Translate skill for OpenClaw
What this skill does
Translates and localizes text, software strings, documents, subtitles, and marketing copy between any language pair. Use when translating anything, when fixing a translation that reads machine-made, or when localizing a product: ICU plurals and gender, placeholders that must survive, string catalogs (JSON, XLIFF, .po, .strings, .xcstrings, ARB, RESX, YAML), locale codes and fallback chains, RTL and bidi breakage, CJK typography, mojibake, text expansion that overflows the UI, subtitle timing and reading speed, hreflang and multilingual SEO, glossaries, translation memory and fuzzy matches, and post-editing machine output. Use when choosing register (tu/vous, tú/usted, du/Sie, keigo), between es-ES and es-419 or zh-Hans and zh-Hant, or when a certified, legal, or medical translation carries liability. Not for writing original copy natively in one language (spanish, french, german, japanese, chinese) or generating captions from audio (video-captions).
The Translate skill is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install the Translate skill
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
translateand click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add the Translate skill with a single command:
openclaw skills add translate
This pulls translate from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/translate/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use the Translate skill
Once installed, the Translate skill activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Turning video into a finished short
Translate works with video. Getting from there to something postable is a separate job: ViralMint — an open-source video pipeline — reframes to vertical, cleans the audio, cuts dead air, burns animated captions, and exports a version sized for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.
It runs as an MCP server, so an OpenClaw agent can drive it from the same chat you already use: ask for a short, and the render comes back finished. See how to connect a video pipeline to your agent.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download skill .zip button above to grab
translate-1.0.2.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/translate/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Translate?
Install Translate in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for translate, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add translate. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/translate/.
Is the Translate skill free?
Yes. It is free to download and run through ClawHub, with no account or payment required. Each skill is published by its own author under its own licence — see its ClawHub page for the licence and source.
What does Translate do?
Translates and localizes text, software strings, documents, subtitles, and marketing copy between any language pair.
Related: more developer tools skills
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