VLM Scene Intelligence
Moving beyond basic OCR, mask leverages VLM to understand the context of comics, UI elements, charts, and rough sketches.
✨ VLM Powered Native OCR
See and
See and
Understand.
Translate text with masks and understand visuals with VLM. Privacy-first, on-device magic for macOS.
Perfect for Comics, Games, Slides, & Hand-drawn notes.
Original Source
ドカン!!
このプロトタイプ、来週までに仕上げる。
mask Result
Boom!
This prototype must be finished by next week.
What You Mask Is What You Get
Select only what matters. Translation overlays naturally in place without breaking your visual continuity.
📸 Traditional Screenshot tools
- Capture area, wait for upload, switch app context
- Translated text is detached from original visual context
- Repetitive manual actions disrupt reading flow
✨ mask Ambient Translation
- Simply select the dialog area, get instant in-place results
- Translation elegantly blends back into the game or comic scene
- Built for uninterrupted, continuous reading
Core Technology
Powered by local native APIs and advanced visual models.
On-device Privacy First
Apple native Vision OCR handles extraction locally. Images do not leave your device unless you explicitly route to cloud VLMs.
Any Provider, Anytime
Seamlessly switch between OpenAI, Gemini, Qwen, DeepSeek, or run entirely offline with Ollama based on your needs.
Beyond Text, Better Scene Understanding
Traditional OCR just reads characters. mask's VLM actually understands the scene in front of it.
| Scenario | Standard OCR | mask with VLM |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteboard notes with sketches | Fragmented words, garbage characters | Recognizes context as "App architecture diagram" |
| Stylized Comic Sound Effects | Fails to detect stylized fonts | Interprets visual “ドカン” and outputs “Boom!” |
| Data charts and graphs | Translates axis labels in isolation | Summarizes the chart trend automatically |
Perfect for Any Workflow
🎮 Un-localized Games
Translate UI menus and story dialogue on-the-fly without alt-tabbing breaking your immersion.
📖 Raw Manga & Comics
Mask just the speech bubbles. Keep the beautiful art untouched while instantly reading the dialogue.
📊 Academic Presentations
Translate dense foreign slides while retaining the understanding of complex diagrams and flowcharts.
✍️ Hand-written Notes
Digitize and translate rough handwritten concepts and diagrams shared by international colleagues.
Privacy Without Compromise
Your screen is your business. We keep it that way.
Screen Capture
Native SCKit API
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Local Apple Vision
100% On-device OCR
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In-place Overlay
Rendered instantly
Ready to See and Understand?
Experience the magic of ambient translation on your Mac today.
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