Lorqa - Local AI Translator
AI Native Translation Client
Only for Mac
Free · In-App Purchases
Mac
Lorqa is an AI-native translation app for macOS.
It focuses on making text translation efficient and reliable—a large language model runs locally on your device, delivering accurate and natural translations between languages. No internet required, and your privacy stays intact.
Key Features:
- Local LLM (Qwen3,Gemma3) processing for fast, natural translations
- Works entirely offline, no network needed
- All data stays on your device for full privacy
- Intelligent text-slicing for long-text translation
- Minimal, translation-focused interface
In-App Purchase:
Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings in the App Store after purchase.
About Auto-Renewal
Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your account settings on the App Store after purchase.
Email
jiangdi0924@gmail.com
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My Journey
Translation is a very common need, and a variety of translation apps keep appearing on the market. Many large companies have entered this space, so there are numerous translation solutions. For a long time I used one particular translation tool daily — it was convenient: select text, press a hotkey, and the translation was done. But there were small annoyances during use, such as slow translation speed, limits on the amount of text that could be translated, and the need to use other methods for very long texts.
I’ve noticed that LLMs (large language models) are often used as translation tools now. LLMs have strong multilingual capabilities, and smaller models like Qwen3 and Gemma3 also provide very good translation quality. When using LLMs for translation there are many options: most are web-based, while some models are deployed locally. These products generally haven’t delivered a true end-to-end translation experience tailored to the use case — they often fall short.
I previously worked on PocketLM (a mobile LLM local inference client), so I have a good understanding of the capabilities of small LLMs and am familiar with inference and load times across different devices. That prompted me to start building an end-to-end translation app using LLMs. The implementation went fairly smoothly; in testing I found that Qwen3 0.6B 4-bit already performs on par with DeepL’s translation ability. I also added Qwen3 1.7B and the Gemma3 series as alternatives to give users multiple choices.
My motivation for making this product is quite personal. I’m curious whether this need exists for others as well, and I’d love to hear feedback on future plans.
Ratings & Reviews
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Optimized features and user experience; fixed known issues.
The developer, 笛 姜, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Provider
- 笛 姜
- Size
- 49.2 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Languages
English and 5 more
- English, German, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Lifetime Premium USD 6.99
- Annual Premium USD 4.99
- Copyright
- © JIANGDI
