Free · Open source · For macOS

Say it in another language without leaving what you're doing.

A Spotlight-like launcher for learning languages. Double-tap ⌘, type what you mean, and get natural ways to say it, in either direction. Or explore a word in example sentences.

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01 · Double-tap ⌘: pick a language and a mode
What do you want to say? Write in English…
  • English → Spanish
    Translate
    Spanish → English
    Translate
    Spanish
    Explore
  • English → French
    Translate
    French → English
    Translate
    French
    Explore
History
  • See you around
    Nos vemos por ahí.
    2 min ago
  • C'est pas grave
    It's no big deal.
    1 h ago
  • Break a leg tonight!
    ¡Mucha suerte esta noche!
    1 d ago
02 · Press ↵: natural ways to say it
English → Spanish I'm **starving**, let's grab lunch

Morirse de hambre is the everyday way to exaggerate hunger, just like starving.

  • Me muero de hambre, ¿vamos a comer?
    The most common, casual way to say it.
    Anki
  • Tengo un hambre que me muero, ¿comemos algo?
    Casual and a bit more emphatic.
  • Estoy hambriento, ¿almorzamos?
    Neutral, fine in any situation.
Features
01 · Translate

Sound like a native

Write what you mean and get five natural ways to say it, each with a note on tone, or paste something to get it back in yours. Wrap a word in **double asterisks** to see how it's said.

02 · Explore

Go deeper on a word

Type a word or an expression in the language you're learning and see it used in example sentences, from its most common use to the least, each with a simple translation.

03 · Listen

Hear it out loud

Answers in the language you're learning can be read aloud by a macOS voice. Pick a voice for each language in Settings, then press ⌘↵.

04 · Remember

Straight to Anki

Press ⇧↵ to turn an answer into a flashcard through AnkiConnect, with a deck for each language you're learning. The card plays the phrase aloud and keeps the bold words.

05 · History

Nothing gets lost

Your last answers wait under the modes, so closing the launcher by mistake costs nothing. Asking the same thing again is instant, straight from the cache.

06 · Real Time

It knows which way

Turn on Real Time Mode and it detects the language you type in, then picks the translation for you: yours to the one you're learning, or back.

How it works
Step 01

Double-tap ⌘

The launcher opens on top of whatever you're doing, just like Spotlight, in the language and mode you used last.

Step 02

Type and press ↵

↑↓ picks the language (add as many as you're learning), ←→ the mode: translate either way, or explore a word. Or let Real Time Mode pick them.

Step 03

Copy and keep going

Pick an answer, press ↵ to copy it, and you're back to work.

Shortcuts
⌘ ⌘
Open or close the launcher
↵
Ask, or copy the selected answer
↑↓
Pick the language, an answer or a history entry
⌘↵
Listen to the selected answer
←→ ⇥
Switch the mode: translate either way, or explore
⇧↵
Add the selected answer to Anki
⌫
Back to the modes
esc
Close
⌘,
Settings: languages, voices, AI, Anki, cache
In the menu bar: switch the language in use

Learn the language while you use it.

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