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Argos Translate vs TranslateLocally: catalog facts
Argos Translate	TranslateLocally
Free Free and open source.	Free Free for personal use; commercial use of the Chrome extension needs a licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Browser extension
Translates fully offline once language packages are installed Usable from the command line or from Python	Translation runs locally for privacy Works without sending text to a server
Translation quality trails large online services for many language pairs Requires Python and downloading language packages	Needs a CPU with SSE4.1 support Fewer language pairs than large online translators
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Browser extension
Open source	Closed source
License: MIT	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026

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