Awnsy translates text anywhere on your Mac — even text you can't select, like images, PDFs, and screenshots. Copy it, press a shortcut, or draw a box around it on screen, and the translation appears right where you are working — no app switching, no browser tab, no website.
It lives in the menu bar, not the Dock. Native Swift, no Electron, no sign-up.
HOW IT WORKS
• Translate Screen Area — press ⌥⌘S and drag a box over any part of the screen. The text inside is read and translated, even in images, PDFs, menus, or video — anything you can see, not just select.
• Double-⌘C — copy twice quickly and the selection is translated instantly.
• Global hotkey — set your own shortcut to translate what you just copied.
• Menu bar — click Translate. The result opens in a floating popup; Escape dismisses it.
Works with anything on screen — images, PDFs, menus, video — and anything you can select: mail, browsers, chat, documents, code.
CHOOSE YOUR ENGINE
• On-device — a local model runs entirely on your Mac. Free, offline, no API key, no account. Nothing leaves the machine.
• Cloud — bring your own API key for higher-quality translation. Responses stream in as they arrive.
• Custom endpoint — any OpenAI-compatible URL.
PRIVACY BY DEFAULT
• On-device mode never sends your text anywhere — text recognition and translation both run on your Mac.
• API keys are stored encrypted in the macOS Keychain.
• Awnsy runs no server of its own. Your key talks to your provider directly — nothing is proxied, logged, or resold.
• Fully sandboxed.
STAYS OUT OF THE WAY
• Menu bar only — no Dock icon, no windows to manage.
• The popup remembers where you put it.
• Keyboard-first: a shortcut is the entire interface.
MAKE IT YOURS
• Pick your target language.
• Edit the system prompt, with variables, for cloud models.
• Configure the global hotkeys.
AWNSY PRO
Text translation is free and unlimited. Translate Screen Area comes with 10 free translations — Awnsy Pro unlocks it fully, plus a custom translation prompt. Available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase.
REQUIREMENTS
macOS 15 or later. Requires an Apple silicon Mac (Apple M1 or newer).
Awnsy works with OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic APIs using your own key. All trademarks belong to their respective owners; Awnsy is not affiliated with or endorsed by them.
Terms of Use: https://awnsy.com/terms
Privacy Policy: https://awnsy.com/privacy
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Tell who is speaking.
Awnsy now marks each speaker in a conversation with a colored dot. It needs a one-time download of about 200 MB and can be turned off in Settings › Models.
A new speech model.
Speech is now recognized by Nemotron by default. Whisper is still there in Settings › Models and knows more languages.
Also in this version:
• Claude Haiku 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5
• Better recognition when speakers switch languages
Version 1.7
The developer, Alexey Doroshenko, 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.
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Accessibility
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Information
Seller
Alexey Doroshenko
Size
14.3 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.