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Microsoft Translator vs Dialect: catalog facts
Microsoft Translator	Dialect
Free The consumer apps are free; the Azure Translator API for businesses is a separate paid…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, Android, iOS, Web	Linux
Translates text, speech, images and conversations Offline translation in the apps	Native GNOME interface Choice of several translation backends
Online features send text to Microsoft's servers Business API use is billed through Azure	Linux only Relies on external translation services
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it 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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