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Tipword

Translate any word on your Mac.
Just point at it.

Hold ⌥ Option over a word in any app, film, PDF or photo. Its meaning appears right beside it.

Buy a license · $12

No subscription · 14-day money-back guarantee

Why Tipword

Looking up one word shouldn’t take six steps.

Without Tipword

  1. 1Select the word
  2. 2Copy it⌘ C
  3. 3Switch to Google Translate⌘ Tab
  4. 4Paste it⌘ V
  5. 5Read the answer
  6. 6Switch back, find your place⌘ Tab

And in subtitles, photos and scanned PDFs, you can’t even select the word.

With Tipword

Holding Option and pointing at the German word “Fenster” shows “window”.

Hold a key and point. That’s it.

The meaning appears right beside the word, even where you can’t select it. Let go and it’s gone. Lives in your menu bar.

Who it’s for

For anyone who reads in a second language.

A German rental contract in Preview. Pointing at “Kaution” shows “deposit”.

You moved abroad

Leases, tax letters and school forms, even scanned PDFs. Know what you’re signing before you sign it.

Translate a PDF on Mac ›

A Japanese film subtitle. Pointing at 雨 shows “rain”.

You’re learning a language

Shows, books and news in the language you’re learning. Check a word and keep going.

Translate subtitles word by word ›

A chat with a coworker in Spanish. Pointing at “jueves” shows “Thursday”.

You work across borders

Messages and emails from coworkers abroad. Reply knowing exactly what they asked.

Screen translator for Mac ›

Works in every app on your Mac. It even reads text in screenshots and photos ›

54 languages

20 translate on your Mac, even offline. 34 more with your own Google key.

Pricing

Pay once. Keep it.

Lifetime license

$12

once, not per month

Buy a license

14 days to try it. Not for you? Full refund, no questions.

EVERYTHING INCLUDED

  • Works in every app, image and PDF
  • All 54 languages
  • Up to 3 Macs
  • 1 year of free updates
  • Keeps working after that, forever

FAQ

Questions

Anything else? Email us

Can I try it before I pay?

Download it and look around for free. To start translating, add a license. If it’s not for you within 14 days, you get a full refund.

How is it different from Google Translate or the Translate menu on Mac?

Both make you select or copy the text first, then show the answer somewhere else. Tipword translates the word under your pointer, right where it is, even where text can’t be selected. See how it compares with Google Translate on Mac, the built-in Translate menu and DeepL.

Which languages are included?

20 translate on your Mac with Apple, free, on macOS 15 or later. 34 more use your own Google key; Google’s first 500,000 characters a month are free. How to get a key ›

Does it work offline? Is my text private?

Yes. The 20 Apple languages work as an offline translator: they translate right on your Mac, with no internet, on macOS 15 or later. With your own Google key, only the word you point at goes to Google. We never see it.

Why does it need Accessibility access?

To read the word under your pointer. Screen Recording is optional and only reads words in images and PDFs.

What happens after a year?

Tipword keeps working. Updates released after your first year aren’t included.

Never look up a word again.

One key, any app, 54 languages.

Buy a license · $12

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