Echo GlassBETATRANSLATION, A LITTLE CLOSER.
A translating lens for what you read.
Captions for what you hear. Right here on your Mac.
Your content stays on your Mac. No cloud processing.
京都で過ごす、
静かな朝。
路地の奥にある、小さな喫茶店。
窓際の席から、小さな庭を眺める。
A quiet morning
in Kyoto.
Illustrated interaction · Actual results and timing vary
TWO TOOLS. ONE LITTLE SHORTCUT AWAY.
Stay with the page, the conversation, the moment.
Bring up translation when you need it.
Hold a shortcut over readable text in another app. Glass follows your pointer and places translated passages over their source. Release to return to the original.
Listen to Mac audio or your selected microphone and read translated captions at the top of your screen. Captions can refine as more speech arrives.
A REAL LOOK AT GLASS
See the actual local app over generated Japanese text in TextEdit. Your content can produce different results.
Actual local app · November 4, 2026 · Original speed · Generated sample document · Silent video
SAME TOOLS. A DIFFERENT FEEL.
Clear glass, soft bokeh, and light around the edges.
Choose each tool’s appearance independently in the app.
CRYSTAL / GLASSNative appearance preview with sample text.
A look at presentation; recognition and translation results vary.
ECHO / UP TOP, OUT OF THE WAY
Captions linger briefly after listening stops. Pin them when you need more time. The words stay; audio stays off.
LOCAL BY DESIGN
Screen captures, audio, recognized text, and translations stay on your Mac. Echo Glass doesn’t send them to us or a cloud service for processing.
Text recognition, speech recognition, language detection, and translation all run on-device. Download missing language resources during setup; prepared supported configurations work offline.
Neither tool captures screen content or audio while idle. Pause translation disables both tools.
Normal use doesn’t save captured images, audio, or captions. Glass’s in-memory cache clears after ten minutes, or when you clear it or quit.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Eligibility depends on your Mac, languages, resources, permissions, and content. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee every feature or source will work.
READING-LANGUAGE OPTIONS
Available directions and strategies vary. Echo’s spoken-language choices depend on Apple Speech support and installed resources. Auto detect may need longer, clearer speech or an explicit language selection.
No. Glass and Echo process captured screen content, audio, recognized text, and translations on your Mac. Your content isn’t uploaded for recognition or translation. An internet connection is needed to download missing language resources during setup. Once supported resources are prepared, you can use them offline.
Compatibility with every app, website, audio device, or media source is not guaranteed. Glass needs readable, capturable screen text. Echo needs usable captured audio. Protected or restricted content may be unavailable.
Recognition, language detection, and translation can make mistakes or omit content. Captions can change as more speech arrives. Results and response times vary with content quality, language, hardware, and system load.
Install an available compatible beta through TestFlight. Open Settings, prepare your written translation languages, and enable Screen Recording for Glass. For Echo, prepare speech and translation resources in Echo’s language setup, then select Mac audio or Microphone. Wait for Ready offline before trying the shortcuts.
No. Beta features and availability can change, and builds offered by TestFlight can differ. Read What to Test for the build available to your account. If no compatible build is listed, the invitation does not establish availability for your Mac.
In TestFlight, select Echo Glass and choose Send Beta Feedback. Include your build, Mac, macOS version, app or audio source, and language direction. Describe what you expected and what happened. Remove private information from screenshots.
A LITTLE MORE UNDERSTOOD.
Try Echo Glass on your own content.
Help shape what comes next.
QUESTIONS, FEEDBACK, OR A QUICK HELLO
Glass and Echo process your captured content entirely on your Mac. Screen captures, audio, recognized text, and translations are not sent to us or a cloud service for processing. Missing language resources may need an internet download during setup.
Glass reads visible screen content while held, which can include the source window and nearby text outside the lens. Its temporary in-memory translation cache expires after ten minutes. Echo captures the selected audio source while listening; Mac audio leaves the microphone off. Screen access also supports Echo’s live background material. Pause translation disables both tools.
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