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Papago

Naver's free neural translator, tuned for East Asian languages.

Category
Translation
Pricing
FREE
Platforms
WebiOSAndroid
Models
Self-contained (on-device)
Verified
Jun 15, 2026

Papago is Naver's free AI translation app, covering 14 languages with text, voice, image, and handwriting input. Its neural machine translation is especially strong on East Asian pairs — Korean to and from Japanese, English, and Chinese — making it a go-to for travel and study across the region. Available on the web and as iOS and Android apps.

Pros & cons

  • Free with no paid tier
  • Strong Korean and Japanese accuracy
  • Text, voice, image, handwriting input
  • Native iOS and Android apps
  • Only 14 languages
  • Weaker on non-Asian language pairs
  • Consumer focus, limited API/business tooling

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