Show HN: I built a web app to translate burned-in text on images

2 _sebastiank 2 8/20/2025, 1:23:19 PM itsmagictranslate.com ↗

I built Magic Translate, a simple web app that allows you to translate text on images in over 100+ languages.

Magic Translate is designed to work with images with burned-in text. All you need to do upload is your original image, and Magic Translate will do the rest. No design files required.

This is the first launch, right now it only supports use on Desktop, but I'm looking to add a mobile experience soon.

The primary use case I had in mind was for marketers who wish to localize their content, but don't necessarily have the design team nor the time to hand-translate their creative assets. This app is singularly focused on image translation, rather than an entire suite of design tools.

It's free to try out, feedback and suggestions are much appreciated!

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yashasolutions · 9h ago

awesome, I was working on some internal product for this problem exactly. Are you planning to provide an API for this?

_sebastiank · 5h ago

nice! An api is something i'm interested in, but for now it makes more sense to provide a GUI for more precise control. My thinking is that an API call to translate images would not allow for enough precision over the end result. What kind of solutions were you exploring for this problem?

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Show HN: I built a web app to translate burned-in text on images

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