Tipword vs Superhound

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Tipword compared with Superhound
Detail	Tipword	Superhound
What it does	Hold a key over any word on your Mac and see its translation right beside it	Ultrafast Spotlight alternative for Mac that finds apps, files, and clipboard history with typo forgiveness
Stage	Not given	Startup
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 with all features included. Supporter License: $10 USD one-time payment (launch price, reduced from $15), valid on 3 Macs, includes 14-day refund guarantee.
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	Typo-forgiving search for apps and files Instant search results across 100,000 files Clipboard history with Option-Command-V access Inline calculator Emoji search System commands Color conversion Unit conversion Web search integration Familiar app name matching
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	No subscription required, all features permanently free Leaner resource usage than Raycast Open source with AGPL-3.0 license All data stays on your Mac locally Maintains native Command-Space keyboard habit
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	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	4	5
Citation Flow (Majestic)	22	19
Referring domains (Majestic)	27	8

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