Feature
Press F6. Translate anything on screen.
Capture any region of your screen and TranslateX reads it with OCR and translates it instantly. Copy the result, open it in an editor, or export a polished document. Scans, dashboards, and copy-blocked apps included.
How it works
If you can see it,
you can translate it.
Not everything arrives as a tidy file. Scanned pages, dashboards, legacy systems, PDFs that will not select, apps that block copy-paste. Screen translation reads whatever is on your screen and translates it on the spot.
Press F6
Capture a region, read the translation.
Press F6, or click the toolbar icon, and draw a box around anything on your screen. TranslateX runs OCR on the region, detects the language, and shows the translation instantly. No screenshots saved to the desktop, no uploading files, no switching windows.
- Works on any application, browser, or remote desktop you can see
- Automatic source-language detection on the captured text
- Hotkeys are configurable in the desktop app settings
يعقد مجلس الإدارة اجتماعه الربعي يوم الخميس القادم لاعتماد الميزانية التشغيلية للعام 2026.
The Board of Directors will hold its quarterly meeting next Thursday to approve the 2026 operating budget.
Draw the marquee, get the translation. The capture never leaves the flow of what you were doing.
From capture to document
Copy it, edit it, or export a polished document.
A capture does not have to end as a snippet. Send the result to the clipboard for a quick paste, open it in an editor window to adjust, or export it as a polished, formatted document. There is also a pure text-extraction mode: OCR without translation, for when you just need the text out of a scan.
- Clipboard, editor window, or document file, your choice per capture
- Text extraction (OCR) mode lifts text without translating it
- Exports come out clean enough to file or forward
Pick a destination per capture. Extraction mode skips translation and just lifts the text.
The small moves
One word? Middle-click it.
Sometimes the job is one word in a foreign-language interface. Middle-click a word on screen and TranslateX translates it in place, no marquee needed. It is the fastest possible loop for working through an unfamiliar system or a document you only need to skim.
Languages it can read →التقرير السنوي
Annual report
Middle-click translation, for when the question is a single word.
A day with F6
The keystroke that keeps the morning moving.
Picture the operations desk at Al Dana Holdings. A supplier portal renders its invoices in English only; F6 turns the disputed line items into Arabic for the finance reviewer. A regulator's scanned circular arrives as a photographed page; F6 reads it and exports a clean document for the file. A colleague shares a screenshot of an error message from a French system; F6 answers before the meeting does.
None of those documents ever existed as files worth uploading. That is the niche screen translation owns: the content is on your screen for thirty seconds, and that is exactly how long translating it should take.
- Capture as many regions as you need; each is its own quick job
- Automatic language detection per capture, no setup between them
- Same engine as document translation, so quality does not drop
Facture N 2214 · Montant total: 48 200 · Echeance: 15 septembre
Invoice No. 2214 · Total amount: 48,200 · Due date: September 15
A portal that offers no export and no copy. Captured, translated, resolved.
Where it shines
Built for the content that fights back.
Scans and faxes
Stamped, scanned, and photographed pages have no selectable text. OCR reads them off the screen and the translation follows in the same breath.
Apps that block copy
Some systems disable copy-paste entirely. Screen translation does not need the clipboard to read; if it renders on screen, it can be captured.
Dashboards and BI tools
Charts, KPI tiles, and system interfaces in another language become readable in one keystroke, without exporting or screenshotting anything.
Frequently asked questions
How do I start a screen translation?
Press F6 or click the TranslateX toolbar icon, then draw a box around the region you want. The text is read with OCR and translated instantly. Hotkeys are configurable in the desktop app.
What can I do with the result?
Copy it to the clipboard, open it in an editor window to adjust, or export it as a polished, formatted document. Each capture can go to a different destination.
Can it extract text without translating?
Yes. Text extraction mode runs the OCR step only, which is handy for pulling text out of scans, screenshots, and images when you need the original language, not a translation.
Does it work on applications that block copy-paste?
Yes. Screen translation reads pixels, not the clipboard, so it works on scanned PDFs, remote desktops, dashboards, and applications that disable text selection or copying.
What is middle-click translation?
Middle-click a single word on screen and TranslateX translates it in place, without drawing a capture box. It is the quickest way to work through an interface or document in another language. Part of the Windows desktop app.
Translate the document. Keep the design.
Right-click a file, work inside Office, or press F6 on anything on screen. TranslateX returns the same document in the other language: fonts, tables, and layout intact, terminology on brand.
Arabic, English & more · Layout preserved · On-premises available