ScreenLocalizer
Select any text. Read it in your language.
Highlight a sentence, or draw a box around anything on your screen, even text inside a picture or a paused video. A small window shows it translated, explained, simplified or summarized, in Arabic or almost any other language.
Read the source on GitHub
Seven ways to read it
Made for creators who read English news and present it in Arabic. Useful to anyone who reads in one language and thinks in another.
Two versions. Use one, or both.
| Browser extension | Mac app | |
|---|---|---|
| Works in | Web pages in Chrome or Edge, on Windows, Mac and Linux | Every app on your Mac, including text inside images and videos |
| Start it with | Select text, then the purple button | A shortcut, a floating button, or a box drawn on screen |
| Extras | — | Hidden from screen recordings, read aloud, history and a glossary |
| Needs | Chrome or Edge | A Mac with Apple silicon, macOS 14 or newer |
Privacy in one minute
- No account, no tracking, no analytics, no ads, and no ScreenLocalizer server.
- Text is sent only when you ask, and only to the AI service you chose.
- Your key stays on your device, in the browser or the macOS Keychain.
- Screen reading and history stay on your Mac.
License
Free for personal use under the ScreenLocalizer Personal Use License. The code is public so you can see how it works and trust it.
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