#lingva

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

#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.

#FrontEnd #Filters #List by @ggtyler

https://www.ggtyler.dev/other/frontends

#Invidious
#Piped
#Hyperpipe
#Poke
#RedLib
#SafeTwitch #Twitch
#Dumb
#Breezewiki
#SearXNG
#LibreY
#SimplyTranslate
#Lingva
#Mozhi

#Frontends #List #ggTyler

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

Adding #Kabyle language to #Lingva by mapping #Tamazight `ber-Latn` to `kab`

PR : https://github.com/thedaviddelta/lingva-scraper/pull/4

#Translation #Languages

Für Android und iOS gibt es anscheinend noch keine entsprechenden Apps. Das dürfte aber nicht all zu aufwändig sein. Solange kann man dort die Browser-basierte Version nutzen.

Alternativ gibt es für Android "TranslateYou" oder "LentilTranslate", mit denen man Privatsphäre-schonende Online-Übersetzungsdienste wie #LibreTranslate oder #Lingva (ein datenschonender Aufsatz auf Google Translate) nutzen kann.

Neuer Service: Lingva Translate
Ein neuer adminForge Service kann ab sofort genutzt werden.
Alternatives Frontend für Google Translate, das als kostenloser Open-Source-Übersetzer mit über hundert verfügbaren Sprachen dient.

Lingva Translate
Alternatives Frontend für Google Translate, das als kostenloser Open-Source-Übersetzer mit über hundert verfügbaren Sprachen dien
https://adminforge.de/tools/neuer-service-lingva-translate/
#Tools #adminforge #GoogleTranslate #Lingva #Translate

#Fedilab 3.23.0 has been published:

Added:
- Add preview for app icons
- Two new app icons

Fixed:
- Fix #Nitter feeds (Nitter.net is currently down - 403 - You have to change your instance too)
- Crash with #Pixelfed accounts
- #Lingva encoding issue
- Avoid sleep mode for media activity
- Videos are played simultaneously
- Voice messages for Android 10+
- Punycode not supported for domains

If you use #lingva with #Fedilab to translate messages, be aware that the default instance is down for days now.
But you can easily define a new one. Here are a list of them:

https://github.com/thedaviddelta/lingva-translate#instances

@davidoclubb @echanda I would not say #lingva.ml is a Google alternative since Google still sees all the queries. Google gets all the sensitive info so it can hardly be considered private. For privacy you need to run your own software, which I cover here: https://infosec.exchange/@bojkotiMalbona/108271072631878382

Only just come across #lingva as a privacy alternative front-end to #GoogleTranslate (includes #Cymraeg) https://lingva.ml/ #degoogle

@apps
Currently, I test deepl, but I'll give #Lingva a try.

So, I chose #Lingva as my translator in #Fedilab and I feel like it's doing a better job than the others.

We have been warned of #Lingva, an alternative front-end for Google Translate with over a hundred languages available.

https://github.com/thedaviddelta/lingva-translate

It will be available with the next #Fedilab release.

#TIL There are alternatives to Google Translate and DeepL that don't track you.

One option is Lingva, a proxy front-end to Google Translate. Another one is LibreTranslate. In contrast to Linva LibreTranslate doesn't rely on proprietary providers. Instead, its translation engine is powered by the open-source Argos Translate library.

You can self-host both, #Lingva and #LibraTranslate, or use one of the public instances.

#FOSS #privacy #deepl #googletranslate

Update:
#GoogleTranslate (#PRISM)
#YandexTranslate [tax(profits) →Putin’s war]
#DeepL (shares sensitive txt w/tech giant; misleads ppl about it)
#LibreTranslate.com (shares sensitive txt w/tech giant; no privacy policy; solicits trust w/buzz phrases “libre”, “free & open”)
#lingva.ml (FOSS frontend; still Google)
translate.fedilab.app (no privacy policy but no evidence of mishandling data either)

Running locally:
#ArgosTranslate
#Apertium.org
#translatelocally.com (EU funded)

@strawberryfieldsforever yes, indeed cuter. Thanks for recommending #Lingva, my friend!

@TheDavidDelta Can i teach lingva.ml things?

"ratrom talo" means "avoid nights" in Hindi, when you write it in Latin letters, according to Google Translate. Lingva doesn't seem to recognize that. It seems, that it doesn't recognize any other than latin letters, though not for a kind of sign language.
It does recognize रातों से बचें - but "latinized" speakers don't know how to write this.
Just noting :)

#lingva #translation #engine #teaching #ai

@humanetech please do not mention it without mentioning https://libretranslate.com/ too which is FLOSS. #lingva is still better than using Google but keep in mind that Google still has rights on the generated translation and lingva does not circumvent that issue.

@TheDavidDelta