Naver Papago review
8.3/10★★★★★Free AI translator tuned for Korean, Japanese, Chinese and other Asian languages
- Best for
- Travellers to Korea, Japan, China and Southeast Asia
- Price
- Free
Free: All features are free - Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- NAVER Corp.
- App store ratings
- iOS 4.7★ (3.5K) · Android 4.5★ (178K)
What it is
Papago, from Korean internet company Naver, translates text, voice, images, handwriting, websites and documents across 14 languages. It is free and especially strong for Korean, Japanese, Chinese and Southeast Asian languages.
What the AI does
- Text and voice translation
- Image and handwriting translation
- One-on-one conversation mode
- Offline translation
- Website and document translation
- Papago Mini in-app translation
Pros and cons
- Often more natural than Google for Korean and other Asian languages
- Free, with offline, camera and conversation modes
- Well rated on iPhone and Android
- Only 14 languages
- Weak coverage of European languages
How it scores
Excellent free choice for East Asian languages, but its 14-language range limits it elsewhere.
Feature checklist · 5 of 9
- Translates 100+ languages (no)
- Works offline (yes)
- Translates text in photos or through the camera (yes)
- Spoken conversation or speech translation (yes)
- Translates whole documents or files (yes)
- Translates inside other apps or on websites (yes)
- Choose formality or translation style (no)
- Custom glossary for your own terms (no)
- Hands-free translation through earbuds (no)
Alternatives
See all Naver Papago alternatives, ranked →
- Google Translate 8.8/10Travellers and anyone who needs a free translator for almost any language
- DeepL 8.6/10Professionals and students who want natural-sounding translations, especially between European languages
- 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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