Dialect
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Dialect, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
The facts
Each one read from Dialect's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Clipboard
- The app includes clipboard integration.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Contributions
- The project invites users to help translate the app through Weblate.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The GNOME app listing directs users to install the latest version from Flathub.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Document translation
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Funding
- The makers say they rely on community donations to scale hosted services and fund other initiatives.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Glossary tools
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- History
- The app includes translation history.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hosted services
- The makers host infrastructure for open source online translation services used within Dialect, including LibreTranslate, SimplyTranslate, and Lingva Translate.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Language detection
- Dialect supports automatic language detection.checked 12 Oct 2026
- LibreTranslate
- Dialect can use the LibreTranslate API with any public instance.checked 11 Oct 2026
- LibreTranslate instances
- The LibreTranslate API feature allows users to use any public instance.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The project website says its work is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Maintainers
- The GNOME Apps page lists Mufeed Ali and Rafael Mardojai CM as maintainers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Maintenance
- The GNOME app listing identifies Mufeed Ali and Rafael Mardojai CM as maintainers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Dialect is a translation application for the GNOME desktop and the wider free desktop ecosystem.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Release
- The listed latest version is 2.6.1, released on 2025-07-26.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Speech
- The app includes text to speech.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can give feedback or report issues through the app’s issue tracker.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Translation engines
- Dialect’s listed features include translation through Google Translate, the LibreTranslate API, Lingva Translate, Bing, Yandex, and DeepL.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Translation features
- Features include automatic language detection, translation history, text to speech and clipboard buttons.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Company details
- The maker pages identify the project as “The Dialect Authors” but do not state a headquarters or founding date.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2020checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
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