manabiu
Windows · Mac · Free forever
7 days of Pro, freeNo sign-up, no card — one click in the app
PDFs and articles too: every sentence gets readings and a grammar breakdown. Say it, and know right away if you got it.
For learners around N4 and up who can read but can't yet speak
Click any word for its meaning and forms; click a grammar point in the sentence to practise it.
One try gives a result; when it can't hear clearly, it asks you instead of guessing.
The same interface as the desktop app — readings, definitions and audio are all real.
About 300 KB · audio loads when you need it
The demo is a scaled-down desktop window, so it's small on a phone. Turn your phone sideways, or use a computer.
The only staged parts here are the verdict and the pitch curve: judging your pronunciation needs the model on your computer, so the results are pre-set to match the real app.
Use it first, pay only if it's worth it. Pay once, no auto-renewal.
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Look words up, collect them, and get a taste of speaking practice.
The half where you actually speak — free for your first 7 days.
Prices are in Japanese yen, tax included. Credit card (Apple Pay accepted) / Alipay / WeChat Pay.
It runs on your own computer with no cloud costs — that's why it's a one-time purchase and transcription has no time limit.
When a monthly or yearly plan ends you go back to the free version; your words and progress stay exactly as they are. Lifetime is an early-bird price and returns to ¥7,800 once pitch-accent scoring ships · 7-day no-questions refund.
Windows 10/11 · 64-bit | macOS 12+ · Apple silicon (M1 or later) · downloads about 460 MB of models and dictionaries on first launch.
You only do this once — after that it opens normally, and updates don't ask again.
The installer is still being prepared — email [email protected] and we'll tell you when it's out.
Want to pay in RMB, or just talk first?
On Xiaohongshu / Xianyu, search manabiu日语工具 to find a reseller — pay in RMB and get your key directly.
Or email [email protected] — questions before buying, a missing key, or more than 3 machines.
Generated straight from the git history.
Lifetime owners get all of this free. When something ships, it's in the changelog.
Look-ups, speaking practice and your word list are all offline. Only AI chat goes online, and it needs your own key. Phone sync is off by default; when on, it syncs only your saved words, their sentences and your progress, and one button wipes it all, cloud copy included.
Windows and macOS (Apple silicon) are available now; Linux comes next (double-Ctrl capture doesn't work under Wayland).
About 460 MB (speech scoring, speech synthesis, dictionaries), downloaded on first launch, then everything is offline. The transcription model is about 130 MB and only downloads when you use it.
They've perfected “look up + remember”; manabiu does the second half: pushing what you remember until you can say it.
There's a phone web app for reviews that works offline. Speaking practice is on the computer — scoring runs a local model.
A verdict we can't make reliably is worse than none. For now it shows the high/low of each beat as a reference.
Questions before buying, a missing activation code, or something not working right — get in touch.