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Google Translate: Download language packs for offline use [5:1]
Yandex Translate: Works perfectly offline [1:3]
Lingvanex: Offers offline mode [1:2]
Argos Translate: Free and open-source, works entirely offline [3:1]

Google Translate

Google Translate is a popular choice for offline translation. Users can download specific language packs to use the app without internet access [5:1]. While text translation works offline, features like voice and photo translation may require additional downloads or may not be available offline [2:3][2:6]. Despite these limitations, Google Translate is highly recommended for its comprehensive language support and ease of use [4:3].

Yandex Translate

Yandex Translate has been praised by users for its offline capabilities, making it a suitable option for those who need reliable translations without network permissions [1:3]. This app seems to have satisfied users looking for alternatives to more mainstream options like Google and Microsoft.

Lingvanex Translator

Lingvanex offers an offline mode, allowing users to translate without needing an internet connection [1:2]. It is suggested as a viable alternative for those seeking offline functionality across different devices, including Windows [2:7].

Argos Translate

For Windows users, Argos Translate is a free, open-source solution that works entirely offline once language packages are installed [3:1]. It supports major languages and provides a straightforward setup process using Python, making it a good choice for tech-savvy individuals looking for a robust offline translator.

Other Options

While some apps like Glosbe were mentioned, they did not meet the offline requirements for all users [2:1]. Additionally, DeepL was noted for its accuracy but may not offer full offline capabilities [1:6]. For travelers specifically interested in Spanish translations, Google Translate remains a strong contender due to its ability to handle regional dialects and practical usage scenarios [4:2].

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In search of an offline translator app

Posted by actual_tsukuyomi · in r/degoogle · 6 months ago

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Hi!

I am searching for an offline translator app. I tried microsoft translator and google translator, also various others, but none have worked for me (meaning being able to download the app AND working when removing network permission).

Thanks!

Edit: yandex translate is perfect

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alexeir · 5 months ago

Try Lingvanex translator app. It has offline mode.

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MrSlofee · 6 months ago

Maybe DeepL German based I believe.

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actual_tsukuyomi · OP · 6 months ago

Sadly that has no offline mode.
Anyhow, I found yandex translate perfect for my use-case.
Thanks anyhow!

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la_regalada_gana · 6 months ago

RTranslator works offline (after downloading the models).

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limalongalinglong · 6 months ago

https://apps.apple.com/app/id332510494

Spanishdictionary.com is an iPhone app that is offline. I’m not sure if they have other languages but this one is awesome!

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Is there a translation program or app that works offline?

Posted by alexfreemanart · in r/software · 3 months ago

All the translation apps and programs I know of and own only work with internet access.

Is there a translation program/app/service/system for either Android or Windows that can perform translations offline?

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ShaneBoy_00X · 3 months ago

I think Google Translate has offline mode but you must download language packs first.

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wakeupsheep · 2 months ago

Only text translate works offline

>This feature isn't available offline

When you try voice or conversation.

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FireCrow1013 · 3 months ago

I can confirm that this works perfectly fine, the only thing you won't get offline in Google Translate is voice translation. Even photo translation works offline.

EDIT: I actually couldn't get photo translation working offline just now, which is interesting, because it used to work.

EDIT 2: Okay, so, for some reason, the photo translation downloaded language files are different files from the regular downloaded language files now, so you have to download the photo-specific ones if you want to use the photo feature offline.

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LumpsIsHigh · 13 days ago

Where in the app do you see the option to download offline for camera usage?

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alexfreemanart · OP · 3 months ago

>I think Google Translate has offline mode but you must download language packs first.

Can these packages be downloaded to the Google Translator app for Android, or is that only possible on a computer?

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ShaneBoy_00X · 3 months ago

Yes, on Android as well.

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Creative_Whereas9367 · 3 months ago

https://glosbe.com/ - download the app and then you can download dictionaries for use off-line. I use it on iOS. I’m not 100% sure for android or Windows but should be similar.

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alexfreemanart · OP · 3 months ago

I just tried downloading the Glosbe app, but it doesn't work and doesn't translate when i'm disconnected from the internet. Are you sure Glosbe is an offline service?

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Electronic-Stock · 3 months ago

Try a Google search for "offline <language1> <language2> dictionary"....

What did you not like about those search results?

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alexeir · 2 months ago

Try to search for Lingvanex offline translator for Windows.

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bubbla_ · 3 months ago

Golden dict/golden dict ng. You can literally load hundreds of whatever dictionaries tou want there. Some are probably not free, but we all know they can be found... Golden dict ng can even integrate with anki.

There should be an android app as well

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Looking for Free Offline Translation App for Windows (Since Microsoft Translator is Retired)

Posted by jadydady · in r/windows · 3 months ago

Hey all,
I’m searching for a free translation program recommendation that works offline on Windows.

I used to use Microsoft Translator, but it's been officially discontinued and removed from the Microsoft Store. Even if you find a way to install it, the offline language packs won’t download, so it’s not a usable option anymore.

I’m hoping to find an alternative that:

Works entirely offline
Is free to use
Covers major languages (English, French, Arabic, Spanish, etc.)
interface does not matter if it does the job

Any recommendations would be really appreciated. Thanks!

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someoneyouulove · 3 months ago

Offline translators are hard to make: best translators use AI to make human friendly translations, which are always hosted on remote servers/data centers.

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jadydady · OP · 3 months ago

✅ Update: I found a working offline alternative – Argos Translate!

It’s free, open-source, and works 100% offline once you install the language packages.

I tested English → French and it worked great (example: “The quick brown fox...” translates properly).
To run it on Windows:
Make sure you have Python 3.11 or 3.12 installed.
Install it via pip install argostranslate argostranslategui
Then run it with:"%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Python\Python311\Scripts\argos-translate-gui"
(you can also make a shortcut or batch file for easier use)
Language packs (like French, Arabic, Spanish, etc.) can be downloaded from within the GUI itself.

✈ Works offline with a simple GUI, no frills, but it gets the job done. Hope this helps someone else!

Details in their GitHub repo: Argos Translate

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Posted by Any_Royal_414 · in r/TravelHacks · 2 years ago

Hello travelers!

I’m looking for recommendations for a translator app that works without cell service or WiFi.

I definitely need it to work for Spanish, but bonus if other languages also are included. Super bonus if it’s more accurate than google translate in terms of the responses being modern or more aligned with how people would typically speak.

Worth nothing this is for Central/South American Spanish, opposed to Spain.

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alanamil · 2 years ago

Google translate, you can download the languages to your phone.

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JubalHarshawII · 2 years ago

Exactly, I've used it in Thailand, Japan, Italy, France, Spain, and Germany, with pretty good results. The live camera translator is amazing for signs, menus, even handwritten things, it can be a little spotty with Asian languages but you usually get the general idea. Using the talk function has always gotten me through conversations with ppl, so overall I highly recommend it. Also it's free and you can download all the languages you need so you don't need internet access to use it when you're out and about.

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newhvnanon · 1 year ago

I think that's only available on mobile though. Deepl below seems to have a pc version available too

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HippyChaiYay · 2 years ago

What’s in it for me if I find you this magical and amazing offline app?

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Any_Royal_414 · OP · 2 years ago

Ever happiness that you helped a fellow explorer??

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HippyChaiYay · 2 years ago

Google translate then. Or Deepl. Same diff.

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TIL Google Translate app has a download section for offline use.

Posted by [deleted] · in r/preppers · 6 years ago

Maybe this is well known but I learned today you can download certain languages on the Google Translate app for offline use. Great prep for situations where cellphone towers go down/ are overloaded in an emergency.

Also good for traveling overseas and not having a crazy cell phone bill when you get back.

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pudding7 · 6 years ago

You can point it at text (like a sign or menu) and it will translate in real time. I used this in Havana, Cuba last year to read a bunch of plaques in the museums. It works well enough to give you an idea of the meaning.

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professor-fluffy · 6 years ago

However, that doesn't work in offline mode. You need service to translate images.

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pudding7 · 6 years ago

Yes it does. I used it for three days with no internet connection.

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ciabattabing16 · 6 years ago

Togo a step further, it has a tap to translate feature. If you enable this you get a chat head icon every time you copy text, and if you hit the icon it has the translation between the two languages you have setup. It's very handy if you're using a chat application with someone to translate on the fly.

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iheartrms · 6 years ago

WOW. I've been using translate.google.com in my mobile web browser for ages. Had no idea there was an app! And it can work offline! Thanks!

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topsecreteltee · 6 years ago

Just about any google product that comes before .google.com will have an app. I’m hesitant to say all because they have so many that I don’t want to overreach.

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KUKYBITS · 6 years ago

Works also for google maps.

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[deleted] · 6 years ago

I didn't know this, thanks!!!

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Offline translation app for Windows, do you know any apps like this?

Posted by alexfreemanart · in r/windows · 3 months ago

I'm looking for a translation app that can translate text offline for Windows. Do you know of any such apps?

I know that the Google Translate app has the ability to perform offline translations, and i think it works very well, but i couldn't find a version compatible with Windows, only Android

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manolomiguenz2020 · 3 months ago

microsoft own translator for windows? the one with the green icon

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jadydady · 3 months ago

That one was retired in 2021. It is no longer supported, functional, or available on the Microsoft Store.

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76zzz29 · 3 months ago

I know of a translation server, that you can run localy and so use it like google translate using localhost as the adress. Called LibreTranslate it is on github. And so you can even use the api of your self hosted translator for programes that suport it.

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amroamroamro · 3 months ago

Firefox has builtin offline translation

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/website-translation

For the curious, the translation in firefox is powered by a machine translations engine from Project Bergamot (ported to WebAssembly)

The same engine has been used in standalone desktop program too if you prefer a dedicated app:

https://translatelocally.com/downloads/

The list of models it pulls by default is different, but you might be able import the ones from firefox with some work:

https://github.com/mozilla/firefox-translations-models/tree/main/models

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Free Offline Translation Software for Windows?

Posted by jadydady · in r/software · 3 months ago

Hi everyone,
I'm looking for a free offline translation software for Windows.

I used to rely on Microsoft Translator, but unfortunately it has been retired. It's no longer available on the Microsoft Store, and even if you manage to download the app from another source, the offline language packs fail to install, making it basically useless for offline use now.

My requirements:

Completely offline (no internet connection needed)
Free
Supports common languages like English, Russian, French, Arabic, Spanish, Chinese etc.
Simple to use, not bloated

Does anyone know a good alternative? Thanks in advance!

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_0-__-0_ · 2 months ago

Firefox has an offline translator builtin. You can just open a simple html file from your computer that has a text field, select text and right click and hit translate. (You can even make a bookmarlet that gives you a text field).

Or you can download https://translatelocally.com/downloads/ which is a desktop app of the same (not sure if it's updated as often as the firefox extension though).

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samontab · 3 months ago

You can use Whisper, it's completely offline, works great, and it's free. But you need to set it up, and probably also add something like ffmpeg to convert your files before feeding them into Whisper.

If you are OK with a single time purchase for lifetime access, including updates, I published an app that does exactly that. It's called Private Transcriber Pro, you simply drag and drop a video or audio file, and it transcribes it for you automatically. It runs on any machine, without Internet or GPU required. But if you do have a GPU, it will run much faster. You can also choose to translate the text into English or keep the original language.

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jadydady · OP · 3 months ago

Thanks for your comment! I think there might be a bit of a misunderstanding about what I’m looking for. The tools you mentioned, like Whisper and your app, seem to focus on transcribing or translating audio/video files using local AI models, which is definitely cool but a bit overkill for my needs.

What I’m after is something much simpler, basically an offline alternative to the Google Translate or old Microsoft Translator app for Windows. Just straightforward plaint text translation between common languages with downloadable language packs, no transcription, no media files, no advanced setup. Ideally lightweight and easy to use.

Still, I appreciate the suggestion!

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Wilbis · 3 months ago

I would suggest you to run a local instance of a a popular open source LLM that's trained for languages that you need to translate. You need somewhat beefy GPU with good amount of VRAM for that though.

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alexeir · 2 months ago

There are no free offline translators for Windows with a good translation quality and good GUI. The most similar to MIcrosoft Translator is Lingvanex, you can ask for discounted price or free trial.

By the way you can search for Apertium, it should be totally free, but supports not so much languages

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Offline translator app options?

Posted by succulentandcacti · in r/fossdroid · 1 month ago

Hi, I am looking for an offline translator app, to translate from English to other languages and viceversa. Had a look on F-Droid, Mitzouli seems very interesting, however seems it was last updated about 10 years ago and I wonder if there are now better tools available, that can do as much or better (I don't need a huge variety of languages) than Google Translate.

Thank you

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DocWolle · 1 month ago

Try RTranslator https://github.com/niedev/RTranslator

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Jennifer2005x · 30 days ago

I don't think anything beats Deepl...

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TheRollingOcean · 1 month ago

I'm about ready to begin experimenting with llms using llama CCP for this type of stuff. I'm looking for these types of capabilities as well.

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Best app for translating

Posted by Azuretta · in r/TranslationStudies · 5 years ago

Hello, I just want to know which apps or websites blew your mind because of its accuracy? Or any apps you recommend? There are many translation apps but not many of them are accurate or very close to the actual meaning.

Thanks in advance.

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morenitamommy · 5 years ago

I second everyone here about using DeepL. But as nifaru said, it's limited to Romance languages. And yes, I wouldn't rely on it completely. Always double check!

If you're looking to expand into Asian languages, like Japanese, I'd recommend Reverso. I've used it. Though it's not entirely accurate, it helps me figure out the gist of some of the longer sentences I run into when translating manga.

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Azuretta · OP · 5 years ago

'Romance languages'? What does that mean? Definitely! It's good as a reference.

Oh, I will look into it. Thanks! How's translating manga? I am interested in it!

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morenitamommy · 5 years ago

I mean languages like Spanish, Italian, French, Portuguese. But DeepL has German and Russian too! Just no languages like Chinese, Japanese, or Korean like Reverso does. If you're translating Japanese, I recommend Tangorin and Weblio. Eikawa.DMM is helpful too. For Manga specifically the Jaded Network is nice because it has a SFX dictionary.

I joined a fun scanlation group through Tumblr to get some practice but it's volunteering so I'm going to have to put it on the back burner to focus on bigger translation projects. Translating is a lot more fun when you're interested in the topic!

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nifaru · 5 years ago

I also think DeepL is pretty good, even though it has quite a limited choice of languages. And of course, even the best machine-generated translation misses stuff out as soon as there is something between the lines that a professional human translator would have noticed.

Edit: forgot a word

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Azuretta · OP · 5 years ago

That is true. That is why the world still needs translators for now but not forever.

Thanks. I will check it out!

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nifaru · 5 years ago

I do hope we will still need them for a long time, though, as I am currently training to become one. :D

You're welcome, I hope it's what you were looking for.

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Metz____ · 5 years ago

DeepL comes to mind

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Azuretta · OP · 5 years ago

Thanks!

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Audio translation apps that work offline?

Posted by itsaname123456789 · in r/Blind · 2 years ago

I've tried Microsoft and Google translate offline but the conversation or voice features don't work unless they have a connection. Lots of apps say they work offline but I am installing them just to find out they only mean text or camera/optical character recognition. Any tips?

Looking for an app for my dad who wants to use this on a vacation. He can't really use screen based translations, and sometimes goes to places where there might not be reception. He's specifically looking for Spanish-English but anything that works is a start.

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raymondio · 2 years ago

Like Microsoft Translator Offline? Also Microsoft Translator should work if you download the language packs.

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itsaname123456789 · OP · 2 years ago

Like that yes, but the microsoft and google voice translation features require internet connection even if you download the language packs. Im hoping to find one that does voice translation offline.

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raymondio · 2 years ago

Ah I see- text-based only. I think you'd need a pocket translator or something similar for the offline stuff.

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Key Considerations for Offline Translation Apps:

Language Support: Ensure the app supports the languages you need. Some apps offer extensive language libraries, while others may be limited.
Accuracy: Look for apps known for their translation accuracy. User reviews and ratings can provide insight into how well the app performs.
User Interface: A user-friendly interface makes it easier to navigate and use the app effectively, especially in real-time situations.
Features: Consider additional features like voice translation, camera translation (text recognition), and phrasebooks for common expressions.
Storage Requirements: Some apps require significant storage space for offline language packs, so check your device's capacity.

Recommendations:

Google Translate: Offers offline translation for many languages. You can download specific language packs, and it includes features like camera translation and voice input.
Microsoft Translator: Supports offline translation and has a user-friendly interface. It also includes a conversation mode for real-time dialogue translation.
iTranslate: Provides offline translation capabilities and features like voice translation and a phrasebook. However, some features may require a premium subscription.
SayHi: Focuses on voice translation and is great for conversations. It allows you to download languages for offline use.

Takeaway: For comprehensive language support and features, Google Translate is often the best choice. However, if you need a more conversational focus, consider SayHi or Microsoft Translator. Always check for the latest updates and user reviews to ensure the app meets your needs.

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