From: allanh@vivaldi.net   
      
   On Tue, 20 May 2025 05:48:18 -0500, John C.  wrote:   
      
   > Allan Higdon wrote:   
   >> John C. wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> Anybody know of anything that can translate text offline? Just spent the   
   >>> last hour or so looking around with no luck. There are plenty of web   
   >>> services and I've been using them for years, but AFAICT nothing for when   
   >>> you don't have internet access.   
   >>>   
   >>> TIA   
   >>   
   >> I did see this:   
   >>   
   >> "Crow Translate can be used without the need to connect to the internet."   
   >> https://alternativeto.net/software/crow-translate/about/   
   >   
   > I looked but was unable to find that quote there.   
   >   
      
      
   You'll see it if you click on "Works Offline".   
      
      
   >> It may not be accurate, since I couldn't find any other reference to   
   >> Crow Translate doing that.   
   >> I did see that Google Translate can be used offline by downloading   
   >> language packs.   
   >   
   > I looked around and I think one home page is at:   
   >   
   > https://github.com/crow-translate/crow-translate/releases   
   >   
   > and it says at the top of the page:   
   >   
   > "This repository was archived by the owner on Jul 4, 2024. It is now   
   > read-only."   
   >   
   > Since the program is from the Ukraine, that's probably understandable.   
   >   
   > Another home page is:   
   >   
   > https://invent.kde.org/office/crow-translate   
   >   
   > where it says:   
   > _______________________________________________________________________   
   > Multiple translation engines provided by Mozhi (some instances can   
   > disable specific engines)*   
   > Translate and speak text from screen or selection   
   > Highly customizable shortcuts   
   > Command-line interface with rich options   
   > D-Bus API   
   > Cross-platform   
   >   
   > ⚠️ *While Mozhi acts as a proxy to protect your privacy, the third-party   
   > services it uses may store and analyze the text you send.   
   > _______________________________________________________________________   
   >   
   > If it can use downloaded language packs though, that might make it   
   > capable of doing translations while offline.   
      
   I believe the Home Page is supposed to be   
   https://apps.kde.org/crowtranslate/   
      
   I found out after I posted it that Google Translate for Android is the one   
   that could download language packs.   
      
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