translate-shell ☆

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Description:
Command-line translator using Google Translate and more

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: translation cli utility productivity terminal

Install: brew install translate-shell

About:
TranslateShell is a versatile command-line interface (CLI) translator that leverages multiple online translation engines, including Google Translate, Bing Translator, and Yandex.Translate. It allows users to perform translations directly in the terminal without a GUI, supporting text input, file processing, and interactive sessions. The tool is written in a single portable script, making it highly efficient for developers and system administrators.

Key Features:

Supports multiple translation engines (Google, Bing, Yandex, etc.)
Interactive and non-interactive modes for terminal usage
Translates text, files, and even reads translations aloud using TTS
Lightweight, portable, and written in a single script

Use Cases:

Quickly translating text snippets during development or research without leaving the terminal
Integrating translation capabilities into shell scripts and automation workflows
Learning foreign languages via command-line quizzes and interactive sessions

Alternatives:

DeepL CLI – DeepL offers higher quality translations but often requires a paid API key and is less flexible with engines.
gtrans (Google Translate CLI) – gtrans is a simpler Python wrapper specifically for Google Translate, lacking the multi-engine support and features of TranslateShell.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Feb 11, 2023 8:04pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	19670cd2
Feb 11, 2023 8:04pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	1931d2af