AI-Powered · macOS Menu Bar App

Your writing,
perfected instantly

TransAide lives in your menu bar. Fix grammar, translate, look up words, draft emails, and generate meeting minutes — all with a single keyboard shortcut.

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Requires macOS 14.6+ · Free · Bring Your Own API Key

Everything you need, one hotkey away

Seven powerful features accessible from any app, any text field — without switching windows.

Grammar Optimization

⌃⌘G

Select text, hit the shortcut. AI fixes grammar, tense, punctuation, and style. Preview changes with inline diff before applying.

Translation

⌃⌘T

Instant translation with auto language detection. Chinese to English, English to Chinese, or any language to English — displayed in a floating overlay.

Word Lookup

⌃⌘D

Rich dictionary with IPA phonetics, bilingual definitions, etymology, and example sentences. US & UK pronunciation. Save to your Word Book.

Email Reply

⌃⌘E

Draft professional email replies in seconds. Choose from 6 tones — Professional, Friendly, Formal, Casual, Thankful, or Apologetic.

Meeting Minutes

Record meetings, transcribe with Whisper AI, and auto-generate structured minutes with summaries, action items, and decisions. Export to Markdown.

Prompt Optimizer

⌃⌘P

Rewrite your prompts into more effective AI instructions. Get better results from any LLM with optimized prompt engineering.

Custom AI Actions

Define your own AI workflows with custom system prompts, model selection, temperature, and hotkeys. Limitless possibilities tailored to your work.

Three steps. Zero friction.

No context-switching. No copy-pasting into a chat window. Just select, press, and done.

1

Select Text

Highlight any text in any application — your browser, email client, code editor, or document.

2

Press the Shortcut

Hit the global hotkey for the feature you need. TransAide captures the text and sends it to your AI model.

3

Get Results

Results appear instantly in a floating overlay, or the text is replaced in-place. Review, copy, or apply.

Your key. Your model. Your choice.

TransAide uses a Bring Your Own Key model. Connect your preferred AI provider and pay only for what you use.

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Data sent to our servers

Privacy is not a feature.
It's the architecture.

We don't operate servers. We don't collect data. We don't track usage. Your text goes directly from your Mac to the AI provider you choose — encrypted, with your own API key.

  • No analytics, telemetry, or tracking SDKs
  • API key stored in macOS Keychain (encrypted)
  • All data stored locally + your personal iCloud
  • Direct HTTPS connection to your AI provider
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Ready to write better?

Download TransAide for free. Bring your API key, and you're set.

Download for macOS

macOS 14.6+ · Apple Silicon & Intel