Translate Clipboard
Copy text anywhere, run this shortcut, and get a translation — clipboard replaced automatically. Works offline with on-device models.
One-tap install
Build the shortcut below (2 minutes), then share to iCloud from Shortcuts.app to enable one-tap install for others. Update website/data/shortcuts.json with your icloudUrl and re-run this generator.
Siri Phrase
"Hey Siri, translate clipboard"
Run once after installing, then Siri learns this phrase.
How the shortcut works
- Copy text in any app.
- Run the shortcut from widget, Siri, or Shortcuts app.
- LM Mini translates to your target language.
- Translation replaces the clipboard — paste anywhere.
Key features
- Any target language in plain English (Spanish, Japanese, …)
- On-device translation — no Google Translate API
- Lock Screen widget trigger
- Share Sheet compatible
Recommended models
Qwen 3 4B or Llama 3.2 3B — strong multilingual
Qwen 3 8B (MLX) for nuanced literary translation
On-device, the free plan includes four starter models (Qwen 3 1.7B, Llama 3.2 1B, Gemma 3 1B, DeepSeek R1 Distill 1.5B). The 3B+ and MLX picks above need LM Mini Pro — or run them free in LM Studio or Ollama on your computer. Tune temperature (0.7) and top-p (0.9) in LM Mini → Settings → Model Parameters. See the full on-device model catalog.
Build it in 60 seconds
- Get Clipboard.
- Translate with LM Mini — pass clipboard text, set target language.
- Copy to Clipboard (LM Mini also copies automatically via URL scheme).
URL scheme (power users)
Add an Open URLs action in Shortcuts.app:
lmmini://shortcut/translate?text=TEXT&to=SpanishNeed LM Mini? Free on iPhone, iPad, Android, and Mac — starter on-device models, LM Studio and Ollama on your Wi‑Fi, voice, and more.
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