# whyliam/whyliam.workflows.youdao

使用有道翻译你想知道的单词和语句

Repository: https://github.com/whyliam/whyliam.workflows.youdao
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/whyliamworkflowsyoudao
Homepage: http://blog.naaln.com/2015/05/repeat-create-the-wheel-alfred-plugin-youdao/
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: alfred, workflows, youdao, translation, python, alfred-workflow
Last push: 2026-01-08T03:56:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 50/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 61, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4138, "days_push": 237, "days_rel": 713, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1114, forks 130 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:38.271406+00:00)

## What it is
An Alfred workflow for macOS that translates words and phrases between English and Chinese using Youdao's translation/dictionary service. It supports hotkeys, pronunciation, history, and pasting results directly into apps.

## Use cases
- translate english words to chinese from alfred
- look up chinese words in english dictionary
- translate selected text with a hotkey
- hear pronunciation of a translated word
- paste translation directly into current app
- view translation history

## When to choose
- you use Alfred on macOS and frequently need quick English-Chinese translation or dictionary lookups
- you want hotkey-driven translation with pronunciation and clipboard integration

## When to avoid
- you use Raycast or another launcher instead of Alfred (author recommends alternatives)
- you need languages other than English and Chinese
- you need actively maintained software with guaranteed API support

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: nlp, cli
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: python
- tags: alfred-workflow, translation, youdao, dictionary, launcher-plugin, natural-language-processing, macos

## Member repositories
- whyliam/whyliam.workflows.youdao (main) score 50

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:38.271406+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:42:32.757520+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/whyliam/whyliam.workflows.youdao (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:38.271406+00:00, sha f328a2fd18da)
  - homepage: http://blog.naaln.com/2015/05/repeat-create-the-wheel-alfred-plugin-youdao/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:46:35.731221+00:00, sha 5aa2539edccb)
  - site_page: http://blog.naaln.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:46:35.740337+00:00, sha f96c17eb047e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.