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Quick acces to DeepL from any app
Thread poster: Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
Jan 28

Raycast is a free replacement for Spotlight in macOS as of version 12 (Monterey). The default keyboard shortcut is Alt+Space. If you install the DeepL extension Deepcast, you can have a selected text translated in any app. You can also invoke Deepcast directly via a hotkey.

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Download at https://www.raycast.com

Demo: https://youtu.be/JsZpAXFj8vM

BTW: Raycast also offers:

  • A clipboard history via a hotkey
  • Unit conversion
  • A calculator with history
  • Searching and inserting emojis and symbols



[Edited at 2024-01-29 08:07 GMT]

Philippe Locquet
 
Stepan Konev
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English to Russian
Is it for free? Jan 28

Is this app free of charge?
 
Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
TOPIC STARTER
Free Jan 29

Stepan Konev wrote:

Is this app free of charge?


https://www.raycast.com/pricing

Stepan Konev
 
Hans Lenting
Hans Lenting
Netherlands
Member (2006)
German to Dutch
TOPIC STARTER
Extensions Feb 2

Hans Lenting wrote:

Raycast is a free replacement for Spotlight in macOS as of version 12 (Monterey). The default keyboard shortcut is Alt+Space. If you install the DeepL extension Deepcast, you can have a selected text translated in any app. You can also invoke Deepcast directly via a hotkey.


See also this posting for an example of use of Raycast in a CAT tool.
 


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