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Google Translate vs Glate: catalog facts
Google Translate	Glate
Free Free to use on the web.	Free Free to download for Linux.
Web	Linux
Free with no sign-up Handles text, documents and websites	Translates between over 100 languages Hotkey translation of selected text
Machine translation can miss nuance and context Text is sent to Google's servers	Depends on Google Translate, so needs an internet connection Licence information is inconsistent between sources
Web application	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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