In need of an open source text language translation api
I have read other posts related to this but I haven't got anything concrete.
I am developing an android app using phonegap which needs some sort of text translation. So I searched google translate api but they are charging price for it. They haven't make it available for testing also.
So I moved to bing translate but not sure whether we can use it for android or not. If we can use then how can we use it using jQuery. I have searched a lot but not getting any concrete information.
So someone please suggest Is there anyway by which google can give their translate api for testing
OR
A way to use bing translate api for android app for just testing purpose
OR
Any open source api which can do this thing for me.
please explain with some example
Answer
Found a useful link:Free/open-source machine translation software
I think you can try some Rule-Based Translator like Apertium, Anusaaraka, OpenLogos or Maxin. But I think statistical machine translation systems can provide better translation quality if get adequate training. Moses has the widest community support and has been tried out by many localization companies and researchers. You can take a look at its translation quality here based on different training data and languages.
Other Option（You have to rely on network, they are not open sourced):
Microsoft Translator APIs
Microsoft Translator APIs provides Ajax, SOAP, HTTP accesses, it requires registration. But it is free. I think the Bing Translation API relies on it.
Mygengo Translation API
Gengo requires you to create an account first.
WebServiceX Translate API
A free webservice. Check its wsdl