Download Google Translate (free) for Android, APK, iOS and Web App | Gizmodo (2025)

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Google Translate is the most popular translation service online as it supports a lot of languages and practical features. Since it comes from Google, it’s free and available on all the most used platforms and systems.

The online service

When using the Google Translate website, you can choose from 3 translation options: text (up to 5000 characters), document (up to 10MB), or website. When translating text, you can copy and paste your content into the text field on the left or use the microphone icon to dictate the text you want to translate. The service automatically detects the source language of your text, but you can also change it manually. On the right side, you will see the translation in the selected language. You can then copy the translation, listen to it, share it, or rate the quality.

Below the translation, you can find word definitions, synonyms, abbreviations, how to use the word in a sentence, and much more. When you select to translate Documents, you can upload your files in .docx, .pdf, .pptx, and .xlsx formats.The file can’t be larger than 10MB and PDF files can’t exceed 300 pages.

For Website translation, just paste the URL of the page and confirm. This will open a new tab in your browser where you can select the destination language and see the translated website.
When using the Google Translate website, you can also review the history of your translations or save translations to a personal repository by clicking the star icon.

Mobile applications

The Google Translate apps for Android and iOS are extremely practical when traveling. They support hundreds of languages and you can use the apps to translate content whether you’re connected to the internet or not. When you’re offline, you can use about 60 languages.You can also translate from images which is super helpful for signs and directions.

Another option that’s great for fast and smooth conversations, is to use the apps when talking to someone. You just need to select the 2 languages that you’re using and you can just start talking, while the Google Translate app translates what both of you are saying and reads it aloud.

The Google Chrome extension

When using the extension, you get a new button on the browser toolbar that allows you to automatically translate whole websites with a single click. Another option you get is that when you highlight a word on a web page, you can translate it with Google Translate from the context menu (right-click on the mouse). You can also click on the extension icon to request a translation of a specific word or play the audio of its pronunciation. Then just select from the drop-down menu the languages to use or open the Google Translate website. In the extension settings, you can select your native language or choose if you want to enable or disable the translation pop-up.

Same as Google, Microsoft also offers its own translation service called the Microsoft Bing Translator. It’s free (but limited to 1000 characters) and available as a website and as mobile applications. It also supports automatic detection of the source language.

Reverso is another provider of free translation services, both as a website and mobile apps for Android and iOS. It supports multiple languages and has a Text-to-Speech option to read the text aloud. While it allows to translate fewer characters than Google Translate, it has a spell checker that its competitor doesn’t have.

Deepl is the next free translation tool that’s available on all platforms. You can use it to translate text (up to 5000 characters) or whole documents (up to 3 documents per month). While it only supports 28 languages, the platform focuses on quality, and it’s the perfect tool for writers. Deepl, apart from the free version, also offers a paid pro upgrade.