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Alexey Doroshenko • Peerlist

Most translators send your text to a server. Awnsy downloads a translation model inside the app and runs it on your Mac: no account, no key, works offline, nothing leaves the machine. It lives in the menu bar and works in any app: select text, press ⌘C twice, and the translation streams into a popup right there.Unlike the built-in macOS translation, it also handles text you can't select. Drag a box around an image, a scanned PDF or a video and it translates it. Or bring your own OpenAI key.Key features:<ul><li>Double ⌘C or a hotkey translates the selection in any app; the result streams in as it is generated</li><li>Screen area translation for images, scanned PDFs and video, with on-device OCR</li><li>On-device translation through MLX: no account, no key, offline, private</li><li>78 target languages; language and model switchable right in the popup</li><li>Bring your own OpenAI or Anthropic key, or point it at any OpenAI-compatible server</li><li>Reads translations aloud; interface localized into 14 languages</li></ul>Pricing: translating selected text, the on-device models and bring-your-own keys are free and unlimited. Screen area translation is free for 10 uses, then Awnsy Pro: $1.99 per month, $14.99 per year, or $29.99 one-time. No account required.Requirements: macOS 15 or later, Apple silicon Mac (M1 or newer). Available on the Mac App Store: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow ugc" class="break-all link-break text-gray-500 hover:underline" href="https://apps.apple.com/app/id6805945103">https://apps.apple.com/app/id6805945103</a>Built solo by Alexey Doroshenko, bootstrapped. Feedback welcome: which language do you translate most, and did it work?