Show threadJBrickelt963 ✊(φ)🚩Jan 20

@kalvin0x8d0 most #Mastodon clients or instances use #LibreTranslate, the only major open source translation service.

Others like #Lingva or #CrowTranslate rely on #Google and/or #Yandex for this.

So indeed LibreTranslate only supports 45 languages but it is not a choice of Mastodon directly not to support others.

Help LibreTranslate and you will help Mastodon's inclusiveness

Jürgen ⁂ Jul 20, 2025
Is there someone With experience in using the „lingva-scraper“ module. Perhaps there is some example code? I did not manage to make it work. ​​

#TypeScript #Lingva
Fedilab AppsJul 19, 2025
While #Fedilab embeds its own translation feature (default option uses our #LibreTranslate service), you can also use #Lingva or #DeepL if you have an API key.
But we have to add the ability to let you use your instance as an option to translate messages. That will be done.
Show threadProJackMan 💻🐧 🇪🇺Mar 24, 2025
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In leck of registering an DeepL Account I havn't tried this out, but the default translation is not good. It often remains untranslated words. What does still work languages can speak, it no hell on real foreign languages.

If you let the deepl API field empty you can save, but gui will throw an error. This may confuse other users. Maybe without API-code you can't save or set back to default?

#Fedilab #LibreTranslate #Lingva #DeepL
Fedilab AppsMar 21, 2025

You might know that #Fedilab runs its own translation server (using #LibreTranslate).
But did you know that the app also supports two other translators?

- #Lingva: you won't need extra steps though you can change the default instance.

- #DeepL: A more powerful translator. It's a paid service but you can get 500,000 characters per month for free.

Everything is configurable in settings Have a look to media descriptions).

More about getting a free DeepL api key: https://support.deepl.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021200939-DeepL-API-Free

codeDude  Feb 14, 2025
#HayOtrosCaminos Creo que proyectos como #Invidious #lingva #SearXNG son perfectos para usar los servicios de #youtube #googleTranslate #googleSearch respectivamente, sin todos los trackers que te espían. Últimamente google intensificó los ataques contra estos, pero siempre puedes descargar el código fuente y correrlos en tu local, o hacer tu propia instancia.
Contradiction FinderFeb 10, 2025

#Lingva’s flagship site (lingva.ml) surreptitiously exposes everyone’s translations to #Cloudflare. Most consider the primary purpose of a #googleTranslate front-end to wrestle back some #privacy from oppressive tech giants.

So I’m calling it #hypocrisy.

In the very least, they should show users a warning banner so users don’t unwittingly give sensitive info to CF. And they should suggest that users choose another Lingva instance.

Jürgen ⁂ Dec 23, 2024
Ich habe meine Iceshrimp Installationsbeschreibung erneut aktualisiert:

Ich beschreibe jetzt, wie ich Lingva als Übersetzungsservice nutzen kann. Hat mir noch ein wenig besser gefallen. Das überarbeitete Kapitel findet ihr hier.

#Iceshrimp #selfhosting #lingva #libretranslate
2.4 Iceshrimp Fediverse Instance :: Jürgen's NB

I am running Iceshrimp as my fediverse instance. Iceshrimp as a Misskey clone that has the advantage to support the Mastodon client API. This allows to use many clients that are developed for Mastodon. Including my favorite client Mona. Install Iceshrimp Note For details on how to install Iceshrimp, please refer to Installing Iceshrimp with Docker. The description is maintainer by the Iceshrimp development team. Basically all I did is following those instructions.

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Jürgen ⁂ Dec 22, 2024
Weihnachturlaub ist bei mir ja oft Server-Bastelzeit. Ich hab jetz den Übersetzungsdienst auf #Lingva umgestellt und gleichzeitig etwas über die #GraphQL API gelernt. Eine Umsetzung von #LibreTranslate auf Lingva hab ich schon mal bei #Codeberg abgelegt. Werde demnächst noch meine Doku aktualisieren.
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GitHub - thedaviddelta/lingva-translate: Alternative front-end for Google Translate

Alternative front-end for Google Translate. Contribute to thedaviddelta/lingva-translate development by creating an account on GitHub.

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codeDude  Sep 27, 2024
I've explained the #Fediverse #SearXNG #Invidious #newpipe #rss #Mastodon #peertube #lingva to a coworker, I can't hided my exited face and my enthusiasm hah