Argos Translate
Open-source · self-hostable · replaces 1 SaaS tool on os-alt
argosopentech/argos-translate · alive · ★ 5.96k · last commit 2w ago · 150 open issues
License: MIT
Good fit for Batch translation pipelines (subtitle files, document translation jobs) where you don't need an HTTP service.
Weak at No HTTP API by default; you build the service layer if you need one (or use LibreTranslate).
In a terminal? npx -y github:SolvoHQ/os-alt-cli deepl prints
the DeepL comparison table including Argos Translate.
how the CLI works →
Replaces these SaaS
- DeepL · Machine translation API
`pip install argostranslate`. In Python: `import argostranslate.package, argostranslate.translate; argostranslate.package.update_package_index(); pkg = next(p for p in argostranslate.package.get_available_packages() if p.from_code=='en' and p.to_code=='de'); argostranslate.package.install_from_path(pkg.download()); print(argostranslate.translate.translate('Hello world', 'en', 'de'))`. Argos is the engine LibreTranslate wraps — pull it in directly for offline / scripted translation pipelines.
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