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TranslateLocally vs Microsoft Translator: catalog facts
TranslateLocallyMicrosoft Translator
Free

Free for personal use; commercial use of the Chrome extension needs a licence.

Free

The consumer apps are free; the Azure Translator API for businesses is a separate paid…

Browser extension Windows, Android, iOS, Web
  • Translation runs locally for privacy
  • Works without sending text to a server
  • Translates text, speech, images and conversations
  • Offline translation in the apps
  • Needs a CPU with SSE4.1 support
  • Fewer language pairs than large online translators
  • Online features send text to Microsoft's servers
  • Business API use is billed through Azure
Downloadable app, Browser extension Downloadable app, Web application
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 26, 2026

Checked September 26, 2026

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