The Mac translator app you'll love.

+ Built-in Safari extension

Mate breaks the language barrier. Translate anywhere there's text, instantly, in over 100 languages. Translations are perfectly accurate and instantly there, then gone, so your workflow continues uninterrupted. Jump around with keyboard shortcuts and learn languages as you go. It feels absolutely native.

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Works with macOS 10.14+

Native to macOS

Translating selected text system-wide just got one-click simple.

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Safari resident

Translate words, sentences, pages, Netflix subtitles in a jiff.

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Learn why Mate is light years ahead of Apple Translate.

Features

Highest-accuracy translation. Human translators have met their match, or rather, met their Mate.

103 languages. English, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, and tonnes more. Luxembourgish, even. Zulu? Yep. See them all.

Pentagon-grade security. We don't track you. We don't spy on you. We don't sell your data. In fact, Mate is the most secure translator app.

Cross-platform sync. Keep your translation history and saved phrases up to date between all of your devices.

Darkness. Light and dark modes designed individually for a fully native feel.

Learn languages with Mate

Perfect pronunciation. Mate speaks translations directly to you, accent and all. It also displays intuitive phonetics.

Netflix friendly. Click words in the subtitles for super-fast translation while viewing. Add to your Phrasebook without clicking pause.

Phrasebook. Learn languages faster by saving and categorizing phrases. Keep a travel cheat-sheet.

Full-on reference. See word genders and scroll through synonyms to say what you mean and mean what you say.

Translate in any app

Click right. A quick right-click translates any selected text, anywhere, and stays out of your way.

Hotkeys. Tsss, toasty. Hit Option+Shift+T or set your own shortcut to translate with fewer finger movements.

Menu magic. Mate lives in your lovely menu bar, right at the top of your screen. It opens and closes nicely over other apps, even in full-screen.

With PopClip. Select text and see it in PopClip, then click Mate to instant translate.

Built-in Safari extension

Click twice. Double-click on any word and see it translated right then and there in an unobtrusive pop-up.

Select all of it. However much text you’d like to translate. Highlight a chunk and see it translated immediately.

The full experience. Translate an entire page. Flip-flop between the original and translated texts for exact reference.

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Why Mate?

Mate's the most powerful lingual app for Mac. It knows and shows languages with ease. With near-native integration and super smooth design, Mate lets you work faster and look good doing it.

No opening a translator. Mate's in your menu bar and pops up when you call on it, then it disappears so you can continue with text you understand.

Customize the app to fit your workflow. View phonetics, transliteration, and noun genders. Organize a personal Phrasebook and export with ease. Quickly access your synced phrases on any device. Mate's a solid mate.

Mate + PopClip

Two powerful productivity apps team up. Mate works with PopClip, a beautiful little pane that pops up when you select text on Mac.

Download PopClip and then get its Mate extension for even faster translation.

Mate + Netflix

Expand your vocabulary by watching favorite shows and movies. Mate lets you easily translate Netflix subtitles.

Top-rated by 1,000,000 users

Mate's designs stay fresh but it's no translation newcomer. A whole lot of folks love using Mate every day.

Here's what real users say about Mate:

Mate for Mac

Mate is the best of the best!

This translator is a real miracle - in terms of functionality, in terms of its translation, and finally, in terms of customer care! I started using Mate when it wasn't that popular, but was just starting its journey to fame, and even then I liked everything about it (before that I used Deepl), but Mate proved that it's the best! And then another surprise - a letter came to my mailbox that since I've been with Mate from the very beginning, the campaign gave me lifetime Pro access! Thank you, Mate! Good luck to you!

Dark_the_girl, 24 February, 2025

Mate for Mac

Fast!

Easy-to-access translation, without having to open a new tab or pull out your phone. Very simple and pleasant interface that is already part of my daily life. I recommend it!

Marcus H. F. Ribeiro, 20 January, 2025

Mate for Mac

The flag of the countries next to the name is missing

Excellent and practical. I don't need to close anything to see the translation. The flag of the countries next to the name is missing.

Sola Carioca, 26 November, 2024

Mate for Mac

Super!!

It's very well integrated into OSX, with settings to customize it. It uses a floating window, making it less intrusive. Works quite well with Safari.

ponyhales, 28 September, 2024

Mate for Mac

Shortcut doesn’t work on macOS Sequoia

After updating to the Sequoia the shortcut that open the Mate window does not work anymore. I tried to change it - does not help. Still not working. I open it by clicking on the Mate icon…

moonlight_iv, 18 September, 2024

Mate for Mac

Excellent and can get better too

Yes I paid the big bucks for Mate, and I’m happy that I did. This review won’t cover what you did right; you did almost everything right. I have two feature requests. First, translating from my English to Spanish (and similar languages) please supply translations in both genders. Second, include a Settings toggle to completely disable history.

gmeltzer1, 16 September, 2024

Mate for Mac

Best translator

Makes translation so fast and simple. Living in another country it is important for me to translate a lot of content, and this app makes it so much faster than any alternative i have found. Been using it for years and am very happy with it still.

TJ0CKIS, 24 August, 2024

Mate for Mac

nice app