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WhatsApp Sticker Translator
Inspiration
I have a friend from Mexico who sends me stickers in Spanish but I was not able to understand it because although my Pixel phone has native translation in WhatsApp, WhatsApp still lacks an image translation.
I was frustrated with as I wanted to understand both the literal translation and the context behind it, so I decided to build this app to help me out.
What it does
It's a Mac desktop app that translates Spanish stickers to English on WhatsApp desktop while maintaining a UI that feels native to WhatsApp.
How we built it
By using Claude Code and skills given in this project, and explicitly stating it to use local AI models to preserve privacy
Challenges we ran into
The local AI model has context challenges due to which many stickers don't get translated or gets a slightly wrong translation. It probably requires a model transfer learning on a specific niche dataset of stickers.
Accomplishments that we're proud of
A functional app that can actually help me understand Spanish text embedded in images.
What we learned
How to use Claude Code and agentic AI to build custom personalized apps.
What's next for WST
- Refinement of the desktop Mac app
- Creating native android and iOS versions
- Doing UGC marketing for it and making it an actual business.
Built With
- claude
- swift
