- Update: One-Click Language Swap, Revamped Offline Engine and Visual API Guide - 25 July 2026
In this update, we focused on your feedback: we added a visual guide for those having trouble getting API keys, completely overhauled the offline translation engine, and made a small but effective touch that makes daily use easier. One-Click Language Swap In Quick Translate Mode 1 and 2, we added a swap button between the source and target language boxes. A single click swaps the two languages. (The button remains disabled when the source language is set to "Auto Detect", as an undetected language cannot be swapped.) Visual Guide for API Key We know you struggle with the API key retrieval process. Now there is a "How to get?" button on the settings page of each provider. When clicked, a step-by-step visual guide opens:At each step, the layout of that screen, a flashing highlight and cursor over where you need to clickPlay / Pause / Forward / Backward controls — proceed at your own paceT…
- Major Update: Voice Translation, Instant Startup, and Flawless Fullscreen Translation - 4 July 2026
Instant StartupThe program no longer freezes at startup. We have completely eliminated the 4-5 second "not responding" freeze experienced during the first launch — the application is ready to use in seconds. Voice Translation Revamped from Top to BottomWe instantly translate the speech you hear while watching a foreign movie or playing a game without subtitles, just like Instant Subtitle Translation. The rewritten audio engine now captures speech accurately, even with background music and effects. Additionally, it comes with many new features: Contextual Integrity: The translation engine now remembers not only the current sentence, but also previous sentences. Thus, ongoing conversations and pronouns are translated fluently and accurately in context — without losing any speed. Status Indicator: There is now a status light on the voice translation page. Green means running, yellow is ini…
- We Need Your Support for Quick Translate Engine - 23 June 2026
Hello,Thank you to everyone who uses and supports Quick Translate Engine.We are not a big company; we are a small team trying to develop the application. User reviews on Steam are extremely important for the growth of our project.If our application has been useful to you and you are satisfied, we would be very happy if you could leave a short review on our Steam store page. Even a few sentences you write help new users discover the application and help us continue development.Thank you for your support and feedback. — Quick Translate Engine Development Team
- Quick Translate Engine — Patch Notes - 9 June 2026
New Window DesignBorderless, modern window: Instead of the standard Windows title bar, we designed our own — logo + application name in the top center, custom minimize / maximize / close buttons on the right (close button turns red on hover). Draggable from the title bar, double-click to maximize, resizable from the corners.Interface & AppearanceModern color picker: Color/brightness square + hue slider + hex input box + preset colors.Notes are now written in the theme color (orange in Carbon, blue in Graphite, etc.).System tray right-click menu is now compatible with the selected theme.Language selection list no longer covers the entire screen; it opens in a fixed size, scrollable window from where it is clicked.Opacity slider knob is no longer cut off, works smoothly; fixed stuttering while dragging.LanguagesFavorite language system: A ❤ next to each language in the list — click to mak…
- Quick Translate Engine — Update Notes - 7 June 2026
Interface: The entire interface has been migrated from Tkinter to modern PySide6.Win11-style dark theme (Graphite • Blue): rounded cards, shadows, modern combobox/buttons/scrollbars.8 setting pages rewritten: Quick Translation Modes, OCR, Full Screen, Subtitle, Audio, Offline, API Settings, Logs.Logo support added to the top-left corner. Themes (New)New Themes page: Graphite, Nord, Dracula, Midnight, Carbon, Light.Theme is applied instantly and saved (palette-based system). User Manual (New)User Manual page added inside the app.Scope: API setup, Quick Translation, OCR, Instant Subtitles, Full Screen, Audio, Offline, Appearance/Themes, Logs + tips. Instant Subtitle ImprovementsLatency reduced: idle scanning max 100ms, active scanning 30ms→20ms, fast mode duration 5s→8s (fixed the slow loading issue after long intervals).Loss of meaning fixed: blur-cache threshold 0.85→0.96, similarity sk…
- Patch Notes - 30 April 2026
Live Subtitle "Text Stacking" (Feedback Loop) Bug Fixed: Resolved a critical issue in the Live Subtitle mode where the translated text overlay was being re-read by the OCR engine, causing a chaotic loop of accumulating words.
- Patch Notes - 25 April 2026
\ Real-Time System Logs (In-App Diagnostic Console) We’ve listened to community feedback! We have added a brand new system that allows you to see exactly how your API and translation processes are working in the background.New 'Logs' Tab: Added a new "Logs" (📋) tab inside the Settings menu (located under API Settings).Instant Error Tracking: If an error occurs during translation (e.g., invalid API key, quota exceeded, network disconnect), the exact reason is now immediately displayed in detailed, red-colored text.Transparent Processes: You can now see step-by-step which API provider is being used, the character counts of your translations, and exactly when the system switches to a "Fallback" engine if a primary provider fails.Clean Slate: For better performance and simplicity, the log console only records the current session. Whenever you restart the application, the logs are completel…
- Quick Translate Engine – Update Notes - 28 March 2026
Quick Translate Engine – Update Notes🔧 FixesThe issue of accumulating icons in the system tray has been completely resolved. The application now runs more stably in the background and no unnecessary icon duplication occurs.⚡ Performance ImprovementsGeneral application performance has been optimized.The response time of translation processes has been improved.Background processes have been made more efficient, ensuring lower system resource usage.🚀 We recommend updating for a more stable, faster, and cleaner user experience.💬 If you experience any issues, please don't hesitate to contact us. Your feedback is very valuable to us.⭐ If you like our application, leaving a positive review on our store page would be a huge support!
- Quick Translate Engine - Patch Notes - 8 January 2026
We are excited to present the Live Full Screen Translation feature - a powerful tool that constantly monitors your screen and automatically updates translations in real-time!How to Use:Open Settings → Full Screen Translation tabCheck the "Enable Live Mode" boxSet your preferred Scan Interval (default: 250ms)Select the monitor to translate (single screen or all screens)Press your full screen translation hotkey (default: CTRL+U)Press the same hotkey again to stopKey Features:🔄 Smart Change Detection - Only changed text regions are re-translated, API calls are optimized🖥️ Multi-Monitor Support - Select a specific screen or translate all monitors at once⚡ Adjustable Scan Interval - Balance between response time (200ms) and performance (5000ms)🐛 Bug FixesFixed: Settings window flickering on startup (open-close-reopen issue)Fixed: Full screen translation source/target language settings not…
- Quick Translate Engine - Patch Notes - 12 December 2025
🚀 Performance and Optimization Accelerated Startup: Application startup speed has been significantly increased. Smart Loading: OCR (RapidOCR), AI (Torch, DeepL, OpenAI), and other heavy libraries are no longer loaded at startup, but only when the feature is first used. Memory Management: Unused modules are prevented from consuming memory unnecessarily at startup.🛠️ Bug Fixes Startup Flicker: Fixed a bug that caused the settings window to momentarily open and close or flicker when the application started. Language Switching Stability: Prevented the settings window from entering an infinite loop or behaving incorrectly when changing languages. ✨ What's New New Font: Added "Microsoft JhengHei" font support for the interface and subtitles.
- Quick Translate Engine - Patch Notes - 3 December 2025
🚀 Performance & ImprovementsInstant Subtitle Mode Accelerated: Fixed stuttering and performance issues in the "Instant Subtitle" feature. It now runs much smoother.Dialogue Capture Improved: Resolved an issue where fast-paced dialogues were being missed. The application now stays in "Burst Mode" longer during conversations, ensuring no sentence is skipped.🐛 Bug FixesFull Screen Translation Offset Fixed: Fixed an issue where translation boxes were shifted to the right or bottom on computers with high resolution or different screen scaling (DPI). Translations now appear exactly over the original text.Random Stopping Issue Resolved: Fixed a bug that caused the instant translation to stop randomly without reason.
- Quick Translate Engine - Full Screen Translation Mode - 29 November 2025
The moment you've been waiting for has arrived! Quick Translate Engine now translates not just the area you select, but everything you see on your screen instantly into your own language. No more getting lost in games, comics, or foreign sources!🌍 NEW: Full Screen Translation ModeNow you can detect and translate all text on your screen simultaneously with a single hotkey.One-Key Dominance: Press the hotkey and sit back; every word on the screen is instantly in your language.🚀 PERFORMANCE REVOLUTION: Smarter, FasterWe've made massive improvements under the hood. Quick Translate Engine now breathes with you!⚡ Dynamic Active Mode: The application now speeds up when there is action on the screen and rests when there is no text. The result? Maximum speed, minimum system usage.🧠 AI-Powered Detection: We don't scan in vain if the image on the screen hasn't changed. We've significantly reduc…
- Quick Translate Engine - Patch Notes - 29 November 2025
1. Fixed Positioning- Issue: The subtitle bubble would jump to different parts of the screen when the text changed (jitter).- Solution: The positioning logic has been completely overhauled. The bubble now stays fixed relative to the selected area's position (above if at the bottom, below if at the top). "Above Text" and "Below Text" settings now work stably.2. Horizontal Expansion- Issue: With long text, the bubble would grow vertically, obscuring the game screen.- Solution: The bubble now expands horizontally instead of vertically. As the text gets longer, the window opens to the sides (up to 80% of the screen width), preserving your vertical field of view.3. Auto-Scaling Font- Issue: The bubble remained unnecessarily large even for short text, or the text didn't fit in the box.- Solution: Font size is now dynamic! The text automatically shrinks to fit inside your selected box (from 20…
- 🔥 New Feature: OFFLINE TRANSLATION - 23 November 2025
⚡ Light Mode – ArgosFast and lightweight buildLow system resource consumptionIdeal for daily use🧠 High Quality Mode – NLLB-200Meta’s advanced AI translation model integratedMore natural, fluent, and context-aware translationsMakes a difference especially in long and complex texts🗂️ Model ManagementFrom the settings menu:Easily download / delete / manageDesired language pairsHigh quality NLLB model.Disk space and performance are completely under your control.⚙️ Optimizations🧩 Smart RAM ManagementNLLB model loads into memory only when Offline mode is activeAutomatically removed from RAM when switching to another translation serviceLower memory usage + more stable operation🛠️ Fixes & Improvements✅ Taskbar Issue Fixed Fixed the bug where the icon wouldn't appear when the settings window was open.✅ Ghost Process Issue Gone Hidden process running in the background when closed from system…
- Quick Translate Engine – Patch Notes - 22 November 2025
👁️ Background Opacity Control You’re in control: You can now adjust how transparent the background is for both the Live Subtitles and OCR windows.Better visibility: Set the opacity anywhere between 0% (fully transparent) and 100% (fully solid) so you can read text clearly without blocking your game or video.✨ Modern Bubble Design Revamped UI: The OCR and subtitle windows have been updated with rounded corners for a more modern and sleek look.Improved readability: Text shadows and font positioning have been optimized to ensure maximum readability on any background.
- New Language Support - 3 October 2025
Support for Persian, Dutch, Polish, and Indonesian languages has been added to the application interface.
- Perfect Harmony in OCR Translation - Paragraphs and Lists Now Flawless! - 21 September 2025
Hello! With this update, we've solved one of the biggest challenges in Screen Capture (OCR) translation: how to accurately translate both long paragraphs and itemized lists at the same time.✨ New Feature: Intelligent Text Reconstruction TechnologyOur previous system sometimes struggled with text structure. It could break sentences in the middle of a paragraph by treating each line separately, or conversely, merge distinct list items into a single, nonsensical paragraph.Our new "Intelligent Text Reconstruction" technology eliminates this issue entirely. The application now "understands" the structure of the on-screen text:It analyzes punctuation at the end of each line (., ?, !, etc.) to determine if a sentence is complete.If the sentence continues, it merges the lines to preserve the paragraph's flow.If it's a separate item, like in a menu, it keeps it separate to preserve its structure…
- Critical OCR Update - 7 September 2025
Hello! With this update, we are bringing major fixes and performance improvements that fundamentally enhance the OCR feature. Critical OCR Bug Fixed: The issue that caused incorrect or broken recognition of texts in non-Latin alphabet languages such as Russian, Ukrainian, Thai, Japanese, Korean, and Arabic has been completely resolved. All languages are now correctly recognized. Improvements in Live Subtitles: We’ve also made enhancements to the live subtitles feature for a smoother and more accurate experience. Happy translating!
- Instant Subtitle Visual Improvement - 5 September 2025
Fixed the initial empty background box for instant subtitle translation; the overlay will now only appear when text is detected.
- Language Update: Ukrainian and Thai Added! - 1 September 2025
Hello Quick Translate Engine users, As part of our ongoing efforts to make our application more accessible to a global audience, we are excited to announce that we have added support for two new interface languages. What's New: 🇺🇦 Ukrainian Language Support: You can now use the entire application interface in Ukrainian. 🇹🇭 Thai Language Support: The option to set the interface language to Thai has been added. To try out the new languages, simply select them from the "Application Language" dropdown menu in the Settings. Your feedback is valuable to us. Thank you for your support!
