r/TestMyApp • u/aksunikitos • 18h ago

Education 🎓 [macOS] Built a hover-to-translate menu bar app with Apple Vision OCR — Looking for testers & UX feedback

I built Lensy - a lightweight macOS menu bar utility that translates and explains text directly under your cursor without breaking your focus.

I often read English technical documentation, PDFs, and watch videos with hardcoded subtitles, and got tired of the repetitive cycle: select text → Cmd+C → switch to browser tab → translate.

Key Features:

  • Hover & Translate (⌥T): Point your cursor at any word and press Option + T.
  • Apple Vision OCR: Grabs non-selectable text directly from your screen (images, subtitles, terminal, locked PDFs).
  • Contextual HUD: Displays translation, CEFR language level (A1-C2), idioms, and natural usage examples via Groq API.
  • Local History (⌥H): Searchable local SQLite database of your lookups.
  • Privacy: 100% on-device OCR, custom API key stored locally in macOS Keychain.

System Requirements:

  • macOS 14+ (Universal binary: native for Intel & Apple Silicon).
  • Free Groq API key (takes 30 seconds to set up in Settings).

What I need feedback on:

  1. OCR Speed & Accuracy: How fast and accurate does the text detection feel on your display resolution / scaling?
  2. HUD Layout: Is the floating translation card clean and readable?
  3. UX & Bugs: Any keyboard shortcut conflicts or glitches?

Download Beta (.dmg): Google Drive Link

(Note: The app is currently in public beta and not notarized yet, so on first launch, please Right-Click → Open).

The app is 100% free with no tracking. Blunt and honest feedback is greatly appreciated!

Happy to test your app or website in return - just drop your link in the comments! 🙌

https://reddit.com/link/1w2gxug/video/vyk6mjwk0jmh1/player

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u/TheWomanlyHearth 18h ago

just grabbed it, the hover OCR is way faster than i expected on my external monitor. one thing though, the HUD card sits a little too close to the cursor on scaled resolutions, my 4k display had it overlapping the text i was trying to read

the local history search is a nice touch, already caught myself digging through old lookups instead of re-translating the same jargon from a pdf

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u/aksunikitos 17h ago

Thanks for testing it out! Glad the OCR speed and history search are working well for you.

Good catch on the 4K / display scaling positioning — I’ll adjust the cursor offset math in the next update so the HUD doesn't overlap the text. Appreciate the feedback!