transduck 0.8.0

AI-native translation tool using source text as keys

TransDuck

AI-powered translation for apps and websites. Fast. Cheap. No keys to manage.

TransDuck translates your app's strings using AI, then caches them locally in SQLite so you never pay for the same translation twice. No translation files. No key naming. No sync headaches.

import transduck
from transduck import ait, ait_plural

transduck.initialize()
transduck.set_language("DE")

ait("Welcome to Mallorca")              # → "Willkommen auf Mallorca"
ait("Hello {name}", vars={"name": "Tim"})  # → "Hallo Tim"
ait_plural("{count} night", "{count} nights", count=7)  # → "7 Nächte"

Why TransDuck?

• No keys to manage — your source text is the key
• No translation files — translations live in a local SQLite database
• Translate once, pay once — cached lookups take ~0.015ms, zero API costs after first call
• AI that understands context — project and per-string context for accurate translations
• Pluralization that works everywhere — handles Russian (4 forms), Arabic (6 forms) automatically
• Dirt cheap — 1,000 strings × 5 languages ≈ $0.10 with gpt-4.1-mini

Quick Start

pip install transduck
export OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-...
transduck init

CLI

transduck scan --warm --langs DE,ES,IT   # scan codebase and translate everything
transduck translate "Hello" --to DE       # translate a single string
transduck stats                           # check your translation database

Also available for JavaScript/TypeScript

npm install transduck

Includes React/Next.js integration via transduck/react with synchronous t() for client components.

Links

• GitHub
• Full Documentation
• npm Package