Stop the copy-paste loop. ScreenTranslate is a lightweight macOS utility for instant on-screen translation. Inspired by ScreenHint’s seamless capture, I built this to solve a personal pain: translating uncopyable text in images, video frames, and locked PDFs. 1)Drag-to-Translate: Instant results by dragging over any area. 2)Stay in Flow: No more switching to Google Translate tabs. 3) Privacy-First: Native macOS experience with no data collection.
Hi Product Hunt! 👋
I’m Changmin, a developer from Korea. I just graduated and finally built a product that I use every single day.
To be honest, my English isn't perfect. Even when text was copyable, the ritual of "Cmd+C → Open Browser → Tab to Google Translate → Cmd+V" was a massive flow-breaker for me. It’s a tiny friction, but it adds up when you’re trying to stay in the zone.
So, I decided to build ScreenTranslate—with a lot of help from Claude! My goal was to eliminate that "Google Translate tab" entirely. Now, I just drag over any text and understand it instantly without leaving my current window.
As this is my first solo release, I know there is still plenty of room for improvement. I’d be incredibly grateful for any feedback or suggestions you have. I’m committed to evolving this tool continuously—not just for you, but for myself as a daily user too.
What feature should I build next? I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Thanks for hunting us! 🚀
That’s cool Changmin congrats on your 1st launch 👏
Quick question How many languages does it currently support?
Also, any plans to release a version for Windows users?
It does the same with audio files, I saw videos being mentioned in the description, how does that work? Kudos on having it as a pop-up so that we do not have to jump between tabs, that takes some frustration away
Hey Changmin, congrats on your first solo launch! That Cmd+C, browser, paste, translate loop is such a quiet time killer. Was there a specific day where you caught yourself doing that ritual like 20 times and thought okay this is ridiculous, I need to fix this?
Changmin Han