Magic Translate vs. Crowdin
Crowdin is a localization management platform. Your team, professional translators or a community of volunteers translate your texts there, and Crowdin syncs the translation files with your repository. Magic Translate is a developer tool that translates the text in your components directly, without files or a separate platform.
At a glance
| Magic Translate | Crowdin | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Client libraries for React, Next.js, Angular, Vue and plain JavaScript, with a translation API | A platform for managing translations |
| How you write text | Your own words, wrapped in <T> | Keys in your code, synced with Crowdin as files |
| Translations | AI translation, created automatically | Translators, a volunteer community, machine translation or a mix |
| Workflow | None: release your app, and the text is translated | Sync the files, translate, review, merge the translations back |
| Best for | Developers and small teams | Larger teams, translators and open-source communities |
How the work differs
With a localization platform like Crowdin, every new text goes through a workflow. You add a key and its source text in your code. Crowdin picks up the change, the text is translated and reviewed, and the translated files come back to your repository, often as a pull request.
With Magic Translate, you write the text and release your app:
import { T } from '@magic-translate/react';const Banner = () => <T>Free shipping on all orders this week</T>;
The text is translated into the visitor's language the first time it is shown, and the translation is cached.
When to choose Magic Translate
- You are a developer or a small team without translators.
- You want your app in many languages today, not after a translation project.
- You don't want to manage keys, files and a separate platform.
When to choose Crowdin
- You work with professional translators and need reviews and approvals.
- Your open-source project has a community that translates it.
- You translate more than a web app, such as mobile apps, documentation and help articles, in one place.
Ready to try it? Follow the getting started guide to translate your first component in five minutes.