macOS cmd+c+c translation with local OCR.

Quick is a native Swift menu bar app for instant translation and copied-image OCR. Text goes to your OpenAI-compatible provider. Images stay on device with PP-OCRv6 tiny and ONNX Runtime.

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Quick cmd+c+c translation and local OCR demo

Built for one fast gesture

Translate selected text

Select text in any app, press cmd+c+c, and Quick shows a focused translation popup.

Recognize copied images

Copy a screenshot or image, press the same shortcut, and Quick runs local OCR.

Use your provider

Configure API key, Base URL, model, and System Prompt for OpenAI-compatible APIs.

Quick watches pasteboard changes for the default shortcut, so cmd+c+c does not need macOS Input Monitoring permission.

Text and image routing

  1. Text clipboard content is sent to your configured OpenAI-compatible translation endpoint.
  2. Image clipboard content is processed locally with bundled OCR models.
  3. If image data and text both exist, image data wins.
  4. Recognized image text is shown directly, without sending the image over the network.
cmd+c+c
  -> read pasteboard
  -> text  -> translate
  -> image -> local OCR
  -> show popup

Why people star Quick

Native macOS app

Swift, AppKit, SwiftUI, Keychain storage, and a small menu bar footprint.

OpenAI-compatible

Works with OpenAI and third-party providers that expose compatible /v1 endpoints.

Local OCR

Uses PP-OCRv6 tiny models through ONNX Runtime for copied screenshots and images.