Linux: translate text via keyboard | rofi-dmenu

Hi community!

With the following script you can translate small sentences and words using a keyboard shortcut!

• start via shortcut
• or via Terminal
• enter text
• notification with translation
• clipboard with translation

The following packages are needed

• Menu: rofi, rofi-dmenu
• Notifications: libnotify
• Translation: translate-shell
• Clipboard: xclip

Install dependencies

sudo pacman -S rofi rofi-dmenu libnotify translate-shell xclip

Install script

#!/bin/sh
# translates text from rofi prompt to clipboard and creates a notfication

notify-send -t 5000 "Translation" "$(trans -b "$(rofi -dmenu -p translate &)" | tr -d '\n' | xclip -sel clip -f)"

If you see something in the script that can be improved, feel free to write a comment :)