Show HN: Instant text translation anywhere on macOS

[davizgarzia]

Hello !

David from Spain here :)

I built TransLite because I was tired of breaking my flow every time I needed to translate something before sending it.

The usual workflow was: copy → open a browser tab → paste → translate → copy again → paste back.

I've created a small macOS menubar app that lets you translate the current clipboard instantly using a keyboard shortcut, in any app.

It works locally and supports using your own OpenAI / Claude API key.

It’s intentionally simple — no accounts, no tracking, no subscriptions.

Happy to answer any questions.

Best regards, David

[davizgarzia]

One thing I’m still unsure about is whether this should stay fully BYOK or bundle API usage.

Curious what this community prefers for small utilities.