This isn't a wish, it's just a... crazy idea that came to mind, a suggestion to Anywhere Software.
Imagine if you had:
(It would be even better without the dialogue, direct translation, but I wanted to explain well what I mean).
I asked an AI if there's a Google Translator API. It said yes. I understood, however, that you need to create an account. Clearly, to implement this functionality in Anywhere Software's IDE editors, it would have to create its own account and all IDEs would have to use that single account. This, however, comes at a cost; it's free for up to 500,000 characters per month.
So I asked the same AI if there's a free alternative.
There is.
LibreTranslate: It is an open source project that offers free APIs and can be self-hosted, so it does not incur pay-per-use translation costs.
(Me
How does LibreTranslate work? What should Anywhere Software install on its servers, and how?
(That AI
LibreTranslate is an open-source machine translation API that Anywhere Software can install and run on its servers to provide translations at no cost to use.
bash
docker run -d -p 5000:5000 libretranslate/libretranslate
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Imagine if you had:
(It would be even better without the dialogue, direct translation, but I wanted to explain well what I mean).
I asked an AI if there's a Google Translator API. It said yes. I understood, however, that you need to create an account. Clearly, to implement this functionality in Anywhere Software's IDE editors, it would have to create its own account and all IDEs would have to use that single account. This, however, comes at a cost; it's free for up to 500,000 characters per month.
So I asked the same AI if there's a free alternative.
There is.
LibreTranslate: It is an open source project that offers free APIs and can be self-hosted, so it does not incur pay-per-use translation costs.
(Me
How does LibreTranslate work? What should Anywhere Software install on its servers, and how?
(That AI
LibreTranslate is an open-source machine translation API that Anywhere Software can install and run on its servers to provide translations at no cost to use.
How LibreTranslate Works
- It is a software API server that can be installed locally or on cloud servers, which provides REST endpoints for translation.
- It does not depend on external proprietary services like Google or Microsoft, so it has no translation costs.
- It supports multiple languages and you can use it to translate text by sending HTTP POST requests with source text, source language, and target language.
What Anywhere Software should install
- The project is available on GitHub at: https://github.com/LibreTranslate/LibreTranslate
- This is a Python (Flask) or Docker-based application, with translation models included.
- It can be installed on a Linux server or in a Docker container for easy deployment.
- Requires adequate server resources (preferably a good CPU and at least 16GB of RAM for optimal performance).
How to install it (quick example)
- With Docker (recommended method for simplicity):
bash
docker run -d -p 5000:5000 libretranslate/libretranslate
- Or clone the repository and follow the instructions to install the Python dependencies and start the server manually.
How to use it
- Once the server is started, REST APIs are available at http://your-server:5000/translate
- You can call the API with POST containing text to translate, source language, target language.
- No API key is required if you use it locally or on a private network.
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