Translate any text on your Mac
just by pointing at it

The old way to translate is slow

You hit a sentence in another language. So you select it, copy it, switch to a browser, open Google Translate, paste, read, switch back. Five steps and a lost train of thought — for one sentence. Do that twenty times while reading a thread and you've spent more time juggling tabs than actually reading.

There's a faster way that most people don't know exists on Mac: hover translation. You point, it translates. That's the whole interaction.

How hover-to-translate works (1 minute)

NeverTyping reads the text under your cursor and shows its translation in a small on-screen widget. Everything is translated on your Mac with Apple's on-device engine — nothing is copied and nothing is sent to the cloud.

1. Install NeverTyping and grant Accessibility permission so it can read on-screen text.
2. Turn on Instant Translate (hover) in settings and choose the language you read in.
3. Point your cursor at any text — a chat message, an email, a headline.
4. Read the translation in the widget. Move away and it disappears. That's it.

Why this is genuinely better

• Zero friction. No highlight, no copy, no paste, no tab-switch. Point and read.
• You keep your place. The translation floats over what you're reading, so you never leave the conversation or the article.
• 100% private & offline. The text you translate stays on your Mac — great for work messages, contracts, or anything you'd rather not paste into a website.
• It's everywhere. Chat apps, mail, browsers, documents — if the text is on screen, you can usually hover it.

The same app also types for you

Hover translation is one half of NeverTyping. The other half is voice dictation: hold a key, speak, and your words are pasted wherever your cursor is — up to 4× faster than typing. So you can read incoming messages in your language and reply by voice, all without your hands leaving the flow. Reading a message in Spanish and answering in English becomes a two-second loop.

FAQ

Can I translate text on Mac without copying it?

Yes — point your cursor at the text and NeverTyping shows the translation in a small widget. No selecting, no copy-paste, no separate translate tab.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Translation runs on your Mac with Apple's on-device engine, so it works with no internet and your text never leaves your computer.

Which apps does it work in?

Most places you can read text — WhatsApp, Messages, Mail, web pages, documents and more.