Think in your language.Be understood in theirs.
Skip the copy-paste routine. Typeferry lets you write in your own language directly inside WhatsApp, Telegram, WeChat, Gmail, Slack and more. Pause for a moment and the translation appears; press Enter and it lands in the message box, ready to send.
Nothing is sent until you press send.
Free to start · macOS 15 or later, on Apple silicon and Intel
Seamless for your recipient
Your contacts read every message in their own language, with no need to paste your words into a translator.
Confidence before you send
Beneath each translation, Typeferry shows a back-translation in your own language. If it spots a number or a day that no longer matches what you typed, the line turns amber.
Replies, translated in place
When a reply arrives in a language you can’t read, frame the chat (Pro) or take a screenshot, and the translation appears where the original text was.
How it works
Turn it on
Press ⌃⌥T once and Typeferry stays ready. Start typing in a text box and the bar appears just below your cursor, following you from one conversation to the next. In the Mac App Store version, the bar sits at the bottom of the window and opens once per app with ⌃⌥T. Esc hides it.
Type in your language
Write with your usual keyboard and input method. Pause for a moment and the translation appears, with a back-translation beneath it in your own language.
Press Enter
Enter drops the translation straight into the app’s message box. Review it, then press Enter again to send.
Know exactly what you’re sending
Beneath every translation, Typeferry turns the result back into your language, so you can catch a wrong word or number before you press Enter. Back-translation is on by default and can be turned off at any time.
Read replies in your language
Press ⌃⌥F and click a chat window, or drag to select part of one. Messages in other languages are translated in place, and new ones follow as they arrive. Hold ⌥ to see the original.
Window translation is part of Pro.
Translate what’s on screen
Select part of a web page, an app or an image. Each paragraph is translated and laid over the original in the same position, and either version can be copied.
Screenshot translation is included in Free, with up to 3 online translations a day and unlimited on-device translation after that.
Speak instead of typing
Hold the voice key and speak in your own language. Release it, and the translated text is placed in the message box. Voice input works with the languages supported by your Mac’s speech recognition.
Voice input is part of Pro.
You choose what
leaves your Mac
The first time you open Typeferry, it asks which way you want to translate. You can change your mind in Settings at any time.
Online translation
Only the text you are translating is sent. Emails, links, @handles and #order numbers that Typeferry recognizes are swapped for placeholders first, and the originals stay on your Mac.
You typeSend the invoice to anna@example.com, order #48213.
Sent for translationSend the invoice to ‹email›, order ‹order›.
Illustration of the idea. The real placeholders are not shown to you.
Typeferry does not save your content.
On-device only
None of your text is sent. Translation runs entirely on your Mac.
Works in the apps
you already use
- Telegram
- Gmail
- Slack
- and more
Guides: Translate WhatsApp messages on Mac · Translate screenshots on Mac · Typeferry and DeepL
Pricing
See full pricingFree
$0
No payment needed
- Unlimited on-device translation
- Up to 20 online AI translations a day
- Up to 3 online screenshot translations a day
Pro
$9.99/ month
or $79.99 / year
- Everything in Free
- Online AI translation with no daily count: up to 300,000 characters a day and 2,000,000 a month
- Online screenshot translation with no daily count, within the same character limits
- Window translation
- Voice input
- Use it on up to 3 Macs
Website purchases: full refund within 7 days of your first purchase. In the EU, EEA and UK you can withdraw within 14 days; days already used are deducted. Renewals are not refunded, except where the law requires. App Store purchases are refunded by Apple. Refund policy
Questions
Do I need a new keyboard or input method?
No. Keep the keyboard and input method you already use. Typeferry’s bar takes what you type and shows the translation.
Will it send my messages for me?
No. Enter fills the translation into the box. You send it yourself, or press Enter once more after it has been filled in.
Does it work without internet?
Yes, once the on-device language pack for your language pair is installed. Typeferry offers to download it during setup, and you can also download it in Settings. After that, Typeferry keeps working offline with the translation built into your Mac. You can also choose On-device only, and none of your text is sent.
Which languages does it support?
Typeferry supports 21 languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Dutch, English, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese. Online translation works between any two of them; on-device translation covers all of them except Swedish.
Can I use it for contracts and legal documents?
Typeferry is made first for chat and everyday business messages, and it works in most places you type on your Mac, such as email, web pages and notes, but not in password fields. For contracts, legal documents, or anything where every word counts, use a professional translator.
What is the difference between the website and App Store versions?
Both have the same Free and Pro features. In the website version, you buy Pro through Creem or Paddle and sign in with the email address you used at checkout; one Pro account works on up to 3 Macs. In the App Store version, Pro is a subscription in your Apple Account, and Apple handles billing and refunds. Pro bought on the website works only in the website version, and an App Store subscription only in the App Store version.
Because App Store apps run in Apple’s sandbox, some features work differently there: for example, the bar appears at the bottom of the window instead of following your cursor, you press ⌃⌥T the first time you use it in each app, and translations are pasted in, so Typeferry borrows your clipboard for a moment and then puts back what was on it.
The App Store version is not available in some regions yet. There, you can download the website version directly.