Gofer2

Gofer2 is a macOS menu bar application that provides quick translation lookups through double-copying text. It's designed to be lightweight, unobtrusive, and easily extensible through CSV files.

Features

• Lives in your menu bar
• Double-copy text to trigger translation lookup
• Supports custom translations through CSV files
• System notifications for translation results
• Menu history of recent translations
• Click any translation to copy it to clipboard

Installation

From Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/gofer2.git
cd gofer2

# Build and run
cargo run

# Or build in release mode
cargo build --release

Building for Distribution

cargo install cargo-bundle
cargo bundle --release

Copy the generated app bundle to your Applications folder.

Requirements

• macOS 10.13 or later
• Rust 1.70 or later

Usage

1. The app runs in your menu bar with a small icon
2. Double-copy (⌘C twice quickly) any text to look up its translation
3. If a translation is found:
   • A notification will appear showing the translation
   • The translation will be added to the menu bar history
4. Click any translation in the menu to copy it to clipboard

Custom Translations

You can add your own translations by creating CSV files in ~/.gofer2/:

1. Create the directory:

mkdir -p ~/.gofer2

2. Add CSV files with your translations:

# ~/.gofer2/my_translations.csv
en,fr
hello,bonjour
goodbye,au revoir

Requirements for CSV files:

• Must have exactly 2 columns
• First row must be headers (e.g., "en,fr")
• Values are trimmed automatically
• User translations override default translations

License

MIT

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -am 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Credits

Created by Ofer Affias