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TranslateLocally vs Argos Translate: catalog facts
TranslateLocally	Argos Translate
Free Free for personal use; commercial use of the Chrome extension needs a licence.	Free Free and open source.
Browser extension	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Translation runs locally for privacy Works without sending text to a server	Translates fully offline once language packages are installed Usable from the command line or from Python
Needs a CPU with SSE4.1 support Fewer language pairs than large online translators	Translation quality trails large online services for many language pairs Requires Python and downloading language packages
Downloadable app, Browser extension	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
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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