Bob is a macOS utility providing integrated translation and Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capabilities, designed for users who frequently work with text in multiple languages or need to extract text from images. It offers a convenient menu-bar interface for quick access to its features, aiming to streamline workflows for developers, researchers, and power users on macOS.

How It Works

Bob operates as a menu-bar application, intercepting user actions like text selection or screen captures to perform translation or OCR. It supports a wide array of third-party translation and OCR services, allowing users to choose their preferred providers. This modular design enables flexibility and access to various translation engines and OCR technologies, including offline options.

Quick Start & Requirements

• Installation: Download and run the application.
• Prerequisites: macOS.
• Documentation: 点此跳转文档

Highlighted Details

• Extensive support for over 15 text translation services (e.g., DeepL, OpenAI, Google Translate) and 10 OCR services (e.g., Google OCR, Baidu OCR).
• Features include selection translation, screenshot translation, input translation, and OCR via screenshots, silent screenshots, or Finder selection.
• Integration with PopClip for enhanced text selection workflows.
• Supports offline OCR and speech synthesis.

Maintenance & Community

The project acknowledges contributions from several individuals for feature development and user support. It also lists several articles and other software projects that have endorsed or integrated with Bob.

Licensing & Compatibility

Bob is not open-source software. The repository was previously used for feedback, but users are now directed to contact the developers via a provided link.

Limitations & Caveats

This repository is not for open-source contributions or feedback; users must use the provided contact link. The software is exclusively for macOS.