ViewLingo - Screen Translator

AR Translation for Your Screen

Only for Mac

$4.99

Mac

Major translation speed improvements! Enhanced overlay display, improved Live mode stability. Vertical text translation support and additional shortcut key options. Translate text on your Mac screen with complete privacy. ViewLingo captures a selected area of your screen and translates it entirely on-device. Even sensitive documents never leave your Mac. Key Features: - Viewfinder Translation: Select any area of the screen to translate - AR-Style Overlay: Translations appear naturally over the original text - Vertical Text Support: Automatically detects and translates vertical text used in Korean, Japanese, and Chinese - 100% On-Device: Works without an internet connection - 11 Languages Supported: English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Spanish, French, German, Thai, Vietnamese, and more - OCR Recognition: Captures text from images too - macOS Native: Integrates seamlessly with the system Use Cases: - Translating confidential documents - Reading foreign-language websites - Translating video subtitles - Working with PDF documents - Presentation materials How to Use: 1. Press the shortcut key (configurable in Settings) 2. Drag to select the area to translate 3. The translation appears instantly Live Mode: Enable Live mode in Settings, then press the Live button on the viewfinder to automatically translate content that changes in real time, such as videos. Translation may not work smoothly with rapidly changing video content. Privacy: ViewLingo uses the Apple translation engine to perform all processing locally on your Mac. It works offline, and translated content is never transmitted outside your device. Learn more: https://puritysb.github.io/ViewLingo/ Requirements: - macOS 15.0 or later - Screen Recording permission required Note: On-device translation may be less accurate than cloud-based services. Please verify translation results for critical tasks.

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### Version 2.1.0 [New Features] - Vertical text translation support — Automatically detects and translates vertical text used in Korean, Japanese, and Chinese - Additional shortcut key options — You can now choose shortcuts that work without the fn key in Settings [Speed and Quality Improvements] - Major improvement in translation display speed - Fixed an issue where text became excessively small when translations were longer than the original - Improved overlay ghosting artifacts - Fixed text clipping outside viewfinder corners [Live Mode Stability Improvements] - Fixed an issue where translated text was invisible on dark backgrounds - Fixed an issue where the overlay background was covered with opaque gray - Fixed an issue where empty text boxes were displayed

Version 2.1.0

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    Information

    • Seller
      • HYEIN GU
    • Size
      • 7.9 MB
    • Category
      • Productivity
    • Compatibility
      Requires macOS 15.0 or later.
      • Mac
        Requires macOS 15.0 or later.
    • Languages
      English and 9 more
      • English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese
    • Age Rating
      4+
    • Copyright
      • © 2026 Serendipity Bound
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    • Supports

    • Family Sharing

      Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.