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ScreenTranslate for Mac

Screen text translator with OCR capture and direct selection, using on-device engines by default.

By hcmhcs. Free and open source, GPL-3.0 licence.

Get it with OpenDMG View source on GitHub

ScreenTranslate at a glance

Version
1.6.0
Released
28 September 2026
Download size
5.6 MB
Works on
Apple silicon and Intel
Licence
GPL-3.0
Category
Utilities
Developer
hcmhcs
GitHub stars
81

About ScreenTranslate

Screen translation app for macOS — select any area, get instant translation. On-device by default with Apple Vision OCR + Apple Translation.

Screenshots

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How to install ScreenTranslate on a Mac

  1. Get OpenDMG. It is a free app store for open source Mac apps. Download OpenDMG.
  2. Search for ScreenTranslate and press Get. OpenDMG downloads version 1.6.0 from hcmhcs's own GitHub release.
  3. Open it. The download is checked against its SHA-256 fingerprint and its signature is checked on your Mac before it lands in Applications.

Updates to ScreenTranslate show up in OpenDMG and install with one button. No account is needed.

Prefer to do it by hand? The developer's file is on GitHub: ScreenTranslate-1.6.0.dmg (5.6 MB).

What is new in ScreenTranslate 1.6.0

## ScreenTranslate v1.6.0

### Highlights

- 🎬 Live Translate (beta): keeps translating subtitles burned into videos and games — turn it on in Settings → Advanced → Beta Features
- 🙈 Hide the menu bar icon if you only use shortcuts — open ScreenTranslate again to bring up Settings

### Added

- Option to hide the menu bar icon (Settings → General → App). Shortcuts keep working, and opening ScreenTranslate again brings up Settings. Thanks to @ianmeowmeow for the suggestion (#3)
- Opening ScreenTranslate while it's already running now opens Settings — handy if macOS hides the icon from the menu bar
- Settings now include Open History, About, and Quit, so everything in the menu bar menu is reachable without the icon
- Live Translate (beta): keeps translating the text in an area you choose — handy for subtitles burned into videos or games. Turn it on in Settings → Advanced → Beta Features. Uses Apple Translation only; protected videos can't be captured. Thanks to @sickerin for the original idea and prototype (#4)

### Changed

- Settings now opens right below the menu bar icon on the display you're using. Previously it could open mid-screen with its bottom cut off

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**Download:** [ScreenTranslate-1.6.0.dmg](https://objectstorage.ap-chuncheon-1.oraclecloud.com/n/axo5sh9pv2lg/b/screentranslate-updates/o/releases/1.6.0/ScreenTranslate-1.6.0.dmg)
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