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+[#]: subject: "Dialect: An Open-Source Translation App for Linux"
+[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/dialect/"
+[#]: author: "Ankush Das https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/"
+[#]: collector: "lujun9972"
+[#]: translator: " "
+[#]: reviewer: " "
+[#]: publisher: " "
+[#]: url: " "
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+Dialect: An Open-Source Translation App for Linux
+======
+
+_**Brief:** Dialect is a straightforward app that lets you translate between languages using web services. To explore more, let us take a closer look._
+
+While you can launch the web browser and directly use any translation service to get the job done, a desktop app can sometimes come in handy.
+
+Dialect is a simple translation app that utilizes web services to translate while giving you some extra abilities.
+
+### Open-Source Translation App with Google Translate &amp; LibreTranslate
+
+![][1]
+
+Dialect is primarily an app tailored for GNOME desktops, but it should work fine with other desktop environments.
+
+It lets you quickly translate languages along with a few extra options.
+
+At its core, it lets you choose between Google Translate or LibreTranslate as the translation service.
+
+Even though LibreTranslate cannot come close to Google Translate’s accuracy, featuring it as an option to switch is an excellent addition. At least, for some basic usage, if a user does not want to utilize Google’s services, you have an alternative ready on your desktop.
+
+### Features of Dialect
+
+![][2]
+
+Along with the ability to switch translation services, you get a few more tweaks:
+
+  * Pronunciation
+  * Text to Speech functionality (Google)
+  * Dark mode
+  * Translation shortcut
+  * Live Translation
+  * Clipboard buttons to quickly copy/paste
+  * Translation history (undo/redo)
+
+
+
+As you can notice in the screenshot, the live translation feature may get your IP addressed banned from using the service because of API abuse.
+
+![][3]
+
+I tried using LibreTranslate (as shown in the image above) and Google Translate with the live translation feature enabled, and it worked fine.
+
+Maybe if you rely on translations quite often, you may want to avoid the feature. But, for my quick usage, the services didn’t ban by IP address for quite a few test runs.
+
+It is important to note that you can specify a custom LibreTranslate instance if you want. By default, it uses “translate.astian.org” as the instance.
+
+You may not find a separate translation history section, but the arrow buttons in the top-left corner of the window will let you see your previous translations and the translation settings as well.
+
+So, it works as a redo/undo feature as well.
+
+### Installing Dialect in Linux
+
+Dialect is available as a [Flatpak][4]. So, you should be able to install it on any Linux distro of your choice. If you are new to this, you might want to check out our [Flatpak guide][5] for help.
+
+First, add Flathub repo:
+
+```
+flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo
+```
+
+And then install the application:
+
+```
+flatpak install flathub com.github.gi_lom.dialect
+```
+
+Once installed, look for it in the system menu and start it from there.
+
+You can also explore its [GitHub page][6] for more information.
+
+[Dialect][7]
+
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+
+via: https://itsfoss.com/dialect/
+
+作者：[Ankush Das][a]
+选题：[lujun9972][b]
+译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID)
+校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
+
+本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出
+
+[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/
+[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
+[1]: https://i0.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dialect-screenshot.png?resize=800%2C331&ssl=1
+[2]: https://i0.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dialect-app-options.png?resize=800%2C470&ssl=1
+[3]: https://i0.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/dialect-libretranslate.png?resize=800%2C326&ssl=1
+[4]: https://itsfoss.com/what-is-flatpak/
+[5]: https://itsfoss.com/flatpak-guide/
+[6]: https://github.com/dialect-app/dialect/
+[7]: https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.github.gi_lom.dialect