Take a look at this scenario. I launched Firefox browser, typed Google.com and searched a keyword. Not many search results found as there was like only 3 pages. Since there are only 3 pages, I need to check every single link that found by Google, hopefully I am able to find the information that I need. Some of the websites are in foreign languages which I can’t tell what is it. I close this page and go on to the next search result.

How many times has this happen to you? “Maybe” that website with unknown foreign language contains all the information that you’re looking for and just because you don’t know how to read it, you have to skip it. Now this problem will no longer be a problem to you because I am going to show you how you can recognize more than 400 foreign languages and translate some of it to English.

Polyglot 3000 is a FREE automatic language recognizer that can quick recognize language of some text, phrase and even single word. The more text you insert into Polyglot for recognition, the higher recognition accuracy it is. You can either paste the text into the box or you can load a text file.

Polyglot 3000 features:

  • Recognize more than 400 languages.
  • Supports Unicode texts.
  • Nice user interface.
  • True-Colored icons in menu and toolbar.
  • Quick and correct language identification.
  • Recognize language just among popular languages.
  • Multilingual interface (English, Russian, Ukrainian).
  • FREE

    • List of supported languages by Polyglot 3000:
    Abkhaz , Achehnese , Acholi , Achuar Shiwiar , Adja , Afrikaans , Aguaruna , Akuapem Twi , Albanian , Alsatian , Amahuaca , Amarakaeri , Amuesha Yanesha , Antwerps , Arabela , Arabic , Armenian , Armenian East , Asante , Ashaninca , Asheninca , Asturian , Ateso , Aymara , Azeri Cyrillic , Azeri Latin , Balinese , Bambara , Baoule , Bari , Basque , Bassa , Batonu Bariba , Belarusian , Bemba , Beti , Bichelamar , Bikol , Bislama , Bora , Bosnian Cyrillic , Bosnian Latin , Boulou , Breton , Bugisnese , Bulgarian , Cakchiquel , Campa Pajonalino , Candoshi Shapra , Caquinte , Cashibo Cacataibo , Cashinahua , Catalan , Cebuano , Chamorro , Chayahuita , Chechewa , Chichewa , Chickasaw , Chinanteco , Chinanteco Ajitlan , Chinese Simplified , Chinese Traditional , Chitonga , Chuabo , Chuvash , Cibemba , Cokwe , Corsican , Croatian , Czech , Dagaare , Dagbani , Dangme , Danish , Dendi , Dinka , Ditammari , Dutch , Edo , Efik , English , English American , Esperanto , Estonian , Ewe , Faeroese , Fante , Fijian , Finnish , Finnish Rauma , Finnish Savo , Flemish , Fon , French , Frisian , Friulian , Ga , Gagauz , Galician , Garifuna , Gbaya , Gents , Georgian , German , Gilbertese , Gonja , Greek , Greek Attic , Greenlandic , Guarani , Guen Mina , Gun , Haitian Creole , Haitian Creole Popular , Hakha Chin , Hani , Hausa , Hawaiian , Hebrew , Herero , Hiligaynon , Hiri Motu , Hmong , Hmong Miao Northern East Guizhou , Hmong Miao Sichuan Guizhou Yunnan , Hmong Miao Southern East Guizhou , Huasteco , Huitoto Murui , Hungarian , Iban , Ibibio , Icelandic , Ido , Igala , Igbo , Iloko , Indonesian , Interlingua , Irish , Isoko , Italian , Italian Genovese , Italian Piemontese , Japanese , Javanese , Jola Fogny , Jula , Kabardin Cherkess , Kabye , Kabyle , Kachin , Kalanga , Kanuri , Kaonde , Kapampangan , Karelian , Kasem , Kazakh , Khoekhoegowab , Kiche Quiche , Kicongo , Kikamba , Kikongo , Kikuyu , Kiluba , Kimbundu , Kinyamwezi , Kinyarwanda , Kipende , Kirundi , Kituba , Korean , Kosraean , Kpelewo , Krio , Kuki , Kuna , Kurdish , Kwangali , Kwanyama , Kwara’ae , Kyrgyz Cyrillic , Lamnso , Latin , Latvian , Lifu , Limba , Limburgerish , Lingala , Lithuanian , Lolo , Lomwe , Lozi , Luba Kasai , Luchazi , Luganda , Lugbara , Lunda , Luo , Luvale , Luxembourgish , Macedonian , Macua , Madurese , Makonde , Malagasy , Malay , Maltese , Mam , Manchu , Maninka , Manx Gaelic , Maori , Maori Cook Islands , Mapudungun , Mari , Marshallese , Matses , Mauritian Creole , Mayan Yucateco , Mazahua , Mazateco , Medumba , Mende , Mikmaq Micmac , Minangkabau , Miskito , Mixteco , Mongolian , Mongolian Cyrillic , Monokutuba , Moore , Moru , Motu , Moundang , Nahuatl , Nauruan , Navajo , Ndebele , Ndonga , New Guinea Pidgin , Ngambaye , Ngangela , Nias , Nigerian Pidgin English , Niuean , Nomatsiguenga , Northern Sotho Pedi Sepedi , Norwegian Bokmal , Norwegian Nynorsk , Nuer , Nyaneka , Nyanja Chinyanja , Nzema , Occitan Auvergnat , Occitan Languedocien , Oromo , Oshiwambo Ndonga , Ossetian , Otetela , Otomi , Paez , Palauan , Pangasinan , Papiamento Curacao , Persian , Peuhl , Picard , Pipil , Polish , Ponapean , Portuguese , Pulaar , Purhepecha , Qechi Kekchi , Quechua , Quechua Del Callejon De Huaylas , Quechua Del Cusco , Quechua Del Norte De Junin , Quechua De Ambo Pasco , Quechua De Ayacucho , Quechua De Cajamarca , Quechua De Cotahuasi Arequipa , Quechua De Huamalies Huanuco , Quechua De Margos Sur De Dios De Mayo Huanuco , Quechua De Pomabamba Ancash , Quechua Peru , Quichua , Rarotongan , Reunion Creole , Rhaeto Romance , Romani , Romanian , Rotuman , Roviana , Rukonzo Konjo , Rundi Kirundi , Runyankore , Russian , Rutoro , Samar Leyte , Sami Lappish , Sammarinese , Samoan , Sango , Sardinian , Scottish Gaelic , Seereer , Sena , Sepedi , Serbian Cyrillic , Serbian Latin , Sesotho , Seychelles Creole , Sharanahua , Shipibo Conibo , Shona , Shuar , Silozi , Siswati , Slovak , Slovenian , Solomons Pidgin , Somali , Soninke , Sorbian , Southern Sotho Sotho Sesotho Sutu Sesutu , Spanish , Spanish Argentinian , Spanish Castilian , Sranantongo , Sukuma , Sundanese , Sussu Soussou Sosso Soso Susu , Swahili , Swahili Congo , Swedish , Tagalog , Tahitian , Tajik , Tamazight , Tatar , Tenek Huasteco , Tetum , Thai , Themne , Tibetan , Tiv , Toabaite , Toba , Tojol Abal , Tokelauan , Tok Pisin , Tonga , Tongan , Totonaco , Trukese , Tshiluba , Tsonga , Tswana , Tumbuka , Turkish , Turkmen , Tuvaluan , Twents , Tzeltal , Tzotzil , Uighur , Ukrainian , Uma , Umbundu , Urarina , Urhobo , Uruund , Uzbek Cyrillic , Uzbek Latin , Valencian , Venda , Vepsian , Vietnamese , Vlach , Votian , Wallisian , Walloon Wallon , Wama , Waray , Wayuu , Welsh , Wolof , Xhosa , Xitshwa , Yagua , Yakut , Yao , Yapese , Yi , Yoruba , Yukaghir Tundra , Zande , Zapoteco , Zapoteco San Lucas Quiavini , Zhuang , Zotung , Zulu.

    Polyglot 3000 works in Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP. The last time Polyglot 3000 was updated was on 05.11.2005. Even though it’s nearly 2 years ago, but this software works like a charm. I’ve tested that Polyglot 3000 can even recognize the language by one word although sometimes it’s inaccurate. So the more word you use, the more accurate it will be.

    [ Download Polygot 3000 ]

    Once you know what language it is, you can easily translate the whole page using an online translation service. So far I’ve been using only 2 language translation websites. It is not able to translate as many as 400 languages but it can cover main foreign languages. Also, I know that automatic language translation is not accurate, but at least it can give you an idea what is written in that page.

    1. AltaVista – Babel Fish Translation
    Altavista Babel Fish Language Translation
    - AltaVista Babel Fish Translation service is powered by Systran. A popular translation software. Many websites that offers free translation service is also powered by Systran. Since they are all using the same technology, I won’t list other websites that uses Systran.

    2. Google Language Tools
    Google Language Translation Service
    - Google’s research group has developed its own statistical translation system for several language pairs.

    No more skipping websites that is not English anymore… If you know any other online language translation websites that is not using Systran software, please share with us by leaving a comment.

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