Observed arrival · 2026-10-21
Torval turns a word lookup into an Anki card
Torval is a pop-up dictionary for reading and watching in Japanese, Spanish, Italian, and English, with one-click Anki card creation.
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✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
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- For
- Language learners reading and watching in a second language
- Worth noticing
- It says 食べなかった resolves to 食べる, and a bar shows how much of a page the learner already knows.
Field notes
Torval's popup is invoked by holding Shift over a word; the page says it handles conjugated forms and Japanese text without spaces. A knowledge bar estimates how much of a page the learner already knows, including words imported from Anki. For video, the tool uses subtitles; its page also lists EPUBs, text files, and local MKV/MP4 files with built-in or separate subtitles. The page says reading data stays on the user's computer.
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○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
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