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HandyXlate
Translate text on Android screens without switching apps
HandyXlate is an Android screen translator for reading without switching apps. Tap the floating bubble to capture a single frame, run OCR on-device, and place translated text back over the screen. It works across apps, images, and manga, with manga-aware reading order, word lookup, pronunciation, and a personal wordbook. Screenshots are not uploaded; only recognized text is sent for translation.
Hi Product Hunt! I built HandyXlate because translating text while reading on Android was too disruptive: copy the text, leave the app, open a translator, and then try to find my place again.
HandyXlate keeps the workflow on the current screen. Tap a floating bubble to capture one frame, run OCR on-device, and place translated blocks over the original content. It is intentionally single-shot rather than always-on, so you choose exactly when
to translate. I paid particular attention to manga, where vertical reading order and text grouping matter.
It also includes word lookup, pronunciation, and a personal wordbook. Screenshots stay on the device; only recognized text is sent for translation.
I’d love your feedback: where would this save you the most time—manga, social apps, websites, or paused videos? What part of the workflow should I improve next?
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About HandyXlate on Product Hunt
“Translate text on Android screens without switching apps”
HandyXlate was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 4 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #66 on the daily leaderboard. HandyXlate is an Android screen translator for reading without switching apps. Tap the floating bubble to capture a single frame, run OCR on-device, and place translated text back over the screen. It works across apps, images, and manga, with manga-aware reading order, word lookup, pronunciation, and a personal wordbook. Screenshots are not uploaded; only recognized text is sent for translation.
HandyXlate was featured in Android (57.5k followers), Productivity (660.2k followers) and Languages (14.4k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 211.1k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
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