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title: "Language Tools"
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description: These language tools do not send your input text to a server and can be used offline and self-hosted.
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<small>Protects against the following threat(s):</small>

- [:material-server-network: Service Providers](basics/common-threats.md#privacy-from-service-providers){ .pg-teal }
- [:material-account-cash: Surveillance Capitalism](basics/common-threats.md#surveillance-as-a-business-model){ .pg-brown }

Text inputted to grammar, spelling, and style checkers, as well as translation services, can contain sensitive information which may be stored on their servers for an indefinite amount of time and sold to third parties. The language tools listed on this page do not store your submitted text on a server and can be self-hosted and used offline for maximum control of your data.

## Grammar & Spelling

### LanguageTool

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![LanguageTool logo](assets/img/language-tools/languagetool.svg#only-light){ align=right }
![LanguageTool logo](assets/img/language-tools/languagetool-dark.svg#only-dark){ align=right }

**LanguageTool** is a multilingual grammar, style, and spell checker that supports more than 20 languages. According to their privacy policy, they do not store any content sent to their service for review, but for higher assurance the software is [self-hostable](https://dev.languagetool.org/http-server).

[:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://languagetool.org){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
[:octicons-eye-16:](https://languagetool.org/legal/privacy){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" }
[:octicons-info-16:](https://languagetooler.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions){ .card-link title="Documentation" }
[:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/languagetool-org){ .card-link title="Source Code" }

<details class="downloads" markdown><0>Scarica</0>

- [:simple-appstore: App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1534275760)
- [:fontawesome-brands-windows: Windows](https://languagetool.org/windows-desktop)
- [:simple-apple: macOS](https://languagetool.org/mac-desktop)
- [:simple-firefoxbrowser: Firefox](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/languagetool)
- [:simple-googlechrome: Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/oldceeleldhonbafppcapldpdifcinji)
- [:fontawesome-brands-edge: Edge](https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/hfjadhjooeceemgojogkhlppanjkbobc)
- [:simple-safari: Safari](https://apps.apple.com/app/id1534275760)

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LanguageTool offers integration with a variety of [office suites](https://languagetool.org/services#text_editors) and [email clients](https://languagetool.org/services#mail_clients).

## Translation Tools

### LibreTranslate

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![LibreTranslate logo](assets/img/language-tools/libretranslate.png){ align=right }

**LibreTranslate** is a free and open-source machine translation web interface and API server. It uses [Argos Translate](https://github.com/argosopentech/argos-translate) models on the backend for translations.

[:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://libretranslate.com){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
[:octicons-server-16:](https://github.com/LibreTranslate/LibreTranslate#mirrors){ .card-link title="Public Instances" }
[:octicons-code-16:](https://github.com/LibreTranslate/LibreTranslate){ .card-link title="Source Code" }

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You can use LibreTranslate through a number of public instances, with some that offer a [Tor](tor.md) onion service or an [I2P](alternative-networks.md#i2p-the-invisible-internet-project) eepsite. You can also host the software yourself for maximum control over the text submitted for translation.

We use a self-hosted instance of LibreTranslate to automatically translate posts on our [forum](https://discuss.privacyguides.net) to multiple languages.

## Criteri

**Ti preghiamo di notare che non siamo affiliati con alcun progetto che consigliamo.** Oltre ai nostri [criteri standard](about/criteria.md), abbiamo sviluppato un chiaro insieme di requisiti per consentirci di fornire dei consigli oggettivi. Ti suggeriamo di familiarizzare con questo elenco prima di scegliere di utilizzare un progetto e di condurre le tue ricerche per assicurarti che si tratti della scelta adatta a te.

- Deve essere open source.
- Must be possible to self-host.
