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Sokuji: Instant Speech Translation

Name: Sokuji: Instant Speech Translation
Author: kizuna-ai-lab

Get live speech translation with sokuji, a tool for founders needing multilingual communication.

948 stars122 forksTypeScriptQuality 8/10Updated 7/12/2026100% free · open source

What it does

Sokuji provides live speech translation using on-device AI and cloud providers for multilingual communication.

Install / run

git clone https://github.com/kizuna-ai-lab/sokuji.git

When to use it

•When communicating with international clients or partners who speak different languages
•When conducting market research or focus groups in multiple languages
•When creating multilingual content, such as videos or podcasts, and needing real-time translation

Quick start

1Navigate to the cloned repository with cd sokuji
2Run npm install to set up the project
3Configure the cloud provider by editing the config.ts file
4Start the application with npm run start
5Open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 to access the sokuji interface

Ready-to-paste prompt

npm run start -- --provider openai --lang en-es to start the application with OpenAI as the provider and translate from English to Spanish

Heads up: You need to have a valid API key from one of the supported cloud providers (e.g. OpenAI, Google Gemini) and set the API_KEY environment variable before running the application

Saves to your device