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Glate vs ScreenTranslate: catalog facts
Glate	ScreenTranslate
Free Free to download for Linux.	Free Free and open source under GPL-3.0.
Linux	macOS
Translates between over 100 languages Hotkey translation of selected text	Translates text selected in other apps OCR captures text that cannot be selected
Depends on Google Translate, so needs an internet connection Licence information is inconsistent between sources	Requires macOS 15 or later Live subtitle translation is a beta feature
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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