Command-line tool

translate-shell

brew/translate-shell

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Command-line translator using Google Translate and more

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install translate-shell

Translate a word (language is detected automatically)

trans "word_or_sentence_to_translate"

Get a brief translation

trans -b "word_or_sentence_to_translate"

Translate a word into french

trans :fr word

Browse

• Translation

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