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

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