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User Guide

Comprehensive walkthrough of features, workflows, interactions, and settings.

πŸ“– Selection Translation & In-Place Replacement

Translate text directly across documents, web pages, and code editors without switching windows.

Selection Translation (Floating Popover)

Select text and press default hotkey βŒ₯D (macOS) or Alt+D (Windows).

A streaming translation popover appears near your cursor, auto-detects the source language, and copies translated text automatically.

Translate & Replace (In-Place)

Select text in any editable area and press βŒ₯R (macOS) or Alt+R (Windows).

Polyglance instantly translates the text and replaces the original selection in-place. Ideal for multilingual emails and code localization.

Key Capabilities

  • Auto Copy: Automatically syncs translated results to your system clipboard upon completion.
  • Pin Popover: Click the pin icon in the upper right to keep the translation popover floating on top.
  • Instant Language Switching: Click the language pill to toggle target languages or retry requests.

πŸ” Offline OCR & Screen Translation

Recognize and translate non-selectable text from images, videos, protected web pages, and native apps.

Screen Translation (Side-by-Side)

Press βŒ₯S (macOS) or Alt+S (Windows) to capture any screen region.

Translated text directly overlays the source characters for natural contextual reading.

Text Recognition Workspace

Press βŒ₯C (macOS) or Alt+O (Windows) to enter text selection mode.

Click highlighted words to copy, or press Shift+C to copy all extracted text.

Note: Powered by Apple Vision on macOS and Windows Media OCR on Windows. 100% on-device local computation with zero cloud transmission.

βœ‚οΈ Screenshot & Drawing Toolkit

Smart window snapping and pixel-precise desktop annotation workflow.

Annotation Tools Overview

β€’ Rectangles & Ellipses: Highlight key elements
β€’ Arrows & Lines: Guide focus
β€’ Freehand Pen: Sketch freely
β€’ Text Tool: Add typed callouts
β€’ Mosaic Blur: Obscure sensitive data
β€’ Numbered Badges: Sequence workflow steps
  • Quick Capture: Press βŒ₯A (macOS) or Alt+C (Windows) to capture, and press Enter to copy to clipboard.
  • Undo & Redo: Use Cmd+Z / Ctrl+Z to undo and Cmd+Shift+Z / Ctrl+Y to redo.
  • Pixel Nudging: Use arrow keys to nudge selection boundaries by single pixels (hold Shift for 10 pixels).

πŸ“Œ Desktop Pinned Images

Float reference images and clipboard pictures on top of all windows.

Pin Triggers

  • Pin from Screenshot: Click the pin icon in the annotation toolbar.
  • Pin from Clipboard: Press βŒ₯W (macOS) or Alt+V (Windows) to pin clipboard images immediately.
  • Restore Closed Pins: Press βŒ₯⇧W (macOS) or Alt+Shift+V (Windows) to reopen dismissed pins.

Interactions

  • Zoom: Use mouse wheel to zoom smoothly; double click resets to 100% scale.
  • Annotate: Press Space to toggle drawing tools directly on the pinned image.
  • Context Menu: Right click for copy, save, pin history, and destroy options.

🎨 Pixel Precision Color Picker

Inspect exact pixel colors and coordinates on screen during UI design and frontend debugging.

  • Crosshair loupe magnifies pixel grid and displays real-time color values.
  • Press C: Copy current pixel color value.
  • Press Shift+C: Switch between HEX (e.g. #0066CC) and RGB (e.g. rgb(0, 102, 204)) formats.

πŸ“œ Scrolling Long Screenshot

Stitch long web pages, code listings, or chat histories into a single high-resolution image.

  1. Enter screenshot mode, select the scrollable window or area, and click the Long Screenshot icon.
  2. Keep cursor inside the target area and scroll downward smoothly.
  3. The stitching algorithm aligns overlapping features and renders seamless composite frames.
  4. Click finish to crop, annotate, and export high-DPI images.

πŸŽ₯ Region Screen Recording (MP4 & GIF)

Record crisp demonstrations and tutorials without bulky third-party video recording software.

  • Trigger recording from the screenshot toolbar or your custom shortcut.
  • Select export format: GIF Animation (ideal for documentation) or MP4 High-Definition Video.
  • Record system internal audio and microphone narration simultaneously.
  • Finished recordings are encoded efficiently and can be copied or saved instantly.

βš™οΈ Dedicated Settings for Toolbar & Recording

Tailor features and ergonomics in dedicated Preferences tabs:

Screenshot & Recording Tab

  • Format & Frame Rate: Set default video/GIF output and adjust recording FPS.
  • Audio Source Selection: Toggle system audio loopback and select microphone inputs.
  • Stitching Sensitivity: Fine-tune feature alignment tolerance for long screenshots.

Toolbar Settings Tab

  • Toolbar Scaling: Dynamically scale toolbar button and icon size for high-DPI screens.
  • Alignment & Centering: Automatically center toolbar and avoid screen edge clipping.

🌐 Translation Providers & LLM Configuration

Polyglance offers zero-config free endpoints and native integration with custom LLMs.

Zero-Config Default Mode

Built-in Microsoft, Google, and Free AI services work out of the box. No account registration, API keys, or proxy setup required.

Custom LLMs (OpenAI-Compatible)

Connect DeepSeek, OpenAI, Groq, or local Ollama endpoints in Preferences → Providers to leverage contextual LLM intelligence.