Alfred workflow for translating text using plamo-translate

README.md

Plamo Alfred Workflow

Alfred workflow for translating selected text or clipboard content using plamo-translate.

Features

• Translate selected text with hotkey Cmd+Shift+T
• If no text is selected, automatically uses clipboard content
• Translation result is copied directly to clipboard (clean output)
• Visual feedback with Large Type display
• Audio feedback on completion

Requirements

• plamo-translate installed
• Alfred with Powerpack

Setup

1. Install plamo-translate:

   pip install plamo-translate

2. Import the workflow into Alfred

3. Configure hotkey if needed (default: Cmd+Shift+T)

Usage

1. Select text and press Cmd+Shift+T, or
2. Copy text to clipboard and press Cmd+Shift+T without selection
3. Translation result will be copied to clipboard

Workflow Configuration

• Bundle ID: com.kazuph.plamo-translate
• Hotkey: Cmd+Shift+T
• Actions: Script → Large Type → Sound notification
• Creator: @kazuph

plamo-alfred-workflow.sh

#!/bin/bash

# plamo-translate path
PLAMO_TRANSLATE="/Users/kazuph/.local/share/mise/installs/python/3.12.8/bin/plamo-translate"

# Check if plamo-translate exists
if [ ! -f "$PLAMO_TRANSLATE" ]; then
    echo "Error: plamo-translate not found at $PLAMO_TRANSLATE" | pbcopy
    exit 1
fi

# Get selected text from command line argument
selected_text="$1"

# Check if we have text, if not try clipboard
if [ -z "$selected_text" ]; then
    selected_text=$(pbpaste)
    if [ -z "$selected_text" ]; then
        echo "Error: No text selected and clipboard is empty" | pbcopy
        exit 1
    fi
fi

# Copy status to clipboard first
echo "Translating: $selected_text" | pbcopy

# Translate using plamo-translate
result=$("$PLAMO_TRANSLATE" --input "$selected_text" 2>&1)
exit_code=$?

if [ $exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
    # Success: Copy translation result to clipboard
    echo "$result" | pbcopy
else
    # Error: Copy error message to clipboard
    echo "Translation failed for: $selected_text
Error: $result" | pbcopy
fi