by albert_e on 8/30/25, 2:49 PM with 3 comments
I have an idea to vibe-code a tool but I know I will struggle and might give up midway -- so putting this idea out here in case there are tools that do this already:
Say you want to learn a new language in a fun way -- and you pick a book you like for that purpose.
If you have an epub copy of the same book in both English and the other language, you could have a UI that displays both side-by-side with synchronized scrolling and highlighting so you can read them together. (or even interweaves paragraphs in with a different color for either language)
If you also have the MP3s of audiobooks -- the tool can optionally let you playback select portions of the text in either language.
Additional features like integration into a dictionary on click for word definitions, individual word pronunciation guides, synonyms etc would make it even more feature rich.
Is there already a tool or say a Calibre plug-in that does something like this already? Thanks!
inspiration: Reading Harry Potter in French [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89z2kPYmYps]
by pmpmpm on 9/1/25, 9:00 AM