Alternatives to Argos Translate

An open-source offline translation tool written in Python, usable from the command line. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Argos Translate.

  • TranslateLocally

    A machine translation app that runs translation models on your own device instead of a server.

    FreeProprietaryBrowser extension

    TranslateLocally also translates offline on your own device, adding a desktop app and Chrome extension, but it needs an SSE4.1 CPU and commercial use of the extension is not free.

  • Speech Note

    A Linux app for offline speech-to-text, text-to-speech and machine translation using local models.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Speech Note offers offline machine translation alongside speech recognition and synthesis in a Linux app, but it runs only on Linux and Sailfish OS.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Argos Translate as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • DeepL

    An AI translator and writing assistant for text, documents and speech, with desktop, mobile and browser apps.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWebBrowser extension

    Argos Translate is MIT-licensed and translates fully offline from the command line or Python, but quality trails large online services and it needs language packages.

  • Dialect

    An open-source translation app for the GNOME desktop that works with several translation services.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Argos Translate is MIT-licensed and translates fully offline on Linux from the command line or Python, but it lacks a GNOME interface and needs language packages.

  • LibreTranslate

    An open-source machine translation API and web app that you can run on your own server.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Argos Translate is the MIT-licensed engine behind LibreTranslate, used from the command line or Python on your own computer instead of through an HTTP server.

  • Microsoft Translator

    Microsoft's translation apps for text, speech, conversations, signs and documents, with offline language packs.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsAndroidiOSWeb

    Argos Translate is an MIT-licensed offline translator used from the command line or Python on Windows, macOS and Linux, without mobile or speech features.

  • Yandex Translate

    Yandex's online machine translation service for text, documents and images.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Argos Translate is a free MIT-licensed tool that translates fully offline from the command line or Python, though quality trails large online services.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.