Tipword vs Oh My Notes

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Tipword compared with Oh My Notes
Detail	Tipword	Oh My Notes
What it does	Hold a key over any word on your Mac and see its translation right beside it	Your Today Layer for Mac, Always on Top
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	Not given	Not given
Pricing model	Paid	Freemium
Pricing	$12 once, not per month. Includes all 54 languages, works in every app and PDF, supports up to 3 Macs, and 1 year of free updates. 14-day money-back guarantee.	Free: $0 forever. Pro: $9.99 one-time (early bird $7.99). Free tier includes Today panel, quick capture, search, plain Markdown notes, edge dock and always-on-top float, one-shot reminders, pinyin search, and git version history with Shortcuts. Pro adds floating above fullscreen apps, recurring remi
Key features	Translate any word by holding Option and pointing at it Works in films, PDFs, websites, chats and every app Supports 54 languages total 20 languages with offline translation on macOS 15 or later Reads text in images, PDFs and screenshots Lives in menu bar and never requires selecting text License works on up to 3 Macs One year of free updates included Private with Google key: only the word you point at is sent to Google	Floating notes above fullscreen apps and across Spaces (Pro) Adjustable unfocused opacity from 40% to 100% Global hotkey quick capture from any app Plain Markdown files stored on your Mac Reminders with daily or weekly repeat (Pro) Apple Reminders and Calendar sync (Pro) Point to any folder including Obsidian vault (Pro) Trilingual interface: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese Pinyin search with Simplified and Traditional variant matching Hidden by default in screen sharing, recordings and screenshots
What makes it different	Translates words right where they are without selection or copying, even in subtitles and PDFs 54 languages with 20 available offline on macOS 15 or later One-time $12 payment with no subscription and lifetime access Works in any app, image or PDF on macOS 14 or later Private and secure: offline translation available with no data sent to servers	Plain Markdown files you own with no account or server required Stays on top of fullscreen apps and across Spaces Notes synced with Apple Reminders reach your iPhone without a separate iOS app Compatible with Obsidian vaults as native Markdown files
Free plan	Not given	Not given
Open source	Not given	Not given
Platforms	Not given	Not given
Public API	Not given	Not given
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	9 −3 (down) since last check	6 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	4	0
Citation Flow (Majestic)	22	22
Referring domains (Majestic)	27	4

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