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Lingva is a free and open-source alternative front-end for Google Translate that lets self-hosters serve translations in over a hundred languages without…

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Lingva is a free and open-source alternative front-end for Google Translate that lets self-hosters serve translations in over a hundred languages without relying on Google's official API.

Platform availability

Available on 1 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS (not listed)
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

27/100 Low

Maintained
0last commit 1371 days ago
Popular
651,850 GitHub stars
Easy to install
351 install platform, install notes, Docker image
Light to run
No data

Based on 3 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 9 days ago

GitHub stars
1,850
Open issues
47
Last commit
2023-01-13
License
AGPL-3.0
Activity
stale

Checked 7 days ago - source: GitHub (TheDavidDelta/lingva-translate)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is not supported.

Checked 17 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Use a real API key for Lingvanex Replace YOUR_API_KEY with the key from your account before sending any translate request; without it, the API will not authorize you and the call fails. source
  • Include to, data, and platform Each translate request needs a target language code (to, like de_DE), the text to translate (data), and platform set to api; missing a required field can make the API reject the call. source

Fetched today - each note links to its source

Alternatives (11)

  • Apertium - Apertium is a rule-based machine translation platform.
  • ChatGPT Translate - ChatGPT Translate is a web-based tool that instantly detects languages and provides seamless AI-powered translations for text input.
  • Crow Translate - Crow Translate is a simple and lightweight translator programmed in C++ / Qt that allows to translate and speak text using Google, Yandex a…
  • DeepL Translator - Leading online translator with neural networks capturing subtle nuances, blind-tested to outperform competitors 3:1.
  • Google Translate - Translate instantly across 100+ languages with real-time input, voice on mobile, and offline options.
  • LibreTranslate - Free and Open Source Machine Translation API, entirely self-hosted.
  • Microsoft Translator - Translates text, speech, and photos in real-time across devices, with offline capability.
  • QuillBot - AI-driven tool for paraphrasing text, summarizing content, checking grammar, detecting plagiarism, and generating citations with customizab…
  • SimplyTranslate - Google Translate alternative frontend that enhances privacy, supports 108 languages and includes Text-To-Speech features for versatile lang…
  • Yandex Translate
  • gptranslate - GPTranslate is a simple desktop programme that lets you translate text instantly between different languages.

Checked 14 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Is there an unofficial Android client for Lingva?

Yes. The haoqiyung Lingva Translate repository lists Lentil for Android as an unofficial native client for Android.

Have self-hosters found the GitHub deployment instructions too technical?

One Reddit user said the deployment instructions on GitHub were too professional for a non-software specialist.

Does Lingva retrieve translations without directly accessing Google-related services?

Yes, the project description says it scrapes through Google Translate and retrieves translations without directly accessing any Google-related services.

Has Lingva Translate had reported downtime?

A Reddit thread reports that Lingva Translate had been down for at least two days.

Answers sourced from github.com, selfhost.directory, www.reddit.com, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 16 days ago - public community threads