The latest release of funstory-ai/babeldoc is v0.6.4. The repository description means "yet another document translator." It is a Python library that translates scientific papers in PDF and makes it possible to compare the original text and the translation side by side in a bilingual layout.
The central feature of this library is not just returning a translated text, but letting you compare the original and the translation side by side. The README provides a simple command-line interface and a Python API. The API is the way to call the functionality in function form, while embedding means placing this library inside another program to use it together. The structure allows it to be embedded in other programs or used directly for straightforward translation tasks. The scope is narrowly limited to PDF scientific papers, the implementation language is Python, and the license is AGPL-3.0. AGPL-3.0 is the Affero GPL (GNU Affero General Public License), a license that adds to GPL the condition of releasing source code when the software is offered as a network service. The repository has 9733 stars.
However, what v0.6.4 changed is not stated in this material. It is not possible to know whether new features were added or existing features were improved, and there are no comparison metrics or sample materials to gauge the quality difference from earlier releases. Which translation engine it uses, and whether it handles formats other than PDF, are also not stated in this material. Saying there is no comparison data does not mean the quality is bad; it means there is no basis for judgment. The repository was created on November 13, 2024, and among the collected 0-10 scale scores the momentum score is a low 2.1, while the novelty, technology, and quality scores are unfilled. If you are considering embedding it, check the AGPL-3.0 conditions first, then look directly at the v0.6.4 change history and release notes before deciding.