Menu bar native experience
Resides in your macOS menu bar with instant shortcut activation, leaving your dock and workspace clean.
Mac Tools · macOS 12+
Translate anywhere.
Right from your menu bar.
SnipLingo lives quietly in your macOS menu bar. Snip any screen region for instant on-device Apple Vision OCR, translate selected text across apps with global shortcuts, and connect to your preferred AI models with complete privacy.
01 / KEY CAPABILITIES
Fast, private, and always one shortcut away.
On-device Apple Vision OCR
Capture screen areas and recognize text directly on your Mac using native Vision frameworks—100% private.
Instant selection translate
Translate selected text from any document or application without tedious copy-pasting.
Custom AI & LLM endpoints
Connect to any OpenAI-compatible API with custom models, prompt templates, and variables ($text, $from, $to).
Keychain credential security
Your API keys and proxy passwords are encrypted directly in the macOS Keychain, never in plain text.
Network proxy & bypass
Configure HTTP/HTTPS proxies, authentication, and bypass rules for reliable translation under any network condition.
02 / GET THE APP
Ready for seamless on-screen translation?
Universal DMG for macOS 12 or later (Apple Silicon & Intel)
Universal DMG built with Tauri 2, Rust, and Swift. Integrates natively with macOS Apple Vision and Keychain.