Transee For Mac

Translating text is becoming easier by the day, as specialized services are getting advanced enough to be relied upon without requiring major corrections after translating something. However, these services may not be as accessible as you'd like, which is why this menu bar app might interest you.

Transee is designed to provide you with an easier way to translate things from your Mac. It is powered by the Google Translate service, and it allows you to do everything directly from your menu bar.

Google Translate is the most popular free service of its kind for a reason. While certainly not as accurate as human translations, the results it provides are among the best you can hope for from an automated service.

Numerous languages are supported, enough to cover pretty much any user's needs. Aside from translations, the service also provides definitions, synonyms, usage examples and pronunciations.

To bring up the translation bar, you need to use the ⌃⌥T (Ctrl+Alt+T) hotkey. Next, just start typing whatever you want to translate. The app can process both words and phrases, though additional information will only be displayed when a single word is entered.

You can listen to the correct pronunciation in both languages by clicking the volume icon. To view definitions, synonyms and usage examples, simply scroll down. Finally, to switch between languages, just select them from the top-left or top-right corners of the window.

Aside from the hotkey used to display the translation bar, shortcuts and key combinations are also available for completing suggestions, inverting languages and listening to pronunciations.

A welcome guide is displayed when launching the app for the first time, and it does a good job of explaining the basics to new users.

To sum up, Transee is a well-designed app that lets you translate words and phrases from your desktop using just a simple hotkey. It stays out of your way when not needed, and it relies on the very capable Google Translate service.