English answers, in Arabic you can actually use
Writing English is half the problem. The other half is what comes back: a dense reply from an AI tool, an error message, a contract clause. Sawti turns it into Arabic that a person can read and act on.
It translates meaning, not words
Word for word translation fails exactly where you need it most. A web page has a “hero”; a literal translator tells you about a warrior. Sawti tells you it is the main section at the top of the page.
Technical terms are explained in ordinary words. Things that must stay exactly as they are, such as code, commands, file names, links and brand names, are left untouched, because translating them would break them.
An error message
You select, in English:
The build failed because the API endpoint returned a 401. Check that your token hasn’t expired, then redeploy.
Sawti shows you:
فشل إنشاء التطبيق لأن عنوان الخدمة البرمجية أعاد الرمز 401، الذي يعني عدم التصريح بالوصول. تحقّق من أن رمز الدخول الخاص بك لم تنتهِ صلاحيته، ثم أعد نشر التطبيق.
The same message, in Egyptian
You select, in English:
The build failed because the API endpoint returned a 401. Check that your token hasn’t expired, then redeploy.
Sawti shows you:
فشل إنشاء التطبيق لأن عنوان الخدمة رجّع خطأ 401، وده معناه إن الوصول مرفوض. اتأكد إن رمز الدخول بتاعك لسه ساري وما انتهتش صلاحيته، وبعد كده انشر التطبيق من جديد.
How you use it
- Select the English text In any app on your computer: a browser, a terminal, a PDF, an email.
- Press the read-back hotkey A small window opens next to your work with the Arabic. It stays open while you click back into your app, so you can read and reply at the same time.
- Choose how it sounds Modern Standard Arabic, Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, Maghrebi or Iraqi.
Where it is available
The hotkey works on Windows and Mac. On iPhone and iPad there is a screen in the app where you paste English and read the Arabic. Read-back is not available on Android yet.
You can select a lot at once: several pages of text in one go.
Questions people ask
Is this just machine translation?
No. The goal is that you understand the text, so jargon is explained rather than transliterated, and sentences are rebuilt the way an Arabic writer would put them.
Does it add things that were not in the original?
No. It explains a term in a few words where needed, and adds nothing else. A colleague’s email stays your colleague’s email.
Can I copy the Arabic?
Yes. There is a Copy button on the window.