Clearweb, Onion, I2P and Lokinet instances are also available for SimplyTranslate.
Reviewed by Marco Wollank
SimplyTranslate Mobile
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Threat level
Hardened
A hardened pick. Worth the effort once you have chosen to shrink your footprint on purpose. Enough for most people. Threat levels
Our take
The notable bit is reach across networks, with clearnet, Onion, I2P, and Lokinet instances available, which suits people already routing traffic through those layers. It’s a small project whose development has been quiet, and like other front-ends it leans on a public service through whatever instance you choose. Pick it if you want a minimal Android translator that plays nicely with Tor or I2P. Anyone wanting a polished, actively developed app should set expectations lower here.
GitHub at a glance
ManeraKai/simplytranslate_mobile
Stars
207
+ 2 this week
Last commit
1mo ago
healthy
License
GPL-3.0
Latest release
v1.4.4
2.3y ago
Stars, last 38d
Website at a glance
f-droid.org
A+ score 115
Strong website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested 7d ago
Inspect this site yourself
Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.
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SimplyTranslate Mobile license, in plain English
GPL-3.0 Strong copyleft
Free to use and modify, but anything you distribute that is built on it must also be open under the same license.
Permits
- Commercial use
- Modification
- Distribution
- Patent use
- Private use
Requires
- Disclose source
- Same license
- State changes
- License and copyright notice
Does not provide
- Liability cover
- Warranty
Why it matters: Strong copyleft keeps every distributed version open. A vendor cannot fold this into a closed product and ship it without releasing their changes.
Plain-language summary of the project's license, not legal advice. Read the full text for the exact terms.
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