How to Set Up Rich Translate for Offline Translation

Hunting for a translator that keeps working when the internet doesn't? Rich Translate floats on top of whatever app you're in and translates any text you circle, without sending it anywhere.

The catch is right on the label: it runs on Google's free ML Kit engine, so the output sits a step below the real Google Translate app. Setup is short, but Android makes you disable a protection first.

What You Need

• An Android phone with Play Protect and Accessibility settings — both are part of the setup.

Tutorial

1. Turn off Play Protect before you install anything. The app uses a newer Keystone package that Play Protect doesn't recognize, so it will block the install otherwise.
2. Install the app from the open-source project at https://github.com/ramax100/Rich-Translate.
3. Open the app and pick your language, then download the resource it asks for. That download is what lets it translate offline later.
4. Follow the app's steps to turn on Accessibility. Just work through the prompts it shows until the permission is active.
5. Tap the floating button, then circle any text on screen you want translated. That is the whole workflow — no copying, no switching apps.

Wrapping Up

You now have a translator that runs on the phone itself, called up by a floating button over any screen. Keep your expectations honest: it is built on Google's free ML Kit model, so the phrasing is rougher than the real Google Translate. For quick on-the-fly reading it does the job; for anything that matters, double-check the result.