Changelog
Every version our testers have received, newest first.
Selarik is in beta. From 0.1.3, new versions arrive inside the app.
· Build 12
0.3.0
LatestDark mode, more room for long translations, and a way to get your text back after replacing it.
New
- Selarik now has a dark appearance and follows your Mac’s setting. To choose one yourself, open Settings ▸ General and pick Auto, Light or Dark.
- To get back the text you replaced, choose Copy Original Text from Selarik in the menu bar, then paste it. Selarik keeps the original in memory only, until your next replacement or until it quits.
Changed
- In replace mode, Return now adds a line while you edit the text. Press Tab, then Return, to replace. If you only check the translation, Return replaces as before. Selarik shows this once after the update.
Improved
- Press the Quick Panel shortcut again to close the panel, like Escape. If you’ve switched to another app in between, the shortcut brings the panel forward with your new text instead.
- In the Main Window, a long translation gets more of the card.
- Errors are larger and easier to read, with a Try Again button. The system’s error code goes into the diagnostics report (Settings ▸ About ▸ Report a Bug…) instead of the window.
- Welcome gets you started faster. Start Translating opens Selarik right away, and Set Up Selarik… walks through the rest. The languages page is shorter, with a Language Help button for setup and recovery.
- Settings ▸ Selected text says whether the shortcut fallback is Off, Not active or Ready, and what to do when it isn’t active.
- When the shortcut fallback becomes Ready, that Settings page now settles into place instead of jumping. With Reduce Motion on, it changes at once.
- Buttons and menu items use title case, like macOS. The shortcut guide opens from Open Shortcut Guide, and its button now reads Open System Settings.
Fixed
- Tooltips, section labels and the trash icon in saved translations have more contrast.
· Build 11
0.2.3
Clearer feedback when the languages for a translation aren’t ready yet.
Improved
- If the languages still aren’t ready after you prepare them, Selarik now says “macOS may still be downloading these languages.”
- Beside Check Again, a status shows when Selarik last checked, such as “Not ready · checked at 2:30 PM”. It carries over when you open the text in the Main Window.
Fixed
- In the Quick Panel, messages about preparing languages no longer overlap the text at the bottom of the panel.
· Build 10
0.2.2
Set the Translate and Replace shortcut with a step-by-step guide.
New
- Open Keyboard Shortcuts… in Settings ▸ Selected text now opens a short guide to setting ⌃⌘E for Translate and Replace.
- Its button opens System Settings at Services, and the steps stay on screen beside it while you record the keys.
- The same button is on the Replace page of Help ▸ Get Started.
· Build 9
0.2.1
Swap languages, choose them and copy the full translation from the keyboard.
New
- ⇧⌘X swaps the two languages.
- ⌘1 opens the source language menu, and ⌘2 opens the target. Type to jump to a language, then press Return.
- ⇧⌘C copies the full translation, even when part of it is selected.
- The same keys work in the Main Window, which also has a new Translation menu.
- Point at a button or a language name to see its key. Settings ▸ Shortcuts lists them all.
Fixed
- On macOS 27.2, the language menus now show a checkmark beside the current language.
· Build 8
0.2.0
Translate text you wrote and replace it where it is, without copying it first.
New
- Select text you wrote, then choose Translate and Replace with Selarik from the app’s Services menu. Check the translation and press Return to replace your text.
- We suggest ⌃⌘E for it. Set it once in System Settings ▸ Keyboard ▸ Keyboard Shortcuts ▸ Services.
- Translate with Selarik, for reading without replacing, is in the same menu.
- Copying text and pressing your Selarik shortcut works as before, including in apps that don’t show these.
- Settings ▸ Selected text has an optional switch, “Use the selected text with the shortcut”. It stays off until you turn it on.
Improved
- The translation card in the Main Window and Quick Panel now sits evenly inside the window.
· Build 6
0.1.4
Selarik now remembers your languages, so translations start in the pair you chose.
Fixed
- The Quick Panel and Main Window each remember their language pair.
- Until you pick a pair, Selarik starts with Indonesian to English, not Japanese.
· Build 5
0.1.3
Updates now arrive inside Selarik, and first-time setup guides you from start to finish.
New
- Check for Updates finds and installs new versions from inside Selarik.
- A short welcome guide walks you through setup the first time.
- Language setup explains Apple’s download and helps if it stops.
- About credits the people behind Selarik and lists its open-source software.
Improved
- macOS opens Selarik without blocking it first.
- Settings is reorganized into General, Shortcuts, Languages and About.
- Copying a translation shows a clearer confirmation.
- New installs open the Quick Panel with Control-Option-C.
Fixed
- The first shortcut after Selarik starts no longer opens an empty panel.
- Settings opened from the Quick Panel now appears over full-screen apps.
· Build 1
0.1.0
First private beta, shared directly with testers.
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