wox-launcher/wox.plugin.youdao

Wox.Plugin.Youdao is a translation plugin that lets you translate text between Chinese and English using Youdao's translation service, right from a quick-launch tool called Wox. Wox is a desktop search and launcher app (similar to Spotlight on Mac or Alfred) that pops up a search bar when you press a keyboard shortcut. With this plugin installed, you can type a word or phrase into that bar and get a translation back immediately, without opening a browser or navigating to a translation website. This would be useful for anyone in a bilingual Chinese-English workflow, students reading English-language papers, professionals working across Chinese and English markets, or anyone who frequently needs quick lookups between the two languages. Rather than breaking your flow to open a separate app or tab, you stay where you are and get the translation in the same launcher you're already using for other tasks. The README doesn't go into detail on installation steps, supported language pairs beyond Chinese-English, or whether it handles full sentences versus single words. The screenshot suggests it returns results in a clean list format within the launcher window. The project is written in C# and has a small but real following, indicating it works well enough for the people who use it.