Google Translate Alternatives for Linux

Google Translate is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Apertium, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Google Translate and many of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Google Translate are Crow Translate, dict.cc, Translate Shell and Argos Translate.

Google Translate alternatives are mainly Translators but may also be Dictionaries or Text to Speech Services. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Google Translate.

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Apertium
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Free • Open Source
Translator
Windows
Linux
Online
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60 Apertium alternatives
Apertium is a rule-based machine translation platform. It is free software and released under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
- - Apertium is the most popular Linux alternative to Google Translate.
- - Apertium is the most popular Open Source alternative to Google Translate.
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Apertium Features
1. Privacy focusedApertium is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
2. LightweightApertium consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Ad-freeApertium doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
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Comments about Apertium as a Alternative to Google Translate
Most users think Apertium is a great Google Translate alternative.
riveravaldez
GPLed, free-libre open-source software. So, not ending in the same problems as with Google (which is the case for DeepL).
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Guest
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...
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RemovedUser
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.
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Paul
A good free and open source alternative to Google Translate and DeepL.
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Guest
is is open source, and it is free
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Crow Translate
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Free • Open Source
Translator
Windows
Linux
Flathub
78 Crow Translate alternatives
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.
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Crow Translate Features
1. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
2. Works OfflineCrow Translate can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
3. Privacy focusedCrow Translate is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Online translation
Real-time translation
Sits in the System Tray
Desktop Application
dict.cc
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Dictionary
Text to Speech Service
Mac
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Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
88 dict.cc alternatives
dict.cc is not only an online dictionary translating from English and German to 21 languages. Its an attempt to create a platform where users from all over the world can share their knowledge in the field of translations.
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dict.cc Features
1. Works Offlinedict.cc can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
2. Text to Speechdict.cc allows you to transform written text into spoken text.
3. Crowdsourceddict.cc uses suggestions, information, etc., from a large group of people to improve the quality of the content.
4. Website Translationdict.cc uses a built-in translator to translate content into any language in real time.
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Opinions about dict.cc as a Alternative to Google Translate
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Translate Shell
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Free • Open Source
Translator
Mac
Windows
Linux
76 Translate Shell alternatives
Translate Shell (formerly Google Translate CLI) is a command-line translator powered by Google Translate (default), Bing Translator, Yandex.Translate and Apertium.
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Translate Shell Features
Online translation
Argos Translate
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Free • Open Source
Translator
Mac
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Linux
68 Argos Translate alternatives
Open source offline translation app written in Python. Uses OpenNMT for translations, SentencePiece for tokenization, Stanza for sentence boundary detection, and PyQt for GUI. Designed to be used either as a GUI application or as a Python library.
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Argos Translate Features
1. Privacy focusedArgos Translate is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
2. Built-in DictionaryArgos Translate has a built-in dictionary where you can look up broader definitions of words.
3. Ad-freeArgos Translate doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Works OfflineArgos Translate can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
5. LightweightArgos Translate consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
6. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Argos Translate without registration.
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Multiple languages
OmegaT
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Free • Open Source
Translator
Mac
Windows
Linux
54 OmegaT alternatives
OmegaT is a free translation memory application written in Java. It is a tool intended for professional translators. It does not translate for you!
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OmegaT Features
1. PortableOmegaT can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Document translation
Machine translation
Comments about OmegaT as a Alternative to Google Translate
This alternative is disputed. OmegaT is still a legitimate Google Translate alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
TheDcoder
Its does not automatically translate
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RemovedUser
OmegaT is an excellent CAT tool, but not a translator like Google Translate.
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StarDict
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Free • Open Source
Dictionary
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
AmigaOS
73 StarDict alternatives
StarDict is a Cross-Platform and international dictionary Software. It has powerful features such as "Glob-style pattern matching", "Scan selection word," "Fuzzy query," etc. Stardict Version3.
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StarDict Features
1. Works OfflineStarDict can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Discontinued
The project seems to be no longer updated. Last version, 3.0.6, released in January 2015, but it can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

Opinions about StarDict as a Alternative to Google Translate
This alternative is disputed. StarDict is still a legitimate Google Translate alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.