Translo - Continuous real-time translation without switching windows
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Translo eliminates on-screen translation friction.
Instead of copying and switching apps, just drag to select any area. On-device OCR continuously recognizes and overlays translations in real time — right on top of the original text, without ever leaving your current window.
Supports 15 languages, multiple engines, global shortcuts, and persistent live monitoring.
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Hi PH! I am the creator of Translo.
I created Translo because I was tired of losing fluency every time I had to translate something on the screen.
As someone who watches foreign videos, reads PDF files, and plays Japanese games, the screenshot translation of other translation apps makes it difficult for me to concentrate. I want to immerse myself in it - reading and understanding without switching windows.
Its working principle is as follows:
1. Drag to select any screen area
2. The translation appears in a semi transparent overlay on top of the original text
3. Alternatively, enable the mouse follow function - text near the cursor will be translated immediately as you move
Main highlights:
✅. Zero Interruption - Translate without leaving the current application
✅. OCR on devices - Text will never leave your Mac
✅. Real time area monitoring - automatic detection of new text
✅. Mouse following translation
✅. Multi engine: Apple, Youdao, Google, offline local LLM
✅. 15 translation languages, 8 interface languages
✅. Global Shortcut
This application can be used for a free 7-day trial of all features. The Apple engine and Youdao engine can always be used for free. Other advanced features require unlocking subscriptions or lifetime authorization.
Product Hunt Exclusive: Lifetime License 50% Discount Code: ASD1FIJ12139D (until May 29th)
I really like your feedback:
1. Will you still use it for other usage scenarios
Thank you for checking - I will reply to every comment here all day.
Congratulations on your launch - good luck with it! This is such a good idea and will be so useful for language learning. (I may be doing something wrong, but the App Store isn’t accepting that discount code.)
@cronberry Wait a moment for me to research. This is also my first time posting a discount code, and from my backend, this code should be correct. I will switch to a clean app account to check.
@cronberry I found a way, go to this Apple URL: https://apps.apple.com/redeem/?code=ASD1FIJ12139D&ctx=offercodes&id=6761548322
@fallbortxie That worked - thank you! Looking forward to putting Translo through its paces.
@cronberry Thank you for your recognition
The interface looks very good, with simple functions but very practical. I would like to ask, when playing games, do all games support it or do they require specific scenarios? Also, what is the quality of the translation
@summer_dev Thank you very much for your affirmation.
The implementation principle of my app is to take screenshots every 5 seconds and use OCR for text recognition, and then complete the translation in about 200ms. So there is a natural limitation that if the text content on the screen refreshes too quickly, the translation will be a bit inadequate.
When playing games, it is important to note that some text on the toolbar can be translated smoothly, and some conversations can also be translated smoothly. The rest depends on the restriction I mentioned earlier.
The quality of translation depends on the translation engine used. Currently, Apple Translate is very good, unless some professional PDF document vocabulary may not be translated accurately.
@fallbortxie Thank you for providing so much detail. I fully understand this feature point, which is much more convenient than the screenshot translation currently available on the market
@summer_dev Welcome to download and experience it specifically. You can try it for free for 7 days
Some people may not know how to use discount codes, but known ones can be used through this Apple specific URL: https://apps.apple.com/redeem/?code=ASD1FIJ12139D&ctx=offercodes&id=6761548322
A main page image of the app was missing from the product introduction image, i add it now