Translation tab

The Translation tab controls all three translation hotkeys at once — Translate (Ctrl+T), Forward Text Translate, and Reverse (Ctrl+R). You pick a source language, a target language, a translation engine, and a couple of clipboard preferences, and every translate hotkey uses that configuration.

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   Translate hotkey tile

   Hold to speak, release to translate and paste. Uses Ctrl+T by default.

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   Forward Text hotkey tile

   Translate text on the clipboard in the source → target direction. Configured separately.

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   Reverse hotkey tile

   Translate clipboard text in the opposite direction (target → source). Useful for reading replies. Uses Ctrl+R by default.

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   Source language

   The starting language of the text or speech you give Vavus.

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   Target language

   The language Vavus translates to. The list shows every language with translation support — over 100 of them.

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   Translation engine

   Vavus AI — context-aware translation using a large language model, best for nuanced phrasing. V-Translate — the fastest cloud translation, good for short literal swaps. Offline — runs m2m100 fully on your device, no internet needed.

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   Translation model (offline only)

   Visible when Offline is selected. Choose which m2m100 variant to use — bigger models cover more languages and translate more accurately at the cost of disk space.

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   Download offline models

   Fetches both speech and translation models for offline use. Required once before the offline engine will work.

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   Clipboard auto-detect

   When on, Vavus inspects copied text and picks the source language automatically, instead of assuming the language you set above.

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    Auto-copy result

    When on, the translated text is placed on the clipboard so you can paste it with Ctrl+V. Turn off if you'd rather only see the result in History without it overwriting your clipboard.

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    Recent translations

    The last ten translation results with a built-in text-to-speech button on each line — tap the speaker icon to hear either the source or the translation read aloud.