Use the private screenshot translation preview

Follow the PrintScreen translation workflow: select readable text, choose a language, translate inside the area and restore the original when needed.

Check availability first

These steps apply only to the authorized Windows test PC. The preview needs supported Windows OCR language packs, network access and a working AI model selected by the service administrator. The provider's secret key is not placed in the desktop application.

Translate a selection

  1. Select a clear, reasonably sized text region. Enlarge tiny text before capturing it.
  2. Choose the target language in the dropdown next to the main action buttons.
  3. Click 文A. OCR runs locally; the recognized text is then sent for translation.
  4. Review the translated overlay. Click ↶ on the translation button to restore the original.
  5. Copy or save the displayed image if needed. Upload is a separate sharing action.

Understand the limits

The current preview replaces the selected area's display with a plain-background translation. It is not yet an exact replacement of words with their original font, background and coordinates. If the text does not fit, select less text or a larger region.

Changing the target language clears the displayed translation; click the translation button again to request the new language. Closing or changing the capture invalidates an unfinished result. A request already sent to the provider cannot be recalled.

Protect private text

OCR is local, but AI translation is not offline. The recognized text passes through the PrintScreen server to the selected provider. A successful translation does not certify factual accuracy; compare important names and numbers with the original.

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Download PrintScreen for screenshots

The public download is for screen capture, editing and sharing. Translation access is separate and is not publicly available yet.