Translator bots in Telegram for text, photos and voice

What translator bots do

This section has more than 20 apps, and their jobs differ. Some translate single phrases on request. Others work in groups and translate members' messages automatically, so people with different languages can talk.

Others read text from photos, transcribe voice notes and read the result aloud. There are also dictionaries: send a word, get its meaning and examples, as in Dictionary Bot.

How to choose a translator

• Languages: make sure your pair is on the list. Not every bot supports rare languages.
• Mode: manual translation by command, auto-translation in a chat, or inline mode in any dialog.
• Data type: text only, or photos, voice and video as well.
• For admins: group settings, language choice for a channel, post translation.

Test the bot on a text you know well. You will quickly see how it deals with set phrases, slang and names.

Accuracy and privacy

Machine translation is good for grasping the meaning, but it can slip on fine shades, terms and jokes. For contracts, medical and legal texts, hire a human translator or at least double-check the result.

Everything you send a bot goes to the service's side. Do not send passports, passwords or personal documents. In group chats, tell the members that a bot processes their messages.

How to get started

Open the bot page on Nidium and launch it in Telegram, with no installation. Choose a language, send a couple of sentences and judge the result. If you need a translator for a trip or for study, check for a vocabulary trainer and voice output.

For group work, add the bot first and give it permission to read messages.

Some features are paid or capped by the number of characters per day. Read the terms ahead so you are not left without a translation at the wrong moment.

For study, dictionaries and vocabulary trainers help: they let you memorize new expressions, not only translate them. For trips, a fast bot that understands photos of signs and menus is more convenient.