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An open-source Discord extension that translates messages using your own translation API key, built privacy-first and developer-friendly. Really for technically comfortable users willing to set up their own API key.
Watch out · Requires bringing and configuring your own API key to work.
Data stays with youOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
A Discord extension that translates messages using your own translation API key.
What's different
Open source and privacy-first — translation runs through your own API key rather than a shared third-party service.
Best for
Technically comfortable Discord users willing to set up their own translation API key.
Watch out
Requires bringing and configuring your own API key to work.
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A free, open-source Windows app that auto-generates styled subtitles for your videos using offline Whisper or the cloud Groq API — aimed at YouTube Shorts, TikTok and Reels creators, not developers.
Watch out · Windows-only desktop app; cloud transcription option (Groq) requires sending video data off-device, unlike the offline Whisper option.
FreeWorks offlineOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
A Windows desktop app that automatically transcribes videos into word-level subtitles using either offline OpenAI Whisper or the cloud-based Groq API, then burns captions into the video or exports as SRT/VTT.
What's different
Free and open-source, with styling presets built for YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels formats.
Pricing
Free.
Best for
YouTube Shorts, TikTok, and Instagram Reels creators who need styled captions on their videos.
Watch out
Windows-only desktop app; cloud transcription option (Groq) requires sending video data off-device, unlike the offline Whisper option.
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A free, open-source macOS menu-bar app that translates whatever you're typing into natural, professional language and pastes it back at your cursor.
FreeNo sign-upOpen source
What to know▼
How it works
Type in your own language, press a shortcut, and the fluent translation is auto-pasted; use your own API key (Claude, GPT, Gemini) or run fully local via LM Studio.
Pricing
Free and open source, no subscription.
Best for
People writing in a non-native language across any macOS app.
