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# Google Translate

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> Google Translate is a cloud and mobile-based translation management platform that helps streamline multi-language text translations via spell check, machine translation, transcription, and more. It also offers offline translation and its instant camera translation feature lets users point their smartphone’s camera at text or images in other languages to translate them instantly.
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> Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 687 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 687 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Google

## Commercial Context

- **Pricing model**:  (Free version available)
- **Pricing Details**: Google Translate is a free translation tool.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1 000, 1 001–5 000, 5 001–10 000, 10 000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
- **Supported Languages**: Arabic, Basque, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, European Portuguese, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
- **Available Countries**: China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States

## Features

- API
- Document Management
- Language Detection
- Machine Translation
- Memory Management
- Multi-Language
- Spell Check
- Website Integration
- Workflow Management

## Integrations (1 total)

- Google Chrome

## Support Options

- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base

## Category

- [Translation Software](https://www.getapp.za.com/directory/656/localization-translation/software)

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3. [Crowdin](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/109953/crowdin) — 4.7/5 (175 reviews)
4. [LILT](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2035895/lilt) — 4.4/5 (85 reviews)
5. [Phrase Localization Platform](https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2043287/memsource) — 4.6/5 (274 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Most reliable translation tool I've used" — 4.0/5

> **Nicole** | *01 April 2024* | Design | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
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> **Pros**: I find the translation on Google Translate to be very reliable. Although it's not perfect and it doesn't have the option to select a formal vs informal translation (for romance languages for example), I find the tool to be very useful in my day-to-day activities both in business and personally
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> **Cons**: It doesn't have the option to select a formal vs informal translation (for romance languages for example)

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### "google translate review" — 5.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *28 September 2022* | Civic & Social Organization | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
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> **Pros**: Thanks to this application, I can easily translate between my mother tongue and the language my job requires. The system that performs the translations I have made is very successful, it provides almost one-to-one translations.
> 
> **Cons**: In general, I find the application very successful, there are times when it works slowly, but other than that, it is really useful and good.
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> In general, I find the application very successful, there are times when it works slowly, but other than that, it is really useful and good.

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### "It says it all" — 3.0/5

> **Destiny** | *15 May 2024* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: How quickly it responds and how accurate it is
> 
> **Cons**: Sometimes it would speak the wrong language

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### "The best and most popular translation application there is around." — 4.0/5

> **Abrar** | *22 July 2021* | Market Research | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The application is absolutely free and very fast. The setup is simple and the interface is smooth. It have many languages to translate and the accuracy is high. We can use the application mic to translate speech to text, making it easier to communicate.
> 
> **Cons**: One can not know if the translation done is correct. The security and privacy of this application is poor. The support team do not resolve the issues well. This application does not support many regional languages. The translator makes mistakes and can not be verified. It requires and internet connection to work.
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> I have been using this application to translate many languages. It makes communication better especially between people hailing from different regions. It comes in handy when we travel to different countries. The number of users for this tool is vast and the language database is constantly upgraded, making this tool to improve it's accuracy.

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### "Amazing performance" — 4.0/5

> **Alejandro** | *03 July 2021* | Wine & Spirits | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: This is all that you can expect for a translation program.  Live translation is amazing
> 
> **Cons**: Everything is OK with it. Honestly I can't even say one thing that don't like
> 
> Excellent and very useful when you are traveling around the world

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## Links

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## This page is available in the following languages

| Locale | URL |
| en | <https://www.getapp.com/website-ecommerce-software/a/google-translate/> |
| en-AE | <https://www.getapp.ae/software/2060078/google-translate> |
| en-AU | <https://www.getapp.com.au/software/2060078/google-translate> |
| en-CA | <https://www.getapp.ca/software/2060078/google-translate> |
| en-GB | <https://www.getapp.co.uk/software/2060078/google-translate> |
| en-IE | <https://www.getapp.ie/software/2060078/google-translate> |
| en-NZ | <https://www.getapp.co.nz/software/2060078/google-translate> |
| en-SG | <https://www.getapp.sg/software/2060078/google-translate> |
| en-ZA | <https://www.getapp.za.com/software/2060078/google-translate> |
| fr | <https://www.getapp.fr/software/2060078/google-translate> |
| fr-BE | <https://fr.getapp.be/software/2060078/google-translate> |
| fr-CA | <https://fr.getapp.ca/software/2060078/google-translate> |
| nl | <https://www.getapp.nl/software/2060078/google-translate> |
| nl-BE | <https://www.getapp.be/software/2060078/google-translate> |
| pt | <https://www.getapp.com.br/software/2060078/google-translate> |
| pt-PT | <https://www.getapp.pt/software/2060078/google-translate> |

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