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Apps · Product lab

Small tools that behave like real products.Lean, fast, intentional.

A focused lab for utilities born from real work: fewer clicks, fewer context switches, and enough craft to stay useful every day.

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Glance

Một cái liếc — hiểu mọi ngôn ngữ.

Glance is a tiny menu-bar utility for macOS that turns translation into muscle memory. Works in Safari, Mail, Slack, Zalo, Chrome, VS Code, Notion — anywhere text can be selected.

Hotkey flow

TTranslate selection
Replace with translation
EscDismiss panel

Why it earns a spot

  • Global hotkey works in every app — Safari, Mail, Slack, Zalo, VS Code, Chrome.
  • Floating panel beside the cursor — never steals focus, never covers your work.
  • Auto-direction: EN → VI and VI → EN, configurable in Settings.
  • Free engine (Google Translate) — no API key, no signup, no quota anxiety.
  • Electron-app safe: clipboard snapshot + restore for Slack, Discord, Notion.
  • Menu bar only, no Dock icon, < 1 MB binary.

Build facts

Binary size
< 1 MB
License
MIT
Platform
macOS 13+
Language
Swift

Tech stack

SwiftSwiftUIAppKitXcodeGenGoogle Translate
Lab notes

New apps land here only when the problem is clear enough. Fewer launches, better care.

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