The Best Open Source Google Translate AlternativesTop Translators & Text to Speech Services like Google Translate

The best open source alternative to Google Translate is Apertium. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Google Translate and 12 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Google Translate are Lingva Translate, LibreTranslate, Crow Translate and Translate You.

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  1. Apertium icon
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    Apertium is a rule-based machine translation platform. It is free software and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

    65 Apertium alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • ONLYOFFICE

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  GPLv3

    Apertium VS Google Translate

     
    Comments about Apertium as an Alternative to Google Translate
    Top Positive Comment
    Guest
    Oct 2, 2018
    8

    Apertium is a rule-based machine translation platform. It is free software and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Languages supported in...

    Top Negative Comment
    RemovedUser
    Dec 29, 2017
    5

    With Google Translate, we can translate any language to any language. Apertium only allows the translation of specific languages to other specific ones. Eg.: Portuguese to only Catalan, Spanish and Galician, but not English, French or German like Google Translate does.

    Most Recent Comment
    Paul
    Positive Feb 8, 2023
    0

    A good free and open source alternative to Google Translate and DeepL.

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    • Most users think Apertium is a great Google Translate alternative.

    • Apertium is the most popular Linux alternative to Google Translate.

    • Apertium is the most popular Open Source alternative to Google Translate.

    • Apertium is Free and Open SourceGoogle Translate is Free and Proprietary
    • Apertium is Privacy focused and LightweightGoogle Translate is not according to our users
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    Alternative front-end for Google Translate, serving as a Free and Open Source translator with over a hundred languages available

    54 Lingva Translate alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Translator
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Online translation
    4.  Translation-platform
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Text to Speech
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  No registration required

    Lingva Translate VS Google Translate

     
    Comments about Lingva Translate as an Alternative to Google Translate
    Darlene Sonalder
    Positive Oct 4, 2022
    1

    It's basically Google Translate without all the tracking !

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    • Almost everyone thinks Lingva Translate is a great Google Translate alternative.

    • Lingva Translate is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Google Translate.

    • Lingva Translate is Free and Open SourceGoogle Translate is Free and Proprietary
    • Lingva Translate is Privacy focused and LightweightGoogle Translate is not according to our users
  3. LibreTranslate icon
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    Free and Open Source Translation API. 100% self-hosted, no limits, no ties to proprietary services. Built on top of Argos Translate.

    84 LibreTranslate alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Translator
    2.  Online translation
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  No Tracking
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Translation-platform

    LibreTranslate VS Google Translate

     
  4. Crow Translate icon
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    Crow Translate is a simple and lightweight translator programmed in C++ / Qt that allows to translate and speak text using Google, Yandex and Bing translate API.

    72 Crow Translate alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Translator
    2.  Online translation
    3.  Real-time translation
    4.  OCR
    5.  Sits in the System Tray
    6.  Desktop Application
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Works Offline

    Crow Translate VS Google Translate

     
  5. Translate You icon
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    Translate You is a Translator App built with Material Design 3 (You) using the LibreTranslate API.

    71 Translate You alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Website Translation

    Translate You VS Google Translate

     
    Comments about Translate You as an Alternative to Google Translate
    e5tcadpv5
    Positive Feb 25, 2024
    0

    Foss, 200+ languages supported with multiple translation engins, unfortunately no offline translation and voice translation isn't the best

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    • Translate You is Free and Open SourceGoogle Translate is Free and Proprietary
    • Translate You is Lightweight and Privacy focusedGoogle Translate is not according to our users
  6. SimplyTranslate icon
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    SimplyTranslate offers a lightweight alternative frontend for Google Translate, supporting 108 languages and Text-To-Speech, catering to privacy-conscious users with diverse needs. It also integrates Reverso Context and iCIBA to broaden language learning tools.

    43 SimplyTranslate alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • F-Droid

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Online translation

    SimplyTranslate VS Google Translate

     
  7. Linguist icon
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    Linguist is a browser extension that translates pages and text, potentially replacing your current translation service. It offers real-time page translation, selected text translation, manual input translation, and a dictionary to save important translations.

    19 Linguist alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Website Translation
    2.  Text to Speech
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Full-Text Search
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Favorites

    Linguist VS Google Translate

     
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