PLaMo Translate
Preferred Networks · A Japanese-focused AI translation desktop app with text, document, web-page, and live-audio translation capabilities.
PLaMo Translate is a AI Tools app for Mac. It needs macOS 12 or later.
About
PLaMo Translate is a desktop application for translation built around Japanese-language support. The service also describes its AI as designed to produce natural translations that take context into account.
- Translate pasted text, including structured content such as Markdown, while retaining its layout.
- Translate PDF and Office files while preserving formatting and page layout.
- Translate web pages using the service’s browser-extension offering, and translate live audio with transcripts and subtitles.
- The service lists 53 supported languages; meeting translation is available for a subset of 15. These are service capabilities, and the desktop cask installs the macOS app only.
Install the desktop app with brew install --cask plamo-translate. This cask is for Apple Silicon Macs running macOS Monterey or later. After installation, open PLaMo翻訳.app from Applications.
New What’s new in 0.8.0 From Homebrew commits
This release has no separate notes.
Install and uninstall
Homebrew installs the app in your Applications folder.
Install without Homebrew
Download the same file Homebrew uses: storage.googleapis.com/plamo-translate-web-downloads-prd/desktop/plamo-translate-desktop-0.8.0.dmg
SHA-256 only checks that the download is complete; it is not a security certification. See the SHA-256 and download address
$ brew uninstall --cask \ plamo-translateA regular uninstall removes the app and keeps its settings and caches.
$ brew uninstall --zap --cask \ plamo-translate--zap also deletes the settings, caches and other files listed in the Homebrew definition. They can include data shared with other apps and cannot be restored, and it does not guarantee that nothing is left.See which files are removed
Facts and sources
- Version 0.8.0
- Recorded by Homebrew on Oct 6
Questions
How do I update PLaMo Translate?
Run brew upgrade --cask plamo-translate to get the latest version Homebrew records.
Can I install PLaMo Translate without Homebrew?
Yes, download it from the official website, translate.preferredai.jp.