ScreenTranslate
ScreenTranslate is a macOS utility that translates text shown on your screen using OCR, helping you read images, subtitles, PDFs, and other unselectable text.
What is ScreenTranslate?
ScreenTranslate is a native Mac utility for translating text that appears anywhere on your screen. It is designed for people who need to understand foreign-language content in images, videos, PDFs, games, or apps where text cannot be copied normally. The app can capture a selected area of the screen, recognize the text with OCR, and show a translation without making you switch between apps. It also supports translating selected text directly and can work with downloaded language resources for offline use on macOS. Common use cases include reading subtitles, understanding screenshots, translating interface text, and quickly checking short passages while studying or working. ScreenTranslate is published by changmin han and fits best as a focused utility for on-screen translation workflows on Mac.
Key features
- Capture an area of the screen and translate text from images, videos, PDFs, and subtitles.
- Translate selected text directly from supported apps without manual copy and paste.
- Use OCR to read text that cannot normally be selected.
- Work offline with downloaded language support on macOS.
- Show quick translations during study, browsing, and media viewing workflows.
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
ScreenTranslate normally needs Screen Recording permission to capture text from part of your display, and some workflows may also require Accessibility access for translating selected text. Those permissions are consistent with how an on-screen translation tool works, but they allow the app to observe content you choose to process. Use it with the same care you would use for any screen-capture utility, especially when confidential information is visible.
Recommendation: Keep ScreenTranslate if you actively translate on-screen text on your Mac. If you no longer use it, removing it is usually reasonable and may also let you revoke its screen and accessibility permissions in macOS settings.
Common paths
/Applications/ScreenTranslate.app
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