Libre Translate
Machine Translation API.
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Still maintained? Yes: 19 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v1.9.6 (May 2026).
Also an alternative to DeepL.
At a glance
Libre Translate quick facts
- Health score
- 84/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 17,226
- Last commit
- 4 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v1.9.6, May 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
Top alternatives to Libre Translate
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Free and Open Source Machine Translation API, entirely self-hosted. Unlike other APIs, it doesn't rely on proprietary software such as Google or Azure to perform translations. Instead, its translation engine is powered by the open source Argos Translate library."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Libre Translate scores 84/100, #38 of 77 in Miscellaneous: 19 commits in the last 90 days earn 22.2 of 35 points, the latest release (v1.9.6, 5 months ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 17,226 stars add 16.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is commit activity, worth 12.8 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity biggest shortfall 22.2 / 35
19 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v1.9.6 released 5 months ago
- Stars 16.9 / 20
17k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 19
- Last 90 days
- 184
- Last 12 months
- 4 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #38 of 77 tools in Miscellaneous by health , between Baby Buddy (#37) and CUPS (#39) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, Python |
| Latest release | v1.9.6 · 5 months ago |
| Stars | 17,226 |
| Open issues | 132 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | LibreTranslate/LibreTranslate ↗ |
Libre Translate vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Libre Translate (Miscellaneous), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| penpot | 99 | 62k | MPL-2.0 | today |
| Reactive Resume | 99 | 45k | MIT | today |
| Anubis | 98 | 24k | MIT | yesterday |
| Infisical Community Edition | 98 | 30k | MIT | today |
| Lingarr | 92 | 898 | AGPL-3.0 | today |
| Libre Translate (this tool) | 84 | 17k | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
Libre Translate: common questions
What does Libre Translate replace?
Repoly lists Libre Translate as an open-source alternative to DeepL. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Libre Translate stands against the others.
Is Libre Translate still maintained?
Libre Translate had 19 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 4 days ago; the latest tagged release, v1.9.6, is from 5 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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