Translate Like Me 2.4

• Each language pair now has its own writing style. Two pairs can share languages, for example Russian ↔ English on one shortcut in your style for your own messages, and on another as a plain translation for someone else's text. Edit a pair's style with "Edit Style…" in Settings > General.
• Your existing writing style moves into your pairs automatically on first launch.
• When two pairs share languages, the menu shows which one uses your style.
• The swap button between the languages is gone: the direction is detected automatically. The first language only decides where text in a third language goes.

Translate Like Me 2.3

• Updates now install in place: the app checks once a day and, when a new version is out, the menu's "Check for Updates…" item becomes "Install Update…". Nothing pops up while you work. Turn automatic checks off in Settings > General.
• Privacy: API keys are now stored in your keychain; the Claude and Codex command-line tools no longer keep a history of your translations; logs never contain the translated text.
• The clipboard is restored exactly as it was, including images and rich text, and never overwrites something you copied in the meantime. Clipboard managers no longer record the pasted translation.
• Grok: Settings now shows its default model and lets you pick the effort for it.
• Launch at login explains why it could not be turned on, if macOS refuses.

Translate Like Me 2.2

Requires macOS 15 or later on a Mac with Apple silicon.

• Up to three language pairs, each on its own shortcut: for example Russian ↔ English on ⌥⌘F and Russian ↔ Spanish on ⌥⌘G. Set them up under Settings > General > Languages; the menu lists one Translate Selection item per pair. Your current pair and shortcut carry over as the first pair.
• Text in neither language of a pair is translated into the pair's first language.
• Chinese (Simplified and Traditional) and Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal) are listed separately.
• Signed with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple, so macOS opens it without a warning. Because the signature is new, macOS asks for Accessibility once more after this update.

Translate Like Me 2.1

Requires macOS 15 or later on a Mac with Apple silicon.

• Choose the model and reasoning effort for each engine in Settings > Translation. The lists come from each CLI's own model catalog; Default keeps using the model and effort set in the CLI and shows which model that is.
• Fix: pressing the shortcut while an app alert is open no longer stalls the translation and pastes it into whichever app is in front once the alert closes; the alert is brought forward instead.
• Fix: builds made from source report the released version instead of 1.3, so they no longer offer an update on every launch.

Translate Like Me 2.0

Requires macOS 15 or later on a Mac with Apple silicon.

• Redesigned to Apple's Human Interface Guidelines: the menu-bar icon opens a standard menu (status, Translate Selection, languages, Settings), and Settings has General and Translation panes that apply changes immediately.
• New app icon for macOS 26 and later.
• Grok is supported through its official CLI. OpenCode support is removed.
• Subscription mode uses the default model and effort you set in each CLI, instead of a model picked by the app.
• The translation popup has a Copy button and fits its content.
• Fixes: ChatGPT subscription mode no longer fails on a retired model, and the Claude sign-in hint now says claude auth login.

Translate Like Me 1.3

v1.3

Translate Like Me 1.3

Translate Like Me 1.2

Changes since 1.1:

• When the selection can't be replaced in place (a read-only field, e.g. a message you are reading rather than writing), the translation is now put on the clipboard and shown in a popup near the cursor, so it is never lost. Editable fields are unaffected.
• Fixed all swiftlint violations (no behaviour change).

Install: download the zip, unzip, move "Translate Like Me.app" to /Applications, and grant Accessibility in System Settings. The build is self-signed for personal use (not notarized), so Gatekeeper may warn on other machines.

Translate Like Me 1.1

Changes since 1.0:

• Removed the title/subtitle intro block from the menu-bar panel; it now opens straight to the Languages card.
• Monospaced font for the writing-style editor in Settings, so pasted voice guides align cleanly.
• Licensed the project under Apache-2.0.
• Expanded the README (Features, Requirements, Install, Usage, provider details, releasing guide).

Install: download the zip, unzip, move "Translate Like Me.app" to /Applications, and grant Accessibility in System Settings. The build is self-signed for personal use (not notarized), so Gatekeeper may warn on other machines.

Translate Like Me 1.0

First release.

Menu-bar app that translates the current selection by a global hotkey (default Opt-Cmd-F), auto-detecting the language between two configured languages and applying your writing style. Supports Claude and ChatGPT, each via subscription (claude/codex CLI) or API key.

Install: download the zip, unzip, move "Translate Like Me.app" to /Applications, and grant Accessibility in System Settings. The build is self-signed for personal use (not notarized), so Gatekeeper may warn on other machines.