Click'n'Translate

Click'n'Translate is a powerful, lightweight desktop application for instant screen translation and text extraction (OCR). Capture any text on your screen, translate it instantly, or copy it to clipboard — all with simple hotkeys.

📥 Download

Download Latest Release

The application is fully portable — no registry entries, no system modifications. It cleans up its own cache (button available in Settings).

🛠 Installation

1. Download the latest release from Releases
2. Extract the archive to your preferred location (e.g., C:\Programs\ClicknTranslate)
3. Run ClicknTranslate.exe
4. (Optional) Enable "Start with Windows" in Settings for auto-start
5. (Optional) Run CreateShortcut.bat to create a desktop shortcut

⚠️ Important: Move the folder to its permanent location before enabling auto-start or creating shortcuts. Moving the folder later will break these features.

🚀 Features

📷 Advanced OCR (Optical Character Recognition)

• Instant Text Capture: Select any area on your screen to extract text instantly
• Dual Engine Support: Choose between Windows OCR (native, fast) or Tesseract (offline, accurate)
• Universal Mode (AUTO): Auto-detect language for numbers and Latin text
• Language Support: Switch between Russian and English recognition

🌐 Instant Translation

• Multiple Translation Engines:
  • Google Translate — fast and accurate (recommended)
  • Argos Translate — fully offline, private
  • MyMemory — free API (5000 chars/day limit)
  • Lingva — Google proxy via public servers
  • LibreTranslate — open source
• Visual Direction: Clear indication of translation direction (RU → EN, EN → RU)
• History Tracking: Built-in history viewer saves all translations locally

⚡ Productivity & Workflow

• Global Hotkeys:
  • Ctrl + Alt + C: Quick Copy Mode — OCR & copy to clipboard
  • Ctrl + Alt + T: Quick Translate Mode — OCR & translate
• Photoshop-style Overlay: Professional selection interface with glow effects
• Smart Clipboard: Automatically copies recognized/translated text
• Separate Histories: Maintains copy history and translation history

🎨 Modern UI & Customization

• Dark & Light Themes: Fully distinct themes
• System Tray Integration: Minimizes to tray for clean taskbar
• Bilingual Interface: Russian and English UI
• Cache Management: Clear cache button in Settings
• Responsive Design: Polished layout with smooth interactions

🎮 How to Use

1. Launch the App: Main window provides access to all settings
2. Configure Settings:
   • Select your OCR Engine (Windows recommended)
   • Set your Interface Language and Target Translation Language
   • Customize Hotkeys if desired
3. Copy Text (Ctrl + Alt + C):
   • Select AUTO for numbers/Latin, or specific language for better accuracy
   • Click and drag to select text area
   • Text is copied to clipboard
4. Translate Text (Ctrl + Alt + T):
   • Select source language (RU → EN or EN → RU)
   • Click and drag to select text area
   • Translation appears in popup and copies to clipboard

💡 Tips

• AUTO mode works best for numbers, dates, and Latin text
• RU mode works best for Cyrillic text
• Right-click during selection to exit the app
• ESC to cancel current selection
• Windows OCR requires language packs installed in Windows (Settings → Language)

📦 Building from Source

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/jabrailkhalil/clickntranslate.git
cd clickntranslate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run application
python main.py

# Build executable
python build.py

This generates a portable executable in the dist folder.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📬 Contact

• Telegram: @jabrail_digital