Simple Furigana
Add Furigana to Japanese Text
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1.9.4for iPhone, iPad
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About Simple Furigana
Having trouble reading Japanese? Use SimpleFurigana - a fast and lightweight iPhone Application to add Ruby Characters (Furigana) to Japanese Text.
SimpleFurigana automatically annotates Chinese characters (kanji) in Japanese text with hiragana or romaji (latin characters). Both vertical (tategaki) and horizontal (yokogaki) layouts are supported. Annotated text can be printed or shared. No network connection is required for annotation.
Use the furigana app extension to add furigana to selected text in Safari as well as many other apps. You can even add furigana to entire webpages to help you navigate the web in Japanese.
SimpleFurigana automatically annotates Chinese characters (kanji) in Japanese text with hiragana or romaji (latin characters). Both vertical (tategaki) and horizontal (yokogaki) layouts are supported. Annotated text can be printed or shared. No network connection is required for annotation.
Use the furigana app extension to add furigana to selected text in Safari as well as many other apps. You can even add furigana to entire webpages to help you navigate the web in Japanese.
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What's New in the Latest Version 1.9.4
Last updated on Feb 27, 2024
Old Versions
- improved pasting into the app
- easier text-to-speech and system dictionary access for words
- a slightly more modern look
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- easier text-to-speech and system dictionary access for words
- a slightly more modern look
- bug fixes and performance improvements
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Version History
1.9.4
Feb 27, 2024
- improved pasting into the app
- easier text-to-speech and system dictionary access for words
- a slightly more modern look
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- easier text-to-speech and system dictionary access for words
- a slightly more modern look
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.9.3
Sep 20, 2023
- saving scan images to disk can now be switched off in settings
- the scan image history can now be cleared
- iOS 17 compatibility improvements
- the scan image history can now be cleared
- iOS 17 compatibility improvements
1.9.2
May 7, 2023
bug fixes and performance improvements
1.9.1
Mar 7, 2023
- additional dictionaries are now hosted in iCloud rather than as (free) in-App purchases. Existing dictionaries will be migrated. To restore previously installed dictionaries, just redownload them from the Settings screen.
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.9.0
Sep 12, 2022
- iOS 16 compatibility
- improved OCR performance
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- improved OCR performance
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.8.5
May 8, 2022
- improved Furigana display for scans in light mode
- scans can now be saved and revisited later
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- scans can now be saved and revisited later
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.8.4
Feb 15, 2022
- furigana can now be edited: simply tap or long press on a word and select 'Edit Furigana'
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.8.3
Oct 19, 2021
- improved furigana display for text in askew images
- fixed a bug on iPad where scrolling would be unreliable
- fixed a bug on iPad where scrolling would be unreliable
1.8.2
Oct 12, 2021
- improved furigana display for vertical text after camera detection
- better text selection after camera detection
- better text selection after camera detection
1.8.0
Sep 26, 2021
- you can now extract text from images scanned with your camera and add furigana
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.7.1
Oct 14, 2020
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- automatic pasting restored in iOS 14
- automatic pasting restored in iOS 14
1.7.0
Sep 21, 2020
- support for iOS14
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.6.6
Aug 12, 2020
-bug fixes and stability improvements
1.6.5
May 10, 2020
- improved export options
- bug fixes and stability improvements
- bug fixes and stability improvements
1.6.4
Feb 28, 2020
-fixed a crash during word definitions display that occurred for certain strings
1.6.3
Oct 26, 2019
-bug fixes and performance improvements
1.6.2
Oct 24, 2019
- fixed .docx (Microsoft Word file) export in dark mode
- fixed the peek & pop word lookup in iOS 12
- bug fixes and performance improvements
- fixed the peek & pop word lookup in iOS 12
- bug fixes and performance improvements
1.6.1
Oct 9, 2019
bug fixes and performance improvements
1.6.0
Sep 20, 2019
-support for iOS13
-support for dark mode (in iOS 13)
-bug fixes and performance improvements
-support for dark mode (in iOS 13)
-bug fixes and performance improvements
1.5.7
Apr 16, 2019
-furigana-annotated documents can now be exported as .docx Microsoft Word files
1.5.6
Sep 27, 2018
-bug fixes and performance improvements
1.5.5
Jan 19, 2018
-enhanced dictionary with more definitions
-bug fixes and performance improvements
-bug fixes and performance improvements
1.5.4
Sep 28, 2017
-updates for iOS 11
-improved support for slide-over or side-by-side on iPad
-layout improvements to make best use of available screen real estate.
-drag&drop support on iPad. Just select text and drop it on the App's window to display text with Furigana. Dragging the text from SimpleFurigana will export a PDF or Image, depending on the receiving App's preferences.
-word definitions are now available for the system dictionary as well. For the best experience, however, please continue to use Ipadic of Unidic.
-the text extension now properly handles selected text, again. You can add Furigana to selected text in any supporting app.
-improved support for slide-over or side-by-side on iPad
-layout improvements to make best use of available screen real estate.
-drag&drop support on iPad. Just select text and drop it on the App's window to display text with Furigana. Dragging the text from SimpleFurigana will export a PDF or Image, depending on the receiving App's preferences.
-word definitions are now available for the system dictionary as well. For the best experience, however, please continue to use Ipadic of Unidic.
-the text extension now properly handles selected text, again. You can add Furigana to selected text in any supporting app.
1.5.3
May 10, 2017
-bug fixes and performance improvements
1.5.2
Apr 18, 2017
- look up words using 3D Touch
Simple Furigana FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Simple Furigana in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Simple Furigana.
iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
Simple Furigana supports English, German, Japanese
Simple Furigana contains in-app purchases. Please check the pricing plan as below:
Ipadic Dictionary
$0.00
Unidic
$0.00
NAIST JDic
$0.00
Jumandic
$0.00
