Automatic Translation tool for Android [closed]

Asked 29/12, 2011 at 20:2 Answered 24/2, 2016 at 17:40

Solved android localization internationalization machine-translation

Do you know if there is any free automatic localization tool currently out of the market ? It would be to translate my XML files from my android project The ones i have found all rely on Google translate API. Since this API is now paying(Since December 2011) all those tools are now obsoletes.

The ones i have tried but rely on Google Translate APIV1

Androlate Eclipse plugin
ailocalizer
A Chrome extension
Online tool : http://uzitech.com/files/translator.php

I would be really grateful if someone has found a working one.

Eclipse answered 29/12, 2011 at 20:2 Comment(4)

If your app brings real value to people, you probably should think of crowdsourcing your translations instead. Having UI translated via any form of Machine Translation is a terrible idea. – Wreck 30/12, 2011 at 12:58

I guess you are right. Do you know any free collaborative online tool which would help me on that ? – Eclipse 30/12, 2011 at 18:12

For String Follow this SO Link stackoverflow.com/a/49970557/5902175 – Simpleminded 18/1, 2019 at 6:22

you can use this faster tool devs.alkhalid.biz/translation – Livi 31/7, 2021 at 3:41

Update 11.08.2018: Google not support this any more

I've not tried it but I've heard about Google Translate Toolkit. Appears to support a wide range of formats, including Android resources.

AdWords Editor Archive (.aea)
Android Resource (.xml)
Apple iOS
Application (.strings)
Application Resource Bundle (.arb)
Chrome Extension (.json)
GNU gettext (.po)
HTML (.html)
Java Application (.properties)
Microsoft Word (.doc)
OpenDocument Text (.odt)
Plain
Text (.txt)
Rich Text (.rtf)
SubRip (.srt)
SubViewer (.sub)

Mongolic answered 9/1, 2013 at 15:6 Comment(10)

Not perfect but it does the job. – Barrington 18/6, 2013 at 19:5

I believe they have since removed this and now advertise third party translations. – Pa 25/8, 2014 at 20:7

@Pa It has not been removed. – Pantoja 21/9, 2014 at 14:43

@JaredBurrows Just checked again, yes it has. Try uploading an android XML to it. i.imgur.com/nMdRka7.png – Pa 21/9, 2014 at 23:11

@Pa You are wrong: i.imgur.com/zmi3sbv.png. I just used it to translate one of my applications for Google Play. – Pantoja 21/9, 2014 at 23:15

As what kind of file? – Pa 22/9, 2014 at 1:36

@Pa strings.xml. It works perfectly. – Pendant 23/9, 2014 at 18:21

Is it free? I can't find how to translate it w/o actually paying. – Refrigerator 13/9, 2017 at 11:27

@Pa it's still available (tried several times during the last years, and again today, in 2018), only that they are making huge publicity of the paid service. But you have the option to import it and it will be translated into the languages you selected – Shaver 16/4, 2018 at 9:52

As of December 4, 2019, Google Translator Toolkit has shut down. Also, since November 1, 2019, Google Translate API offers $10 free tier quota per month per project. – Chukar 23/12, 2019 at 1:54

@Pedro Rainho tool doesn't work anymore because it uses old api key method which bing has recently changed. I have creater a GUI App using new bing secret api key apporach. You can check it. App is available at SourceForge

Southwick answered 10/5, 2014 at 5:32 Comment(0)

A similar question is answered on stackoverflow here. I have just used Android Resource Translator (ART), freeware mentioned by "K G" above, under Windows 7 Pro. For Windows users wanting specifically to translate Android resource files (as originally asked), this is the best free solution I've found. (I confirm that Google Translate is paid, find that memoQ mentioned in a link above is a commercial tool).

ART installed quickly and automatically. I selected output languages by checkbox and it automatically translated my Android app's English res/values/strings.xml file into German, Russian, and French XML files, output under a common "res" directory as values-de/strings.xml, values-ru/strings.xml, and values-fr/strings.xml in under a minute. I then copied these directories under my project's "app/src/main/res" folder and my app has working translations. (I played it safe; you can probably just specify your app's "res" directory for output and skip the copying).

ART uses Bing Translate, and there is no fee involved. This is pure machine translation, so the result may not be as accurate as human translation, but for Android resource entries like "Download" or "Quit" accuracy seems adequate.

Warning: the GUI is unpolished. For example:

The Windows menu and taskbar icon are titled Android Resource Handler but the application window's title is Android Resource Translator
I had to stretch the window on my screen to reveal its Translate button
There is a field containing the text Copy Paste your output folder path. res folder will be created here. Unless you manually enter a directory in this field, I'm not sure any output is generated, or where.

But these don't affect function, only convenience.

Caveats Emptor:

French translation does not escape apostrophes and this causes a fatal build exception. Workaround: edit French xml file manually replacing ' with \'.

Once I performed translations, I used Android Studio's builtin Translations Editor to validate them.

As K G says, available on SourceForge. Last updated 2015-02-17, 11 downloads this week. Source code available at github. This is "begware;" the author includes a Please donate link in the app leading to a Paypal page.

Mcleod answered 24/2, 2016 at 17:40 Comment(0)

Bit more universal translation and localization service: crowdin.com

Wrens answered 9/10, 2012 at 15:40 Comment(1)

Crowd.In is no longer free. – Ararat 26/5, 2015 at 12:19

I can't believe I'm about to say this, but Bing has a free translator. It can be set up using SOAP.

Here is a link to some code to help you with adding it to your app:

http://code.google.com/p/bing-translator/source/browse/trunk/src/com/saturdaycoder/bingtranslator/BingTranslatorSoapApi.java?spec=svn3&r=3

EDIT: I just found an app that does use Bing now for the exact same reason you are looking for a new one to use.

http://www.androidzoom.com/android_applications/tools/droid-translate_gghr.html

Warmblooded answered 29/12, 2011 at 20:33 Comment(6)

Hello, your first link is some piece of code to use Bing API. The second one is an application on Android device such as google translate but which rely on Bing, which is not what i'm looking for. I let you review my first post. Thanks for your help anyway – Eclipse 29/12, 2011 at 21:9

Reviewing your post didn't help. if your not intrested in an API, then what are you interested in? How about the actual Bing translator? microsofttranslator.com – Warmblooded 29/12, 2011 at 21:17

I'm not looking for an online translator, there are plenty all over the net. I need something which parse all my xml and propose me a translation for the languages of my choices – Eclipse 29/12, 2011 at 21:20

And this is an android app your looking for or just any piece of software that does it? But locally of coarse. – Warmblooded 29/12, 2011 at 21:22

A piece of software that does it, Online or localy ( on my computer ) – Eclipse 29/12, 2011 at 21:28

I apologize, that's what I meant. Your looking for a piece of software to use on your computer, not on the Android or to integrate into an Android App. – Warmblooded 29/12, 2011 at 21:31

old post, but I created an androlate gradle plugin you could try. https://github.com/ayvazj/gradle-androlate-plugin

Essa answered 3/6, 2015 at 0:13 Comment(1)

its google translate free ? – Altamirano 10/12, 2017 at 5:53

Motodev Studio has a feature that does that with the help of Google Translate.

Realist answered 29/12, 2011 at 20:9 Comment(8)

I think Florent Valdelievre is asking if there is one that doesn't rely on Google Translate. – Warmblooded 29/12, 2011 at 20:15

I think is just worried about the paying part but since Motorola is taking care of that he would not have to worry and he is just looking for a working one. And the MotoDev Studio on still works now. I would appreciate a removal of the down vote. – Realist 29/12, 2011 at 20:24

I didn't down vote. I just wrote a comment. – Warmblooded 29/12, 2011 at 20:27

I did not vote down neither, i'm gonna give a try at MotoDev Studio and let you know if it covers my needs, Thanks – Eclipse 29/12, 2011 at 21:11

I have tried Motorola Studio and the embedded translation tool. MotoDev is using Google translate APIV2 which looks to be paying. I've got the following message returned when trying to translate : The translation service did not return a valid translation. The daily limit for accessing Google Translate API may have been reached. You may have to use your own account. Service response message is: Please use Translate v2. Have you been able to make it work for free ? – Eclipse 29/12, 2011 at 21:56

I used it last a while ago. Contact the motodev team .. they should be able to help/fix it. E.g. contact Eric Cloninger. community.developer.motorola.com/t5/MOTODEV-Studio-for-Android/… – Realist 29/12, 2011 at 22:26

Thanks but It's is not necessary. APIV1 is not available anymore, APIV2 is paying, we can't do anything over google translate stuff, I need to find another solution – Eclipse 29/12, 2011 at 22:54

To use the V2 API, you have to do an update to the version 3.1 of MOTODEV Studio. As of December 20, 2011, that's only on our update site. The full installers will be available for download after everyone returns from the holidays (on or about January 6). Because of the policy change, the automated translate tool requires the user now pay for the translation. FWIW, we've investigated the Bing translate service as part of the Sequoyah project. One of my guys could write up what needs to be done if someone else wants to write the plugin and donate the work into the open source project. – Teaser 31/12, 2011 at 23:57

Update 11.08.2018: Google not support this any more

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