ScreenTranslate

ScreenTranslate lets you translate any text on your Mac screen without switching tabs or copy-pasting.

Screen Capture Translation: Press Cmd+Shift+T, drag over any text on screen, and get an instant translation popup. Works with images, PDFs, and subtitles using OCR (Apple Vision).

Text Selection Translation: Select text in any app and press Cmd+Option+Z to translate directly. No OCR needed.

- Free and open-source (GPL-3.0)
- On-device translation using Apple Translation
- Works offline with downloaded language packs
- 20 languages with auto-detect
- Optional cloud engines (DeepL, Google, Azure) with your own API key
- Auto-copy to clipboard
- Translation history with search
- Lightweight menu bar app
- Apple Silicon and Intel Mac supported
- macOS 15 (Sequoia) or later required

Features

On-device Translation
Screen Capture OCR
Text Selection Translation
Offline Support
20 Languages
Cloud Engine Support (BYOK)
Translation History
Auto Copy to Clipboard

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License

GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Mac

Languages

English, Korean

Intended Audience

End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Cocoa (MacOS X)

Programming Language

Swift

Related Categories

Swift Text Processing Software, Swift Computer Aided Translation (CAT) Software, Swift OCR Software

Registered

2026-03-08

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