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Argos Translate vs Speech Note: catalog facts
Argos TranslateSpeech Note
Free

Free and open source.

Free

Free and open source under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Linux
  • Translates fully offline once language packages are installed
  • Usable from the command line or from Python
  • Speech recognition, speech synthesis and translation all run offline
  • Wide choice of engines, including Whisper, Piper and Kokoro
  • Translation quality trails large online services for many language pairs
  • Requires Python and downloading language packages
  • Linux and Sailfish OS only
  • Models must be downloaded separately and can be large
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: MIT License: MPL-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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