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openai-translator

Open-source browser extension and desktop app that translates, polishes and summarizes selected text with an LLM provider of your choice, across 55 languages. Now named NextAI Translator.

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What it does

The project began as a Chrome extension for translating highlighted text with the ChatGPT API and has grown into a cross-platform desktop app. After a trademark warning from OpenAI it was renamed NextAI Translator. It works in three modes, translation, polishing and summarization, across 55 languages, and streams results as they are generated. Other features include one-click copying, text-to-speech, screenshot translation, and a vocabulary book that can generate memory aids for the saved words. You bring your own access. The app connects to OpenAI, Azure OpenAI Service, MiniMax, TeamoRouter and other LLM providers using an API key you enter in its settings. The code is released under AGPL-3.0.

Capabilities

  • Translate, polish or summarize selected text
  • 55 languages with streaming output
  • Screenshot translation and text-to-speech
  • Vocabulary book with generated memory aids
  • Works with OpenAI, Azure OpenAI Service, MiniMax and other LLM providers
  • Browser extension plus desktop apps for Windows, macOS and Linux

When to use it

  • Translating or rewriting passages while browsing without switching tabs
  • Learning a language and keeping a vocabulary list with memory aids
  • Using your own LLM account or API key for translation instead of a hosted translation service