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Point at a word.
Get it.

Press one key over any word to see what it means in that sentence. No switching windows, no breaking your flow.

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macOS 15.2 or later · Windows 10 / 11 · App interface in Chinese

Migrations run on every deploy. A crashed deploy retries from the start, so make the migration idempotentLookup popup for the word idempotent, showing its meaning in the sentence and a translation of the sentence so re-running it is safe.
Lookup popup for the word idempotent, showing its meaning in the sentence and a translation of the sentence

Everything you need to read a foreign language, on one key.

By default, press right Option on macOS or right Ctrl on Windows. Any other key or a mouse side button works too.

Meaning in context

Not a list of dictionary senses, but what the word means right here. Ask follow-ups for examples, synonyms and etymology.

Region translation

Drag a box on screen. The translation covers the original, in matching size and background.

Live captions

Box a video subtitle or game dialogue. It re-translates as the text changes, even over full-screen apps.

Works everywhere

Browsers, PDFs, chat apps and terminals. When text can’t be read directly, on-device OCR takes over.

Pronunciation

A speaker button beside words and sentences reads them aloud with the system voice, offline.

Stays out of the way

The popup never takes focus, so your typing carries on. Move away to dismiss it, or pin it to keep it.

Sentences and paragraphs

Press twice for the sentence, three times for the paragraph.

Sentence translation popup

Writing

Select your own text, translate or polish it, and replace it in one click.

Writing popup with a translation and a replace button

Learn words in the sentences you found them.

Words you look up twice go into review. You get the sentence you read, with the word blanked out.

Vocabulary review showing the sentence, the answer and three grading buttons
Spaced reviewForgot, Fuzzy or Remembered sets when each word returns.
Remembers where you saw itEvery sentence, app and meaning is kept with the word.
Export to AnkiExport as a text file that Anki can import.

See exactly where your text goes.

Settings list what stays on your computer and what goes online. In local-only mode, no text is sent to any online service.

  • Reads text near the pointer only when you press the shortcut, and doesn’t record what you type
  • OCR runs on your computer, and screenshots are discarded after use
  • Likely keys, tokens and passwords are masked before text is sent online
  • API keys are kept in Keychain or Credential Manager
The privacy page in Settings

Use the model you want, or none at all.

Lookups work without one, using offline dictionaries plus system or free web translation. Meaning in context needs a model.

Apple on-device model

macOS 26 or later, Apple silicon

Built into Apple Intelligence. Offline and free, with no API key.

Ollama and local servers

macOS and Windows

Connect to Ollama in one click and keep your text on your computer.

Claude, GPT and others

Bring your own API key

Use any Anthropic or OpenAI format endpoint. This goes online.

Download for free.

Updates install automatically.

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The app’s interface is currently in Chinese only. Translations go to Simplified Chinese by default; to change that, open Settings → 通用 → 翻译成 and choose English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Spanish or Traditional Chinese.

macOS: if you’re told the developer can’t be verified on first launch, go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.

Windows: if you see “Windows protected your PC”, click More info, then Run anyway.