A transparent desktop assistant that floats above any application, completely excluded from meeting video, screen recordings, and presentations. Built with instant global hotkeys, sub-second screen snip vision, and system audio loopback.
Explore how Translucent floats above code editors, terminal windows, and design canvases.
Every license tier grants 100% unrestricted access to all features: screen capture exclusion, offline Whisper AI speech transcription, WASAPI audio loopback, multi-tab browser, and mini bubble mode.
Ideal for short project sprints, interviews, or quick trial use.
Recommended for engineers, students, and full-time remote professionals.
Pay once, own forever with lifetime updates and zero recurring charges.
No artificial feature gates or locked modes. You get the complete engineering suite regardless of duration.
All distribution packages are signed, verified, and checked against malware detection.
Verified and hosted by Microsoft. Enjoy 1-click sandbox installation, zero Defender SmartScreen warnings, and automatic background updates.
Choose between the setup installer wizard or single portable binary. Ideal for restricted enterprise machines, USB drives, or clean local installation.
Run directly in Windows PowerShell or Windows Terminal. Downloads, configures Start Menu shortcuts, and adds to your system PATH automatically.
Verify file integrity and authenticity before launching on your system.
Translucent runs directly in native C# .NET 8 with deep Win32 API hooks rather than heavy browser wrappers.
Translucent interfaces directly with the Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM). When third-party recording software reads the display buffer, DWM drops Translucent’s visual surface.
Ctrl+Shift+H): Clicks pass straight through to apps underneath.Ctrl+Shift+V): Instantly bring into focus or dismiss in 10ms.Provide visual context without typing out long descriptions. Snip visual code problems or transcribe meeting audio in real time.
Ctrl+Shift+S): Crop any error dialog or terminal output.You own your AI configuration. Connect your preferred providers, toggle between cloud models, or run completely offline via local GPU.
Never alt-tab away from your focus window or lose your train of thought again.
Press the global summon hotkey. Translucent appears instantly as an acrylic layer directly over Visual Studio Code, Chrome, or your meeting window.
Crop any segment of your screen with the snip tool or let the system speaker loopback listen to meeting audio for live transcriptions.
Toggle Ghost Mode to let mouse clicks pass straight through the text to your editor underneath. Keep typing without ever closing the suggestions.
We believe in exact technical honesty rather than vague marketing language. Here is precisely what Translucent does, what it protects against, and its documented boundaries.
By setting WDA_EXCLUDEFROMCAPTURE on the application window handle, the Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM) compositor removes the window surface from all screen buffers read by user-mode capture tools.
Translucent does not make unfounded "100% impenetrable" security claims. Be aware of the physical and kernel-level boundaries:
We believe your private reasoning and confidential code belong exclusively to you:
Audio streams are captured strictly in volatile RAM memory:
Store your own keys or run locally with Ollama. Switch between models instantly directly in the settings panel.
1M token context for deep reasoning and real-time screen snip analysis with automatic retry failover.
Ultra-fast hardware inference streaming at 500+ tokens/sec. Instant streaming responses during meetings.
High accuracy for architectural design, complex code review, and structured interview breakdowns.
Deep reasoning and mathematical deductions with low token costs and step-by-step clarity.
Access Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Llama 3.3, and 300+ models using a single unified API key.
Run zero-leak private models on your local GPU. Zero API fees, zero rate limits, complete offline privacy.