diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d8c3e4f..34aba2b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ SimplyTranslate can use both Google Translate and LibreTranslate, without compro
 
 ## Usage
 
-Basic usage: `stranslate -f "Chinese" -t "English" -i "你好"`
+Basic usage:
+
+`stranslate -f "Chinese" -t "English" -i "你好"`
+
+`stranslate "你好"`
 
 For detailed information about the usage of the program, see the manual.
 
diff --git a/stranslate b/stranslate
index e62f5dc..caa7608 100755
--- a/stranslate
+++ b/stranslate
@@ -161,7 +161,13 @@ do
 	esac
 done
 
-[ -z "${input}" ] && echo "An input is needed. Please use the -i option." && exit 2
+# Allow passing text to translate without -i
+if [ -z "${input}" ]; then
+	shift $(($OPTIND-1))
+	input="$1"
+fi
+
+[ -z "${input}" ] && echo "stranslate: No input provided" && exit 2
 [ -z "${from_language}" ] && from_language="Autodetect"
 [ -z "${to_language}" ] && to_language="English"