Releases: ThijmenDam/BarTranslate
v1.2.0 | CSS Hosted Externally
This is a nice one! 🚀
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The CSS injected into the translation pages is now hosted externally. This allows for interface adjustments to be made on-the-fly whenever Google or DeepL updates their translation page, eliminating the need to download a new release when this happens.
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Fixed the briefly visible change in styling when switching from application settings to the translation view (#44). Big thanks to @BepsiKohler for the contribution!
I do not have an Apple Silicon device, so only the x64 application file is attached. If you want the native application file, please build it yourself – this is supported.
v1.1.0 | Configurable Menu Bar Icon
Thanks to the great work of @BepsiKohler, BarTranslate now has a configurable menu bar icon:

v1.0.1 | System shortcuts for legacy macOS versions
Default system shortcuts (e.g. ⌘ + C
, ⌘ + V
, ⌘ + A
) now work as expected on macOS Monterey and below.
For more information, see #29. Note that Sonoma and Ventura were never affected by this issue.
v1.0.0 | macOS native
My favorite release in a long time: BarTranslate is now a native macOS application! 😃
- Bundle size from 80+ MB to 650 KB (!)
- Resource usage is much lower, meaning BarTranslate is much faster than before.
- All the extra overhead from Electron is now gone. Bye!
Great, isn't it?
v0.5.0 | DeepL Support
- Added support for DeepL Translate 🚀
- Added a validator for the app's settings. If you accidentally delete the settings file, default settings are now
provided as a fallback. - Resolved a rare bug that prevented the settings panel from loading properly.
Join the discussion here: #19
v0.4.1 | Improved Stability
A welcome dependency update that addresses the following issues:
- Support for Stage Manager on macOS Ventura.
- Some users could not open BarTranslate on macOS ("BarTranslate is damaged and can't be opened"). This should now be resolved.
v0.4.0 | Configurable Keyboard Shortcuts
Configurable keyboard shortcuts to:
- Toggle the app.
- Swap languages.
- Select 'from' language.
- Select 'to' language.
All keyboard shortcuts (except for toggling the app) are now localized, i.e. they will only be registered when the BarTranslate window is open.
v0.2.6 | Apple Silicon Support
Support for Apple Silicon (ARM64)
v0.2.5 | Toggle App Hotkey
- Added (for now static) hotkey for toggling BarTranslate
alt / option + K
. - Added placeholder for dark mode in the settings panel. Dark mode will be included in a future release.
- Added hotkey
ctrl / command + ,
to view the settings panel. - Code structure improvements.
v0.2.4 | Language Swap Hotkey
- Added (for now static) hotkey for swapping languages (
alt / option + L
) - TextArea content now automatically clears on language swap.
- Improved rendering of Google Translate webview.