PingYi captures a selected screen region, recognizes its text, and translates it in a compact result card. It supports fully local OCR and translation, local LLM services such as llama.cpp and Ollama, and optional Google Cloud or Baidu providers using credentials supplied by the user. The default local workflow keeps screenshots and text on the device and does not retain a history.
What's new in 0.3.0
Added English and Simplified Chinese interfaces with automatic system-language selection.
Added Google Cloud Vision OCR and Google Cloud Translation using a user-provided API key.
Kept local PaddleOCR, offline translation, llama.cpp, and Ollama workflows available.
Yes. PingYi is free and open-source software released under the MIT license.
What is the latest version of PingYi?
The latest version is 0.3.0, released on Aug 12, 2026.
Is it safe to download PingYi?
The download button links to the official installer published on github.com, the same file Windows Package Manager installs. You can verify the downloaded file by comparing its SHA-256 checksum with 5266db16c9c502278c58959b7f4c314873bcf10153ed3a6a4aa27d378036289c.
Which Windows versions does PingYi support?
PingYi requires Windows 10 version 1809 or later and is available for 64-bit (x64) systems.
How do I install PingYi silently?
Run the offline installer with "PingYi-0.3.0-win-x64-setup.exe" /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART /SP-, or install it with Windows Package Manager: winget install --id=Qingshihuan.PingYi -e --silent.
How do I uninstall PingYi?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find PingYi and select Uninstall. From the command line, run winget uninstall --id=Qingshihuan.PingYi -e.
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Other AI for Productivity programs for Windows from different developers.