Observed arrival · 2026-09-26
Slack channels, translated locally
Channel Translate is a Mac and Linux desktop app that translates selected Slack channels in place using a model running on your computer.
- For
- Slack teams reading channels across languages
- Worth noticing
- A blank channel selection means all channels; users can also switch back to original messages in the panel.
Field notes
The panel sits inside Slack's desktop workflow: users choose languages, select channels, and can switch back to original messages. The site says translation runs through a model on the user's computer rather than a hosted translation API; offline use is available after the model is downloaded, while Slack still needs its usual connection. Mac support is limited to Apple silicon, and the Linux installer is described as supporting CPU or NVIDIA GPU. Windows support is marked in development.
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