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Instant text translation anywhere on macOS

Instant text translation anywhere on macOS

by davizgarzia·Feb 12, 2026·1 point·1 comment
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The Take

Select text, hit ⌘⇧T and the translated text is auto-pasted where you're typing — brutally simple and exactly the UX fix this tiny pain point needs. The BYO OpenAI/Claude key and local handling is the smartest privacy move here, but this is still an incremental utility rather than a new category; per-app presets, offline options, or smarter context handling would make it stand out.

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Productivity
Target Audience

macOS users who frequently translate text — remote teams, multilingual professionals, writers, customer support and anyone who wants faster translations

Post Description

Hello !

David from Spain here :)

I built TransLite because I was tired of breaking my flow every time I needed to translate something before sending it.

The usual workflow was: copy → open a browser tab → paste → translate → copy again → paste back.

I've created a small macOS menubar app that lets you translate the current clipboard instantly using a keyboard shortcut, in any app.

It works locally and supports using your own OpenAI / Claude API key.

It’s intentionally simple — no accounts, no tracking, no subscriptions.

Happy to answer any questions.

Best regards, David

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