Support

How to get going, keep your words safe and hook it up to Anki. If you get stuck, there's a spot to ask at the bottom.

Getting started

Open app.mimitori.com in a browser. That's it: no download, no sign-up. It works on a phone or a computer, in any up-to-date browser.

Install it as an app

You don't have to, but it's tidier. It gets its own icon and opens in its own window.

• Chrome, Edge or Android: press the install button (the down arrow) at the top of the page.
• iPhone or iPad: in Safari, press Share, then Add to Home Screen.

Backing up your words

Your words live in your browser on this device. Clearing your browser data, or losing the device, loses them too. So save a backup now and then.

1. Open Settings (the gear, top right).
2. Press Save a backup. It saves a file to your device.
3. Keep that file somewhere safe, like a cloud drive.

To bring your words back, or move them to another device, press Restore from a backup and pick the file. It shows what's in the backup before it replaces anything.

Anki

Two ways to get your words into Anki. The CSV works anywhere. The add-on sends cards straight across, but only on a computer.

Export a CSV

1. Open the Words tab.
2. Press Export to Anki (CSV).
3. In Anki, open File → Import and pick the file.

Use the Mimitori add-on

1. Open Anki on your computer.
2. In Mimitori, open Settings and download the Mimitori add-on.
3. Double-click the downloaded file to install it, then restart Anki.
4. Back in Mimitori, press Connect.
5. Pick a deck and a note type, then press Check fields.
6. If the fields look right, press Looks right.

Anki needs to be open for cards to go across. If it's closed, Mimitori holds on to them and sends them next time. Already use AnkiConnect? That works too.

Heads up: sending cards straight from app.mimitori.com to Anki is still being tested, and some browsers may block it. If it won't connect, the CSV always works.

Questions

Does it cost anything?

No. It's free and open source, under the MIT licence.

Can I use it on more than one device?

Yes, but your words don't sync on their own. Save a backup on one device and restore it on the other.

Where do I get Japanese subtitles?

Jimaku has heaps for anime. Or let Mimitori make them on your computer. The speech model is a big download the first time (about 564 MB), then it's saved for next time.

Why is the first manga page slow?

The model that reads speech bubbles downloads the first time (about 117 MB). After that it's saved, and it's quicker.

Where do the meanings come from?

JMdict, a free Japanese–English dictionary looked after by the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group.

Something broken?

Open an issue on GitHub. Say what you were doing, what you expected and what happened, plus your browser and device. A screenshot helps heaps.