deepl-clip-ruby

This small script will translate your current clipboard content into a pre defined target language using the deepl API. The current clipboard text will be replaced by the translated one. A free version is available for delevopers on https://www.deepl.com/de/pro/change-plan#developer. (500.000 characters limit per month atm)

Using the software

git clone https://github.com/evait-security/deepl-clip-ruby
cd deepl-clip-ruby

Installation using bundler

bundle config set --local path 'vendor/bundle'
bundle install

Make shure that xsel is installed on your linux system

Edit config file

cp config.example config.yml

Insert your API key and the target language to the new (untracked) config.yml file using your favourite editor.

Running the tool

This simple call will convert your current clipboard into the target lang you defined in the config and sets the value of the clipboard to the translated text.

bundler exec ruby deepl-clip.rb

After moving the folder to /usr/local/bin you can define a keyboard shortcut that will execute the following command

bash -c 'cd /usr/local/bin/deepl-clip-ruby && bundle exec ruby deepl-clip.rb'