eTranslation

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What eTranslation is

eTranslation is a free neural machine translation service from the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation. It uses EU professional translation data and accepts text or documents, with EU formal and general style choices. The service supports document and website translation, glossary tools, and API access. Most of the Commission’s AI language tools cover all 24 EU official languages plus additional languages such as Arabic, Chinese, and Ukrainian. Listed uses include official documents, internal communications, and multilingual websites. Developers can connect the API to their systems, while the WEB-T plugin offers CMS-specific or universal website integration, multilingual SEO, and local processing on the website. Eligible users pay no subscription fee and face no usage cap. Eligibility includes specified public, business, academic, nonprofit, Digital Europe, and EU-post applicants based in the EU or an affiliated Digital Europe country. Access requires an EU Login account and Language Tools portal registration. The Commission says data follows strict EU protection rules and is not used to train commercial AI models.

Who it suits

eTranslation suits eligible organisations and applicants needing multilingual documents, communications, websites, or API integration. Users must meet the geographic and organisational eligibility rules.

What it does well

Free for eligible users
No subscription fee or usage cap
Supports document and website translation
Provides API and WEB-T integrations
Offers formal and general EU styles

What to know first

Eligibility is restricted
Requires EU Login and registration
Language coverage varies across tools
Website integration requires plugin setup

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
eTranslation (eligible users)	Eligible users only · no usage cap	Free

As translation.ec.europa.eu lists them, read 12 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

eTranslation combines web translation, document handling, glossaries, and developer integrations for eligible users. Its access requirements are the key limitation, while the absence of a usage cap supports larger translation workloads.

Facts from eTranslation's own pages

API access: Yes · translation.ec.europa.eu, 22 Sept 2026
Cost and usage cap: The Commission describes the tools as free for eligible users, with no subscription fee or usage cap. · translation.ec.europa.eu, 12 Oct 2026
Data protection: The Commission says data is processed under strict EU data protection rules and is never used to train commercial AI models. · translation.ec.europa.eu, 12 Oct 2026
Document translation: Yes · translation.ec.europa.eu, 22 Sept 2026
Eligibility: Public administrations, small businesses, academia, non-governmental organisations, Digital Europe programme projects and candidates for EU posts may use the tools if based in the EU or a Digital Europe programme affiliated country. · translation.ec.europa.eu, 12 Oct 2026
Free plan: Yes · translation.ec.europa.eu, 22 Sept 2026
Getting started: Users need an EU Login account and must register on the Language Tools portal. · translation.ec.europa.eu, 12 Oct 2026
Glossary tools: Yes · translation.ec.europa.eu, 22 Sept 2026
Input and output: Users can submit text or a document and receive a translation in a selected language, with EU formal or general style options. · translation.ec.europa.eu, 12 Oct 2026
Integrations: Developers can use APIs to integrate the tools into their systems, and the Web-T plugin connects websites to eTranslation for multilingual publishing. · translation.ec.europa.eu, 12 Oct 2026
Languages: Most of the Commission’s AI language tools support all 24 EU official languages plus several more, including Arabic, Chinese and Ukrainian. · translation.ec.europa.eu, 12 Oct 2026
Provider: The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation provides AI-based multilingual services including eTranslation. · commission.europa.eu, 12 Oct 2026
Support: The Commission lists [email protected] for guidance on integration options. · translation.ec.europa.eu, 12 Oct 2026
Use cases: The Commission lists translating official documents, providing multilingual websites through an API, and translating internal communications as eTranslation use cases. · translation.ec.europa.eu, 12 Oct 2026
Website translation: Yes · translation.ec.europa.eu, 22 Sept 2026
Website translation plugin: WEB-T offers CMS-specific or universal plugins, handles multilingual SEO, and says its plugins process data locally on the website. · website-translation.language-tools.ec.europa.eu, 12 Oct 2026
What it does: eTranslation is a neural machine translation tool trained on EU professional translation data. · translation.ec.europa.eu, 12 Oct 2026

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