Magic Translate vs. Crowdin
Crowdin is a localization management platform. Your team, professional translators or a community of volunteers translate your content 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, each new message goes through a translation 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 work alone or on a small team without translators.
- You want to launch in multiple languages without a separate 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 want to manage translations for web apps, 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.