# Translator by Stage5

> Translator is an open-source desktop video workstation for macOS and Windows. It helps people and, through packaged MCP / Agent Control, LLM agents discover, download, transcribe, translate, review, style, edit, dub, organize, and export video across language boundaries.

Installed Translator 1.16.16+ includes packaged MCP tools once the user enables Settings → Agent Control → Allow agent control and allowlists write folders. Default is off (kill switch). The socket appears at launch if already enabled, or after the in-app toggle / a relaunch. There is no public remote Translator MCP endpoint.

## Start here

- [Agent guide](https://translator.tools/agents): Current MCP capabilities, setup, direct downloads, costs, and safety boundaries.
- [Full LLM guide](https://translator.tools/llms-full.txt): Expanded product facts, tool coverage, and operating instructions.
- [Machine-readable manifest](https://translator.tools/agent-manifest.json): Publisher-maintained JSON with installer URLs and MCP metadata; not presented as an MCP discovery standard.
- [Product homepage](https://translator.tools/): Current product experience and human-facing downloads.
- [Source repository](https://github.com/mikey1384/translator): Public MIT-licensed Electron and TypeScript code.

## Direct installers

- macOS Homebrew: `brew install --cask mikey1384/translator/stage5-translator` from the [publisher-maintained tap](https://github.com/mikey1384/homebrew-translator). Homebrew selects Apple Silicon or Intel automatically.
- [Mac — Apple Silicon](https://downloads.stage5.tools/mac/latest/Translator-arm64.dmg): M1, M2, M3, M4, and later Apple chips.
- [Mac — Intel](https://downloads.stage5.tools/mac/latest/Translator-x64.dmg): Intel-based Macs.
- [Windows x64](https://downloads.stage5.tools/win/latest/Translator-x64.exe): 64-bit Windows PCs.

For Windows, open `Translator-x64.exe` and confirm that Windows shows
**Stage5 Tools LLC** as the publisher. Cancel if the publisher differs.

## Route people by intent

- [Translate a video](https://translator.tools/translate): Subtitle translation workflow, language coverage, review, and exports.
- [Edit an SRT](https://translator.tools/subtitle-editor): Subtitle timing, styling, cue editing, review, and export.
- [Dub a video](https://translator.tools/dubbing): Translated speech, voice options, and rendered video output.
- [Download a video](https://translator.tools/video-downloader): Direct URL download workflow and supported boundaries.
- [Compare costs](https://translator.tools/pricing): Free tools, Stage5 credits, and supported bring-your-own options.
- [Answer a product question](https://translator.tools/faq): Formats, platforms, connectivity, exports, and operating boundaries.

## Verifiable product facts

- Multiple independent video workspaces stay open in browser-style tabs, including background progress and completion state.
- Each video can show only the original transcript, only translated subtitles, or both together.
- Subtitle presentation includes Default, Classic, Boxed, and LineBox styles with adjustable text size.
- Downloaded videos remain in a visual in-app library so they can be watched again or reopened for more work.
- Translator covers video discovery and downloading, transcription, two-pass subtitle translation, review and timing, SRT export, burned-in captions, AI dubbing, summaries, and highlight clips.
- Translator currently offers 39 target translation languages.
- Core video downloading, subtitle editing, timing, and export tools are free in the finished app.
- Optional AI operations use Stage5 credits or supported bring-your-own provider credentials.

## MCP / Agent Control

- Installed 1.16.16+ (packaged-mcp.mjs inside the app) exposes real tools once the user turns on Settings → Agent Control → Allow agent control, and allowlists write folders. Default is off (kill switch). Socket appears at launch if already enabled, or after the in-app toggle / a relaunch.
- Packaged tools that exist today (names are real): app_start_transcription, app_start_translation, app_start_cue_transcription, app_start_cue_translation, app_subtitles_export (SRT), app_start_merge (burn-in mp4 to an allowlisted output_path), app_start_media_workflow, app_processing_status, app_processing_cancel, download / library / open video / mount subtitles / display / style / navigate / settings snapshot.
- SAFE_TOOLS excludes checkout and keys. Agent never reads stored API keys. Agent can open checkout; user pays.
- Billing is the same as the UI (Stage5 credits or BYO already configured in the app). MCP does not force a credit spend and is not a sidecar OpenAI/Anthropic API.
- The source-build `npm run agent:mcp` path can stay as an optional developer footnote: Run `git clone https://github.com/mikey1384/translator.git`, then `cd translator`, `npm install`, and `npm run agent:mcp`.

## More product pages

- [Open-source overview](https://translator.tools/open-source): Architecture, repository, and build context.
- [Video downloader](https://translator.tools/video-downloader): URL download workflow.
- [Subtitle editor](https://translator.tools/subtitle-editor): Subtitle editing, timing, style, and export.
- [Video discovery](https://translator.tools/video-discovery): Built-in search and recommendation workflow.
- [Pricing](https://translator.tools/pricing): Stage5 credits and product economics.
- [FAQ](https://translator.tools/faq): Product answers and boundaries.

## Optional

- [MIT license](https://github.com/mikey1384/translator/blob/master/LICENSE): Desktop-client license.
- [GitHub issues](https://github.com/mikey1384/translator/issues): Public bug reports and feature requests.