Foreign category names, made readable
Category and tag names in non-Latin scripts, such as Cyrillic, get an English form and search keywords on your device, without sending anything to a server.
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One category, translated on your phone
One screen: a category named in Ukrainian, with the English form and search keywords Budgie generated for it. It needs On-device AI, which downloads its models once.
The name stays as you wrote it
The category is called Сільпо, exactly as it was created. Below the name sits a block of AI-generated metadata, produced on your phone.
An English form and search keywords
Budgie adds an English translation and a list of search keywords next to the original name. Both are saved with the category, so search and suggestions can find it whichever form you remember.
- Original name, untouched
- English translation
- Search keywords
Your names, readable everywhere
of your category names leave your phoneThe English form is made on your device.
names searchable, original and EnglishSearch finds it whichever form you remember.
if the English form comes out wrongTap the English form or keywords to edit them.
Check it on one category
Open any non-Latin category and look under the name.
Your original name stays exactly as you wrote it
The English form is made on your phone
See how on-device AI worksWhat you get
Works across many scripts
Names in non-Latin scripts get an English translation, tested with Ukrainian
Original names untouched
Original category and tag names stay untouched alongside the English form
Search finds either form
Both forms are searchable — search finds the category or tag whichever one you remember
Everything included
- On your phone — no category or tag name ever leaves it
- Edit any category or tag if its English form comes back wrong
The details
For when you want to know exactly how it behaves.
Why foreign category and tag names break expense search
Categories and tags you create or import in Ukrainian or other non-Latin scripts are hard for search and suggestions built around Latin text to find. Budgie translates each name into English, adds search keywords, and keeps both forms. All of it happens on your phone, once On-device AI is on and its one-time download has finished.
The original name stays exactly as you wrote it; the English form is what your search queries also match against. No data ever leaves your device. Renaming a category clears its English form and keywords, and Budgie generates them again for the new name.
Questions
Which scripts are supported?
Names not written in the Latin alphabet are picked up for translation. We test it with Ukrainian; other languages may work less well, so check the English form and edit it if needed.
Are my original category and tag names kept?
Yes. The original name stays exactly as you wrote it; the English form is what your search queries also match against.
What if a category or tag is translated wrongly?
Open the category or tag and edit its English form or keywords directly, or regenerate them. If you later rename a category, its translation is reset and generated again.
Does this run on every category and tag?
New or renamed categories and tags without a saved English form are picked up automatically. Latin-alphabet names skip translation but still get search keywords.
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