation/es/Text/Translate.txt
BepInEx/config/Translation/ru/Text/Translate.txt

This differs from the original XUnity.AutoTranslator default path, which usually uses BepInEx/Translation/. For Thunderstore-compatible mod managers, using BepInEx/config/Translation/ is safer because a direct BepInEx/Translation/ folder may be removed, flattened, or not created during installation.

Adding this as a dependency

If you are publishing a Thunderstore translation mod, add XUnity.AutoTranslator to your manifest.json dependencies.

Example:

{
  "dependencies": [
    "Hayrizan-XUnity_AutoTranslator-5.6.1"
  ]
}

Use the version that matches the package version you are targeting.

Important for translation pack authors

If you are publishing a Thunderstore translation pack that depends on this package, do not include XUnity.AutoTranslator DLLs, plugin files, or unnecessary config files inside your own archive. Add this package as a dependency in manifest.json and include only your translation files, README, manifest, and icon.

Required AutoTranslatorConfig.ini paths

The original XUnity.AutoTranslator configuration usually points to Translation\{Lang}\Text:

[Files]
Directory=Translation\{Lang}\Text
OutputFile=Translation\{Lang}\Text\_AutoGeneratedTranslations.txt
SubstitutionFile=Translation\{Lang}\Text\_Substitutions.txt
PreprocessorsFile=Translation\{Lang}\Text\_Preprocessors.txt
PostprocessorsFile=Translation\{Lang}\Text\_Postprocessors.txt

For this Thunderstore package, the [Files] paths should use config\Translation\{Lang}\Text instead:

[Files]
Directory=config\Translation\{Lang}\Text
OutputFile=config\Translation\{Lang}\Text\_AutoGeneratedTranslations.txt
SubstitutionFile=config\Translation\{Lang}\Text\_Substitutions.txt
PreprocessorsFile=config\Translation\{Lang}\Text\_Preprocessors.txt
PostprocessorsFile=config\Translation\{Lang}\Text\_Postprocessors.txt

This means translation packs should place their files here:

BepInEx/config/Translation//Text/Translate.txt

Examples:

BepInEx/config/Translation/es/Text/Translate.txt
BepInEx/config/Translation/ru/Text/Translate.txt

Avoid packaging translations directly under:

BepInEx/Translation//Text/Translate.txt

When installed through Thunderstore-compatible mod managers, the direct BepInEx/Translation/ folder may be removed, flattened, or not created, which can cause Translate.txt to be installed in the wrong location.

Important notes

• XUnity.AutoTranslator can use online translation services. If automatic translation is enabled, untranslated text may be sent to the selected translation endpoint.
• This package is a dependency/helper package, not an official replacement for the original GitHub repository.
• For full documentation, advanced configuration, manual translation rules, texture translation, and integration examples, use the original project documentation.
• If a game already includes another XUnity.AutoTranslator build, avoid installing duplicate versions at the same time.

Upstream status

The latest upstream release checked while updating this README is v5.6.1.

Recent upstream highlights:

• v5.6.1 — fixed IL2CPP font asset bundle loading issues and IL2CPP hotkey/GUI unstripping problems.
• v5.6 — added UIElements support and fixed Papago translator compatibility with the current website structure.
• v5.5.2