DeepL review
8.6/10★★★★★The most natural-sounding AI translator, now covering 100+ languages
- Best for
- Professionals and students who want natural-sounding translations, especially between European languages
- Price
- Freemium · from €7.49/month
Free: 50,000 characters a month and 1 file translation - Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, API
- Made by
- DeepL SE
- App store ratings
- iOS 4.8★ (13K) · Android 4.7★ (432K)
What it is
DeepL translates text, photos, speech and files with a reputation for the most natural, context-aware results, particularly for European languages. Paid plans add formal or informal tone, glossaries, more file translations and DeepL Write for polishing your own writing.
What the AI does
- Context-aware neural translation in 100+ languages
- Camera and photo translation
- File translation that keeps formatting
- Formal or informal tone
- Glossaries
- DeepL Write writing suggestions
Pros and cons
- Most accurate in Which?'s tests with colloquial language
- Highly rated apps on every platform
- Paid plans don't train on your text
- No offline mode
- Free plan has tight character and file limits
- Weaker than Google and Microsoft on idioms in some tests
How it scores
Best-in-class translation quality and polish; no offline mode and character caps keep it just behind Google overall.
Feature checklist · 5 of 9
- Translates 100+ languages (yes)
- Works offline (no)
- Translates text in photos or through the camera (yes)
- Spoken conversation or speech translation (no)
- Translates whole documents or files (yes)
- Translates inside other apps or on websites (no)
- Choose formality or translation style (yes)
- Custom glossary for your own terms (yes)
- Hands-free translation through earbuds (no)
Alternatives
See all DeepL alternatives, ranked →
- Google Translate 8.8/10Travellers and anyone who needs a free translator for almost any language
- Naver Papago 8.3/10Travellers to Korea, Japan, China and Southeast Asia
- Microsoft Translator 8.1/10Microsoft 365 users who want a free translator that matches what they use at work
- Reverso 7.5/10Language learners and writers who want to check how a phrase is really used
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