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ScreenTranslate

Translate any text on your Mac screen — capture an area or select text directly. Free, private, on-device.

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  • Mac  macOS 15 Sequoia or later
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  1.  OCR
  2.  No registration required
  3.  Translator
  4.  Sits in the menu bar
  5.  Swift App
  6.  SwiftUI App

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  • Developed by

    hcmhcs

  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • Korean
    • Japanese
    • Chinese
    • French
    • German
    • Spanish
    • Portuguese
    • Italian
    • Russian
    • Arabic
    • Dutch
    • Hindi
    • Indonesian
    • Polish
    • Thai
    • Turkish
    • Ukrainian
    • Vietnamese

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  •  69 Stars
  •  10 Forks
  •  3 Open Issues
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What is ScreenTranslate?

ScreenTranslate is a free, open-source macOS menu bar app that instantly translates text on your screen.

Two ways to translate: • Screen Capture — Press Cmd+Shift+T, drag to select any area. OCR recognizes and translates the text automatically. • Text Selection — Select text in any app, press Cmd+Option+Z. Translates directly without OCR.

Key Features: • Fully on-device — no servers, no tracking, no data collection • 20 languages with auto-detect (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, and more) • Works offline after downloading language packs • Optional cloud engines — bring your own DeepL, Google Cloud, or Azure API key • Translation history with search • Auto-copy translation to clipboard • Lightweight menu bar app with customizable shortcuts • Auto-updates via Sparkle

Powered by Apple Vision (OCR) and Apple Translation. Licensed under GPL-3.0.

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