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Show HN: Pot is a cross-platform translation software

32 points by Pylogmon 3y ago

Introducing my cross-platform translation software that makes it easier than ever to translate text on the fly. Our software is designed to be user-friendly and intuitive, with a sleek and modern interface that works seamlessly across all major platforms. One of the standout features of our software is its ability to work with multiple translation APIs simultaneously (such as OpenAI,Google and so on), giving you access to a wider range of translations and ensuring that you always get the most accurate and relevant results. Whether you're a student, or a business professional, our software is the perfect tool to help you communicate more effectively and bridge the language gap. With our software, you can translate text in real-time, without ever having to leave your current application or website. So why wait? Download our cross-platform translation software today and experience the smoothest translation experience!

x3874 3y ago
A question (that also applies to oh so many other projects): you never thought about what happens when someone searches for your tool? (the other way around is problematic too ofc) What is up with all these project / product names these days? Just this week i saw someone decided to label theirs 'June'. Yes, GOOD move. Are people just using a random word suggester for the past decade?
- lmz 3y ago
  I read the name and description and thought it had something to do with .po (gettext) files but it's not even that...
- Pylogmon 3y ago
  To be honest, I'm not good at naming things. "Pot" is just an abbreviation of a few words. At first, I even thought about calling it "top", but there's a well-known Linux software called "top". So now I call it "pot". Do you have any good naming suggestions?
marginalia_nu 3y ago
Hmm... Not sure you want to be flaunting star growth charts like these in the light of yesterday's post about buying github stars. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pot-app/.github/master/pot-desktop-stars.svg https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pot-app/.github/master/pot...
- Pylogmon 3y ago
  Hmmm, Indeed, this kind of growth charts doesn't look very good, but there's nothing I can do about it. A while ago, a major software sharing website recommended my software, which caused a rapid increase in stars during that period. However, after that period of time passed, the growth rate slowed down. But it doesn't matter because this charts is only used to record the trend of stars and it doesn't indicate anything significant. I have no intention of using it to flaunting.
  - quickthrower2 3y ago
    What is the purpose of showing the charts?
    - Pylogmon 3y ago
      I just thought that the charts in this project look good. I also used similar charts on my GitHub profile. Now I realize the problem with doing so. In the future, I will write some useful information in the readme instead of using such a chart.
  - marginalia_nu 3y ago
    I guess what I'm saying is that these charts makes your project look more suspicious because that growth is weird-looking. You may or may not be legitimately acquiring these github stars, I can't tell, but whether or not you are, you may want to remove the chart from the page because it raises a lot of questions.
    - Pylogmon 3y ago
tlz 3y ago
This is super cool, congrats on the launch. Have you considered sharing to Product Hunt?
- Pylogmon 3y ago
  I've already posted it on Product Hunt. Here: https://www.producthunt.com/products/pot/reviews/new https://www.producthunt.com/products/pot/reviews/new
Y_Y 3y ago
> "a [] software" I hope your translator didn't come up with that.
- marginalia_nu 3y ago
  Yeah we write "a(n) [] AI" now.
conradludgate 3y ago
I was slightly disappointed this wasn't binary translation (a la Apple's Rosetta) given "cross platform" in the title
siddbudd 3y ago
The Mac (Apple Silicon, what you call aarch64) version does not run: "pot is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash."
- Pylogmon 3y ago
  This is because my app is not signed, and Apple's developer account is a little expensive for me.You just need to click the Cancel button, then go to the Settings -> Privacy and Security page, click the Still Open button, and then click the Open button in the pop-up window. After that, there will be no more pop-up warnings when opening Pot. If you cannot find the above options in Privacy & Security, or get error prompts such as broken files with Apple Silicon machines. Open Terminal.app and enter the following command (you may need to enter a password halfway through), then restart Pot: sudo xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/pot.app
pacifika 3y ago
I also thought this related to managing pot/po files More info https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/227822/what-is-the-difference-between-the-po-mo-and-pot-localization-files https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/227822/what-is...
- Pylogmon 3y ago
  Oh, I really didn't expect the name I casually came up with to have such ambiguity.
rhn_mk1 3y ago
That would have been interesting if it supported a local translation engine. Also, it's missing easily findable screenshots of the desktop version, and a list of features. Is it something that only accesses translation APIs?
- Pylogmon 3y ago
  Yes, I am just creating a user-friendly collection.I have plans to add OCR and screenshot translation functions in the future.
Pylogmon 3y ago
We have a telegram group for communication, welcome to join https://t.me/pot_app https://t.me/pot_app
nickreese 3y ago
Congrats on the launch. Am I missing a button or is the website wasn't translated?
- Pylogmon 3y ago
  I haven't had a chance to internationalize the site yet, but I just finished writing the full English Readme.
- Pylogmon 3y ago
  If you have any questions, you can join the Telegram group to discuss. I just created an English topic.

32 points by Pylogmon 3y ago

x3874 3y ago

A question (that also applies to oh so many other projects): you never thought about what happens when someone searches for your tool? (the other way around is problematic too ofc) What is up with all these project / product names these days? Just this week i saw someone decided to label theirs 'June'. Yes, GOOD move. Are people just using a random word suggester for the past decade?

lmz 3y ago
I read the name and description and thought it had something to do with .po (gettext) files but it's not even that...
Pylogmon 3y ago
To be honest, I'm not good at naming things. "Pot" is just an abbreviation of a few words. At first, I even thought about calling it "top", but there's a well-known Linux software called "top". So now I call it "pot". Do you have any good naming suggestions?

marginalia_nu 3y ago

Hmm... Not sure you want to be flaunting star growth charts like these in the light of yesterday's post about buying github stars. https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pot-app/.github/master/pot-desktop-stars.svg https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pot-app/.github/master/pot...

Pylogmon 3y ago
Hmmm, Indeed, this kind of growth charts doesn't look very good, but there's nothing I can do about it. A while ago, a major software sharing website recommended my software, which caused a rapid increase in stars during that period. However, after that period of time passed, the growth rate slowed down. But it doesn't matter because this charts is only used to record the trend of stars and it doesn't indicate anything significant. I have no intention of using it to flaunting.
- quickthrower2 3y ago
  What is the purpose of showing the charts?
  - Pylogmon 3y ago
    I just thought that the charts in this project look good. I also used similar charts on my GitHub profile. Now I realize the problem with doing so. In the future, I will write some useful information in the readme instead of using such a chart.
- marginalia_nu 3y ago
  I guess what I'm saying is that these charts makes your project look more suspicious because that growth is weird-looking. You may or may not be legitimately acquiring these github stars, I can't tell, but whether or not you are, you may want to remove the chart from the page because it raises a lot of questions.
  - Pylogmon 3y ago

tlz 3y ago

This is super cool, congrats on the launch. Have you considered sharing to Product Hunt?

Pylogmon 3y ago
I've already posted it on Product Hunt. Here: https://www.producthunt.com/products/pot/reviews/new https://www.producthunt.com/products/pot/reviews/new

Y_Y 3y ago

> "a [] software" I hope your translator didn't come up with that.

marginalia_nu 3y ago
Yeah we write "a(n) [] AI" now.

conradludgate 3y ago

I was slightly disappointed this wasn't binary translation (a la Apple's Rosetta) given "cross platform" in the title

siddbudd 3y ago

The Mac (Apple Silicon, what you call aarch64) version does not run: "pot is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash."

Pylogmon 3y ago
This is because my app is not signed, and Apple's developer account is a little expensive for me.You just need to click the Cancel button, then go to the Settings -> Privacy and Security page, click the Still Open button, and then click the Open button in the pop-up window. After that, there will be no more pop-up warnings when opening Pot. If you cannot find the above options in Privacy & Security, or get error prompts such as broken files with Apple Silicon machines. Open Terminal.app and enter the following command (you may need to enter a password halfway through), then restart Pot: sudo xattr -d com.apple.quarantine /Applications/pot.app

pacifika 3y ago

I also thought this related to managing pot/po files More info https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/227822/what-is-the-difference-between-the-po-mo-and-pot-localization-files https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/questions/227822/what-is...

Pylogmon 3y ago
Oh, I really didn't expect the name I casually came up with to have such ambiguity.

rhn_mk1 3y ago

That would have been interesting if it supported a local translation engine. Also, it's missing easily findable screenshots of the desktop version, and a list of features. Is it something that only accesses translation APIs?

Pylogmon 3y ago
Yes, I am just creating a user-friendly collection.I have plans to add OCR and screenshot translation functions in the future.

Pylogmon 3y ago

We have a telegram group for communication, welcome to join https://t.me/pot_app https://t.me/pot_app

nickreese 3y ago

Congrats on the launch. Am I missing a button or is the website wasn't translated?

Pylogmon 3y ago
I haven't had a chance to internationalize the site yet, but I just finished writing the full English Readme.
Pylogmon 3y ago
If you have any questions, you can join the Telegram group to discuss. I just created an English topic.