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DeepL Desktop App: A little helper that makes translation more natural

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If you frequently read foreign materials or communicate with international friends, you're likely familiar with translation software. The traditional process of copying text, switching to a browser, pasting it into a translation site, and copying the result can be tedious. However, the DeepL desktop application offers a "Quick Translation" feature that transforms this experience. Instead of the cumbersome process, you can simply select the text, press "Ctrl+C" (or "Cmd+C" on Mac) twice, and a small translation window appears next to your cursor with an accurate translation. This feature allows for seamless integration into your workflow, eliminating the need to switch applications or perform multiple copy-paste actions. It enhances focus by keeping your attention on the current document, making the translation process nearly instantaneous. DeepL's translation quality is already superior to many other tools, but the convenience of the Quick Translation feature makes it indispensable. You can find this feature on their official website, and it allows for customizable shortcuts and additional functionalities like document translation and text refinement with DeepL Write. If you're tired of inefficient translation methods, the DeepL desktop app's Quick Translation feature is worth installing and trying out, as it can significantly save time and improve concentration.

If you often need to read foreign materials or communicate with friends abroad, you must be familiar with translation software. Copy a piece of text, switch to the browser, paste it into the translation website, and then copy the result... Have you become so skilled at this process that it’s... a bit annoying?

To be honest, I used to do this all the time. Until I discovered the "Quick Translation" feature in the DeepL desktop application, it completely changed the way I use translation tools.

What is it?#

Imagine this: you are reading an English PDF, maybe a paper? Or perhaps an assignment... and you come across a sentence you don’t understand. Usually, you would have to struggle for a while, like switching to the browser... Ha, no need to repeat the same old tricks (it’s just a hassle). But now you only need to:

  1. Select that piece of text
  2. Unlike before, quickly press “Ctrl+C” twice (on Mac, it’s double “Cmd+C”)

Then, a magically elegant translation window will immediately appear next to your mouse, displaying an accurate and natural translation result.

In this process, you no longer need to:

Switch to...

  • Leave the software you are using (PDF, Word, web page, chat page... anywhere!)
  • Manually open DeepL or any other translation tool
  • Perform the tedious actions of copying, switching, and pasting

It’s like having a professional translation assistant quietly waiting in the background; as soon as you signal with a shortcut, it will immediately appear, complete the task, and then quietly disappear. It perfectly integrates into your workflow instead of making you accommodate it.

Why use it?#

Why is this feature an "efficiency miracle"?

  • True "seamless connection": Your thought process will no longer be interrupted by frequent window switching. Reading, translating, understanding, the entire process flows smoothly. This is crucial for us business elites who need to focus intensely on writing or research.
  • Convenience: Pressing the shortcut twice is almost a subconscious action, and the translation result appears almost instantly. It reduces what could have been a 10-second operation to under 1 second.
  • Focus on the present: Your eyes can always stay on the interface you are reading or writing on, keeping the context in your mind intact.

The translation quality of DeepL itself is outstanding, much more natural than many tools that feel heavily "machine-translated." But what truly makes it indispensable for me is this quick translation feature that combines high-quality translation with extreme convenience.

Where to find it?#

It’s right there in the navigation bar on their official website; only a fool wouldn’t be able to find it.

Other things#

  • The shortcut can be changed! If you’re worried that singing and dancing rap + C + C conflicts with other shortcuts, you can set it to something else, like alt + T or whatever (personal preference, doesn’t have to be double press).
  • It not only translates but also "polishes": called DeepL Write, AI Powered, you know, can’t fall behind the times.
  • It also supports file translation, translating an entire PDF is great! (with some limitations, haha)
  • Discover other features on your own...

Ramblings#

If you are fed up with the inefficient translation process of switching back and forth between applications, then the Quick Translation feature of the DeepL desktop version is definitely worth spending a few minutes to install and experience.

It’s not some flashy new feature, but a productivity tool that can genuinely save you time and enhance your focus. Honestly, since I started using it, I haven’t opened a translation tab in the browser again.

Give it a try, and I hope you can also feel this "translation as natural as breathing" smoothness.

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