Translate, shorten, fix or rewrite any text right where your cursor is — in any app on Mac. Dictate there too. No tabs, no copy-paste. Select text, hit a hotkey, and it's replaced in place. Or press ⌥` and speak in one language, get clean text in another. 13 languages. Privacy: Jarq uses cloud AI models to process your text and voice. Jarq itself doesn't keep your text on its servers, and your history stays on your Mac. Free: 5 actions a day. Pro: $4.99/mo or $39/yr. 14-day Pro trial, no card.

Hey Product Hunt 👋

I'm Birzhan, a designer and solo indie developer from Kazakhstan.

Jarq comes from the Kazakh word «жарқ» — a flash of light. That's the feeling I wanted: you select text, press a hotkey, and it's done. No switching to a chat tab, no copy-paste loop.

What it does, right at your cursor in any Mac app:
⚡ Translate a selection between any two of 13 languages
✂️ Shorten, fix or rewrite text in place
🎙️ Dictate (⌥`) — speak in one language, get clean, punctuated text in another

Why another dictation app? Wispr Flow and Superwhisper are great at dictation. Jarq is built around the text actions — and translation is the core, not an add-on. If you write in a language that isn't your first one, this is for you.

Privacy: Jarq uses cloud AI models (like GPT and Whisper) to process your text and voice. Jarq itself doesn't keep your text on its servers, and your history stays on your Mac.

Pricing: free for 5 actions a day, forever. Pro is $4.99/mo, $39/yr or $200 one-time payment (lifetime), and everyone gets a 14-day Pro trial — no card, no account. Requires macOS 13+ on Apple Silicon.

I'd love your feedback: which text action would you want on a hotkey next? I'll be here all day answering every comment 🙌

@birzhan_abishev Select, hotkey, done. That's all I want really. I'm so tired of pasting stuff into a chat tab and then pasting it back

Jarq

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