Observed arrival · 2026-09-05
ShotTrans Puts Three Translations Beside the Text You Cannot Select
A macOS screen translator that captures any region, compares multiple translation engines, and keeps its history on your Mac.
Field notes
ShotTrans combines screen-region capture with a comparison workflow: the user can invoke it over non-selectable text and inspect several translation outputs at once. The page says macOS's offline engine works without an account or API key, while OpenAI-compatible services, OpenRouter, Ollama, and personal proxies can be added separately. Starred results enter a local wordbook with pronunciation and optional explanations, and the site says history and saved words remain on the user's disk.
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