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Real time translation tool for android.
Why I think this tool should be added
Most people currently do not know what privacy preserving tools to use for:
Accessibility Requirements like TTS and STT.
Language Translations
Adding tools like the above and others will help widen the audience for Privacy Guides and make privacy more accessible. The tool specifically works well, and is not bad on resources, especially with the newer pixels which are the current phone recommendation. The privacy policy is clear, and all processing happens on device and offline.
Great app, but there are bugs/issues that doesn’t allow you to install models when setting up the app, so it won’t work.
The initial download will get the models from GitHub, however in some regions GitHub is very slow, those who have problems of this kind can download the models separately from a computer (or in general in whatever way they prefer) and insert them manually into the app following this guide.
Seems like problems similar to some other projects that use Github Europe or OVH servers. Not sure why, but some Asian ISPs throttle OVH and Hetzner and other European providers. Is it enough to not list it? Not sure tbh. Just wanted to add this here since I couldn’t find a similar tool on the website or the forum.
Sorry for necroing, but I am also in favor of adding something like this, especially since PG does not have any local android apps for translation as recommendation.
Is there any specific reason for not adding this, looks like a decent tool.
Text inputted to grammar, spelling, and style checkers, as well as translation services, can contain sensitive information which may be stored on their servers for an indefinite amount of time and sold to third parties. The language tools listed on this page do not send your submitted text to a server, and can be self-hosted and used offline for maximum control of your data.
What do you think @redoomed1 ? Asking you since you are listed as the author for the page. Would this be fine as an addition to language tools or would it need a separate page?
To be clear, I was responsible for moving the language tools recommended on the site to a separate page (the section was previously on the Productivity Tools page). The only thing I authored was the introduction that you quoted in your post.
If RTranslator is approved for addition to the site, then it would certainly belong on the page you linked since it does work offline after downloading the models. On GrapheneOS, I revoked the Network permission after the app finished the downloads, and it works fine.
I tested only the text translation mode since it was, for me, the only mode I would conceivably use. From the few times I used it, the non-English to English translations are pretty accurate. The English to non-English translations are sometimes rough though… I’ll continue to test it in the following days to get a better gauge of the accuracy.
N.B.—For my testing, I only inputted single words or simple phrases. My inputs did not exceed a sentence.
