Transform your Mac screen into a multilingual workspace with ViewLingo's innovative viewfinder translation technology.
ViewLingo is available on the Mac App Store! Experience AR-style translation on your screen. Simply create a viewfinder over any text, and watch as translations appear naturally overlaid on the original content - perfect for reading foreign websites, watching international videos, or working with multilingual documents.
Create a resizable viewfinder that translates any text on your screen with Control+Shift+A. The translation appears as a natural overlay, maintaining the context of the original content. Use fn+Control double-tap to quickly create a viewfinder with your previous size.
Translate between 10+ languages:
- English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional)
- Spanish, French, German, Thai, Vietnamese
- 100% On-Device: Powered by Apple's built-in translation engine
- No Internet Required: All translations happen locally on your Mac
- Zero Data Collection: Your content never leaves your device
- Live Translation Mode: Real-time translation for videos, live streams, and dynamic content
- Vertical Text Support: Full CJK vertical text rendering with automatic direction detection
- Adaptive Font Sizing: Readable translations even for verbose language pairs (e.g., Japanese to English)
- QR Code Detection: Automatically detect and display QR code URLs
- Smart Text Recognition: Advanced OCR with color analysis for natural overlay appearance
- macOS 15.0 (Sequoia) or later
- Screen Recording permission (for capturing screen content)
- Apple Silicon or Intel Mac
- Platform: Mac App Store
- Pricing: $4.99 (one-time purchase, lifetime updates)
- Version: 2.1.0
- Language: Swift 6.0
- Frameworks:
- Apple Vision Framework (OCR)
- Apple Translation Framework (On-device translation)
- ScreenCaptureKit (Screen capture)
- UI: SwiftUI & AppKit
- Bug Reports: Open an issue
- Website: puritysb.github.io/ViewLingo
- Official Website - Product information and updates
- User Guide - Complete usage guide
- FAQ - Frequently asked questions
- Privacy Policy - Our commitment to your privacy
ViewLingo is proprietary software available exclusively through the Mac App Store.
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