DeepL Translator explained

DeepL Translator
Commercial:Yes
Type:Neural machine translation
Registration:Optional
Language:33 languages
Owner:DeepL SE
Key People:Jaroslaw Kutylowski
Headquarters:Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Current Status:Active

DeepL Translator is a neural machine translation service that was launched in August 2017 and is owned by Cologne-based DeepL SE. The translating system was first developed within Linguee and launched as entity DeepL. It initially offered translations between seven European languages and has since gradually expanded to support 33 languages.

Its algorithm uses convolutional neural networks and an English pivot.[1] It offers a paid subscription for additional features and access to its translation application programming interface.[2]

Service

Translation methodology

The service uses a proprietary algorithm with convolutional neural networks (CNNs)[3] that have been trained with the Linguee database.[4] [5] According to the developers, the service uses a newer improved architecture of neural networks, which results in a more natural sound of translations than by competing services. The translation is said to be generated using a supercomputer that reaches 5.1 petaflops and is operated in Iceland with hydropower.[6] [7] In general, CNNs are slightly more suitable for long coherent word sequences, but they have so far not been used by the competition because of their weaknesses compared to recurrent neural networks. The weaknesses of DeepL are compensated for by supplemental techniques, some of which are publicly known.[8] [9]

Translator and subscription

The translator can be used for free with a limit of 1,500 characters per translation. Microsoft Word and PowerPoint files in Office Open XML file formats (.docx and .pptx) and PDF files can also be translated.[10]

It offers paid subscription DeepL Pro, which has been available since March 2018 and includes application programming interface access and a software plug-in for computer-assisted translation tools, including SDL Trados Studio.[11] Unlike the free version, translated texts are stated to not be saved on the server; also, the character limit is removed.[12] The monthly pricing model includes a set amount of text, with texts beyond that being calculated according to the number of characters.[13]

Supported languages

As of 2024, the translation service supports the following languages:[14] [15]

History

The translating system was first developed within Linguee by a team led by Chief Technology Officer Jarosław Kutyłowski (germanised spelling: Jaroslaw Kutylowski) in 2016. It was launched as DeepL Translator on 28 August 2017 and offered translations between English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish and Dutch.[16] [17] [18] [7] At its launch, it claimed to have surpassed its competitors in blind tests and BLEU scores, including Google Translate, Amazon Translate, Microsoft Translator and Facebook's translation feature.[19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] With the release of DeepL in 2017, Linguee's company name was changed to DeepL GmbH,[25] and it is also financed by advertising on its sister site, linguee.com.[26]

Support for Portuguese and Russian was added on 5 December 2018.[27] In July 2019, Jarosław Kutyłowski became the CEO of DeepL GmbH[28] and restructured the company into a Societas Europaea in 2021.[29] Translation software for Microsoft Windows and macOS was released in September 2019. Support for Chinese (simplified) and Japanese was added on 19 March 2020, which the company claimed to have surpassed the aforementioned competitors as well as Baidu and Youdao.[30] [31] Then, 13 more European languages were added in March 2021.[32] On 25 May 2022, support for Indonesian and Turkish was added,[33] and support for Ukrainian was added on 14 September 2022.[34] In January 2023, the company reached a valuation of 1 billion euro and became the most valued startup company in Cologne[35] - at the end of the month, support for Korean and Norwegian (Bokmål) was also added.[36]

DeepL Write

In November 2022, DeepL launched a tool to improve monolingual texts in English and German, called DeepL Write. In December, the company removed access and informed journalists that it was only for internal use and that DeepL Write would be launched in early 2023. The public beta version was finally released on January 17, 2023.[37]

Reception

Reception of DeepL Translator in 2017 was generally positive, with TechCrunch appreciating it for the accuracy of its translations and stating that it was more accurate and nuanced than Google Translate, and Le Monde thanking its developers for translating French text into more "French-sounding" expressions.[38] A news article from the website of the Dutch television channel RTL Z stated that DeepL Translator "offers better translations […] when it comes to Dutch to English and vice versa".[39] An Italian newspaper, La Repubblica,[40] and a Latin American website, "WWWhat's new?", showed praise as well.[41]

The press noted that it had far fewer languages available for translation than competing products. A 2018 paper by the University of Bologna evaluated the Italian-to-German translation capabilities and found the preliminary results to be similar in quality to Google Translate.[42] In September 2021, Slator remarked that the language industry response was more measured than the press and noted that it is still highly regarded.[43]

DeepL Translator won the 2020 Webby Award for Best Practices and the 2020 Webby Award for Technical Achievement (Apps, Mobile, and Features), both in the category Apps, Mobile & Voice.[44]

See also

Bibliography

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: van Miltenburg. Olaf. 29 August 2017. Duits bedrijf DeepL claimt betere vertaaldienst dan Google te bieden. German company DeepL claims to offer better translation service than Google. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200611050350/https://tweakers.net/nieuws/128895/duits-bedrijf-deepl-claimt-betere-vertaaldienst-dan-google-te-bieden.html. 11 June 2020. 10 August 2020. Tweakers. nl.
  3. News: Coldewey. Devin. Lardinois. Frederic. 29 August 2017. DeepL schools other online translators with clever machine learning. TechCrunch. live. 1 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20180220060554/https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/29/deepl-schools-other-online-translators-with-clever-machine-learning/. 20 February 2018.
  4. News: Sanz. Didier. 12 March 2018. Des traductions en ligne plus intelligentes. Smarter online translations. fr. Le Figaro.
  5. Web site: 30 August 2017 . DSL.sk - Sprístupnený nový prekladač postavený na umelej inteligencii, tvrdí že je najlepší . A new translator based on artificial intelligence has been made available, claims to be the best . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200703014249/http://www.dsl.sk/article.php?article=20157 . 3 July 2020 . 10 August 2020 . . sk.
  6. News: Feldman. Michael. 31 August 2017. Startup Launches Language Translator That Taps into Five-Petaflop Supercomputer. TOP500. 6 June 2018. 31 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170831141829/https://www.top500.org/news/startup-launches-language-translator-that-taps-into-five-petaflop-supercomputer. live.
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  13. News: Berger . Daniel . 20 March 2018 . DeepL Pro: Neuer Aboservice für Profi-Übersetzer, Firmen und Entwickler . de . DeepL Pro: New subscription service for professional translators, companies and developers . . . live . 20 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180320111854/https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/DeepL-Pro-Neuer-Aboservice-fuer-Profi-Uebersetzer-Firmen-und-Entwickler-3998601.html . 20 March 2018.
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  17. News: Mingels . Guido . 6 May 2018 . Wie es einem deutschen Unternehmen gelang, besser als Google zu sein . How a German company managed to be better than Google . German . Der Spiegel.
  18. News: Neuhaus. Elisabeth. 25 March 2020. Spekuliert Deepl auf den Google-Exit, Jaroslaw Kutylowski?. Is Deepl speculating on the Google exit, Jaroslaw Kutylowski?. de. Gründerszene. 21 April 2020. 1 April 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200401222136/https://www.gruenderszene.de/technologie/deepl-ceo-jaroslaw-kutylowski. live.
  19. News: 5 September 2017. New online translator "more powerful than Google". Connexion France. 26 April 2019. 9 January 2019. https://archive.today/20190109170559/https://www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/New-online-translator-more-powerful-than-Google. live.
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  24. News: Faes. Florian. 30 August 2017. Linguee's Founder Launches DeepL in Attempt to Challenge Google Translate. Slator. 10 August 2020. 6 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180506173616/https://slator.com/technology/linguees-founder-launches-deepl-attempt-challenge-google-translate/. live.
  25. Web site: 19 October 2017. Why DeepL Got into Machine Translation and How It Plans to Make Money. 19 May 2021. Slator. en-US.
  26. News: Schwan. Ben. 2 October 2017. Maschinelles Übersetzen: Deutsches Start-up DeepL will 230 Sprachkombinationen unterstützen. de. Machine translation: German start-up DeepL wants to support 230 language combinations. heise online. Heinz Heise. live. 17 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180118011153/https://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Maschinelles-Uebersetzen-Deutsches-Start-up-DeepL-will-230-Sprachkombinationen-unterstuetzen-3836533.html. 18 January 2018.
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  32. Web site: DeepL Translator Launches 13 New European Languages . www.deepl.com . 16 March 2021.
  33. Web site: DeepL welcomes Turkish and Indonesian . www.deepl.com . 14 September 2022 . en . 25 May 2022 .
  34. Web site: DeepL learns Ukrainian . www.deepl.com . 14 September 2022 . en . 14 September 2022 .
  35. Web site: Übersetzungsdienst DeepL: Kölner Unternehmen bestätigt Einstieg von Silicon-Valley-Investor . 2023-01-23 . Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . de.
  36. Web site: DeepL Welcome Korean and Norwegian (bokmål)! . www.deepl.com . 5 August 2023 . en . 31 January 2023 .
  37. Web site: Ziegener . Daniel . 17 January 2023 . DeepL Write: Brauchen wir jetzt noch eine menschliche Lektorin? . Golem.de.
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  39. News: Verlaan . Daniël . 29 August 2017 . Duits bedrijf belooft betere vertalingen dan Google Translate . nl . German company promises better translations than Google Translate . . . live . 1 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201008035451/https://www.rtlnieuws.nl/tech/artikel/2511851/duits-bedrijf-belooft-betere-vertalingen-dan-google-translate . 8 October 2020.
  40. News: 29 August 2017 . Arriva DeepL, il traduttore automatico che sfida Google . it . Here comes DeepL, the automatic translator that challenges Google . . live . 1 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190901133210/https://www.repubblica.it/tecnologia/prodotti/2017/08/29/news/arriva_deepl_il_traduttore_automatico_che_sfida_google-174078830/ . 1 September 2019 .
  41. Web site: Polo . Juan Diego . 29 August 2017 . DeepL, un traductor online que supera al de Google, Microsoft y Facebook . DeepL, an online translator that outperforms Google, Microsoft and Facebook . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190901133203/https://wwwhatsnew.com/2017/08/29/deepl-un-traductor-online-que-supera-al-de-google-microsoft-y-facebook/ . 1 September 2019 . 1 September 2019 . WWWhat's new? . es .
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