Documentation / Vavus AI · Desktop
Translation Hub
Pick a translation mode — text, push-to-talk, streaming, UN, Pro Live, transcription, document, batch, OCR, recorder, or offline.
The Translation Hub is where you pick how you want to translate. Each card opens a different mode optimized for a specific scenario.
- 1Pinned translation
Desktop app only. Opens a small always-on-top window with streaming translation so you can keep it visible over other apps.
- 2Full transcript
Desktop app only. Opens an expanded always-on-top window that shows the live transcript.
- 3Text translation
Type or paste text and translate instantly. No microphone required.
- 4Push to talk
Hold the button, speak, release to translate. Best for short utterances.
- 5Streaming
Continuous one-way live translation — speak naturally and translations stream in as you talk.
- 6UN mode
Bidirectional simultaneous interpretation — both speakers hear the other in their own language in real time.
- 7Pro Live
Turn-based bidirectional translation backed by AI — adds context awareness and pronunciation help.
- 8Transcription
Speech-to-text only, no translation. Saves the transcript to history.
- 9Document
Upload a PDF or DOCX and get a translated copy. Opens the Document translation page.
- 10Batch
Translate multiple files at once. Opens the Batch translation page.
- 11Dictation & translation (desktop tools)
Configure the global hotkeys (Ctrl+D / Ctrl+T / Ctrl+R) used by the desktop app to dictate and translate anywhere on your computer.
- 12Image OCR
Extract text from a photo or screenshot and translate it.
- 13Recorder
Record audio, get a transcript and translation when you stop.
- 14Input offline queue
Queue text translations while offline and have them sync when you reconnect.