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BabelDOC vs LibreTranslate
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| Fact | BabelDOC | LibreTranslate |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Python | Python |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 9.7k | 17k |
| Latest | v0.6.4 | v1.9.6 |
| Last push | 2026-08-05 | 2026-09-28 |
| Release cadence | about 13 days between releases | about 5 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 1 commit author on the default branch in the last 90 days | 11 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace DeepL. Alternatives to DeepL →
PartialBabelDOCTranslates PDF documents into bilingual or translated-only PDFs from the command line.
PartialLibreTranslateSelf-hosted translation API built on Argos Translate models.
BabelDOC
- v0.6.42026-07-16Added a unified per-page raster pixel budget for layout detection, improving
- v0.6.32026-06-03Fixed translated output for PDFs that use Type3 fonts with a non-default
- v0.6.22026-05-08Fixed a CI lint issue in the public source package.
- v0.6.12026-05-08Fixed recursion-depth failures that could occur while translating PDFs with
- v0.6.02026-05-07BabelDOC's translation pipeline now uses a substantially rewritten PDF parser.
BabelDOC
unsigned The latest release, v0.6.4, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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LibreTranslate
unsigned The latest release, v1.9.6, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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