ScreenTranslator vs NormCap: catalog facts
 ScreenTranslator |  NormCap |
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Free Free and open source under the MIT licence. |
Free Free and open source under the GPL. |
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Windows, Linux |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
- Translates text from any part of the screen, including images and games
- Choose which OCR language packs and translators to install
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- Captures text rather than an image, straight to the clipboard
- Tesseract recognition with support for many languages
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- Developer describes it as almost abandoned, with only minor fixes
- Translation relies on online services
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- The macOS application is unsigned and must be allowed manually on first start
- The Linux AppImage is deprecated in favour of Flathub
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Downloadable app |
Downloadable app |
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Open source |
Open source |
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License: MIT |
License: GPL-3.0 |
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Not stated if an account is needed |
No account needed |
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Needs internet |
Works offline |
Checked September 23, 2026 | Checked September 21, 2026 |
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