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TransNow

Languages Translator

TransNow is a Mac translation app for when you need to understand text, documents, or images in another language, with offline translation available for supported languages.

by Hash Grid LLC

What you get

Understand foreign text in documents and images without retyping it.

With TransNow, you can understand foreign-language material on your Mac whether it arrives as a text passage, a document, or a picture. You can type or paste text for translation, or translate Word documents, PDFs, and other supported files instead of copying their contents into a separate translator.

If the words are inside an image, you can upload it and have the text detected and extracted for translation. That means you can read a photographed sign or text embedded in a picture without manually typing unfamiliar words. You get these translation options in one app, so you have fewer tools to move between.

You can also keep translating without an internet connection when your chosen languages support offline use. This gives you a way to work through foreign-language reading or documents when you're disconnected, though offline access does not cover every language.

  • Understand pasted text

    You can translate a passage you type or paste without preparing a document first.

  • Read foreign-language documents

    You can translate Word files, PDFs, and other supported documents without manually copying out their text.

  • Avoid retyping image text

    You can extract and translate words from uploaded pictures, including photographed signs.

  • Translate while disconnected

    You can continue translating without internet access for languages that support offline use.

Best for

  • You study with foreign-language reading material
  • You receive work documents in other languages
  • You need to understand text in pictures

Skip it if

You probably don't need it if you only translate occasional short passages and your existing translator already covers them.

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From the developer

Translate Text, Documents, and Images Instantly, Right from Your Mac Say goodbye to switching between apps or manually retyping foreign text. TransNow: Languages Translator is your complete translation tool for instantly translating text, documents, and even pictures all from your Mac.
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