Alternatives to LibreTranslate

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

  • Argos Translate

    An open-source offline translation tool written in Python, usable from the command line.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    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.

  • TranslateLocally

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

    FreeProprietaryBrowser extension

    TranslateLocally runs translation models on your own device through a desktop app and Chrome extension, but it is not open source and commercial extension use is not free.

  • DeepL

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

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWebBrowser extension

    DeepL is a proprietary hosted translator with desktop, mobile and browser apps plus an API with a free key, but text is processed on DeepL's servers.

  • Google Translate

    Google's machine translation service for translating text, documents and websites between languages.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Google Translate is a free web service with no sign-up that handles text, documents and websites, but text is sent to Google's servers instead of your own.

  • Microsoft Translator

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

    FreeProprietaryWindowsAndroidiOSWeb

    Microsoft Translator offers apps with offline language packs, while its business API is billed through Azure rather than self-hosted for free.

  • Yandex Translate

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

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Yandex Translate is a free browser service for text, documents and images, with text processed on Yandex servers instead of a server you run.

Also worth comparing

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

  • Dialect

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

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    LibreTranslate is an open-source translation API and web app you can self-host offline, removing the reliance on external services at the cost of server setup.

  • Papago

    Naver's web translator for text, images, documents, voice and websites, strong in Korean.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    LibreTranslate is open source and can be self-hosted offline, though translation quality can trail large commercial services.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.