CCTrans
Cmd+C+C. Translated.
Only for Mac
Free
Mac
Cmd+C+C on any text and read it in your language. Translation happens on your Mac, so nothing you copy ever leaves it.
Press Cmd+C twice in any app and a small toast pops up with the translation, right where you're working. You never have to switch apps or paste anything into a box.
CCTrans lives in your menu bar and stays out of the way until you need it.
HOW IT WORKS
• Cmd+C+C on any text and the translation toast appears
• Press Shift+Cmd+2 to capture the screen and translate whatever text is on it
• The menu bar icon holds the rest: languages, toast position, request logs
PRIVATE BY DEFAULT
The default translator is Apple's on-device engine, so the text you copy never leaves your Mac. CCTrans ships without analytics or accounts — by default there is nothing to collect and nowhere to send it.
OPTIONAL CLOUD TRANSLATION
For LLM-quality translations you can switch from on-device to a cloud provider. Cloud translation is always opt-in — the default stays on-device.
• CCTrans Cloud — a managed service run by the developer, with no API key to set up. The text you translate (and, when you use screenshot translation, a downscaled screenshot) is sent to the developer's server at kargn.as solely to produce the translation. It is not stored, logged, or used for training.
• OpenRouter — bring your own API key. The same text (and optional screenshot) is sent to OpenRouter to translate; your key stays on your Mac. OpenRouter's privacy policy covers that processing.
Attaching a screen capture as context makes a real difference for short snippets that could mean three different things on their own.
MADE FOR REAL WORK
• Works in every app: browsers, editors, chat, PDFs
• The toast shows up where you put it and goes away on its own
• Language pairs download once, then translation works offline (Apple Translation)
• A plain menu bar app with no Dock icon to get in your way
PERMISSIONS
• No permission is needed to detect Cmd+C — CCTrans notices the same text being copied twice through the clipboard.
• Screen Recording (optional) is used for screenshot translation and the screen-context capture, nothing else.
CCTrans is free and open source.
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• Added a new three-step onboarding flow for choosing a model, granting permissions, and trying your first translation.
• Onboarding progress is now saved, so CCTrans resumes at the correct step after Quit & Reopen.
• Sign in to CCTrans Cloud from your browser to translate without bringing your own API key.
• Turn any screenshot translation into an edited image with “Translate as Image.”
• Fixed a rare hang when starting a cloud translation, and image results now report a load failure instead of showing an empty result.
The developer, kargnas, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- SANG RAK CHOI
- Size
- 5.2 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Mac
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Sangrak Choi