Uku

Uku is a Mac app for quick, easy English to Japanese translation.Press a hotkey, type in English, and instantly get Japanese output — kanji, kana, or romaji — ready to copy and paste.Built to be fast, minimal, and invisible until you need it.
No switching tabs. No translation sites. Just type → translate → done.

📝 Changelogv0.0.1 – Public Beta Preview 🎉
April 17, 2025
- First external release of Uku
- Keyboard-driven Quick Translator + Live Translator modes
- English to Japanese translation (kanji, kana, romaji)
- Per-device secure auth via macOS Keychain
- Google Translate API via Vercel serverless backend
- In-app error logging (Sentry), rate-limiting, and observability
- Early-stage UI polish and user experience refinement_{This is a work-in-progress release meant to validate core ideas. Expect rough edges — and tell me what breaks.}