masan4444 / deepl-clip

Translate the clipboard through DeepL website, like the DeepL app (for Linux).

deepl-clip

The simple shell-script which translate the clipboard through the DeepL website, like the DeepL app.

This runs on Linux, and automatically removes the line feed code !

This does NOT run on Mac and BSD.

Dependencies

• xclip
• nkf
• xdg-open

Install

Ubuntu (Debian)

sudo apt install xclip nkf
curl -OL https://github.com/masan4444/deepl-clip/releases/latest/download/deepl-clip.sh
chmod u+x deepl-clip.sh

CentOS (RedHat)

yum install epel-release
yum install xclip nkf
curl -OL https://github.com/masan4444/deepl-clip/releases/latest/download/deepl-clip.sh
chmod u+x deepl-clip.sh

Usage

Edit language setting (deepl-clip.sh)

#!/bin/sh
from=en
to=ja  # de, fr, es, etc. <-------- change
browser=xdg-open

Open deepl website and translate the clipboard

sh deepl-clip.sh

You can call this shell-script from a keyboard shortcut

Links

Twitter: https://twitter.com/444413131313/status/1265824222229590017