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Easydict
Easydict is a macOS translation dictionary app that queries multiple translation and AI services simultaneously.
Easydict is a concise translation dictionary macOS application that lets users look up words and translate text. It operates out of the box with automatic language recognition and supports input translation, mouse selection translation, and OCR screenshot translation. Users can query multiple dictionary, translation, AI, local-model, and CLI services simultaneously, including Apple Dictionary, MDict, Apple Translate, OpenAI, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, Ollama, DeepL, Google, and Bing. The app supports 52 selectable translation languages and multiple TTS voice services. It is designed for macOS users who need fast multilingual lookups from various translation backends.
Easydict at a glance
- Best for: Writer, Student
- Runs on: macOS
- Pricing: Free and open source
- Released: November 2022
- Category: AI writing tool
- Website: github.com/tisfeng/Easydict
Key features
- Automatic language recognition
- Input translation via shortcut
- Mouse select translation
- OCR screenshot translation
- Silent screenshot OCR
- Multiple TTS voice services
- Support for 20 plus services
Use it for
- Translating selected text with mouse hover
- Capturing screen areas for OCR text extraction
- Looking up words using Apple Dictionary and MDict
- Translating text using multiple AI models simultaneously
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