VoiceTra(Voice Translator)

VoiceTra is an invaluable speech translation application designed to facilitate communication across language barriers, particularly during travel. This free-to-download app supports an impressive 31 languages, offering a seamless user experience with its intuitive interface, which also allows you to verify the accuracy of translations.

Whether you're looking to enrich your travel experiences or to assist visitors in Japan, VoiceTra serves as an essential personal speech translator. The app leverages advanced technologies in speech recognition, translation, and synthesis, developed by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), to convert your spoken words into different languages and produce them through synthesized voice output.

A notable feature of VoiceTra is its ability to instantly switch translation directions, making it possible for two individuals speaking different languages to communicate effectively using a single device. For languages without speech input support, text input is available, enhancing the app's versatility.

VoiceTra is particularly well-suited for travel-related scenarios, making it an ideal companion in various situations such as:

• Transportation: Navigating buses, trains, rental cars, taxis, airports, and transit hubs.
• Shopping: Dining at restaurants, shopping, and handling payments.
• Hotel: Managing check-ins, check-outs, and cancellations.
• Sightseeing: Assisting with overseas travel and supporting foreign customers.

Additionally, VoiceTra has been recognized for its utility in disaster prevention and related activities, highlighting its broader applicability beyond just travel.

While the app can function as a dictionary for individual word lookups, it is optimized for sentence-level inputs, which allow it to better interpret context and deliver more accurate translations.

Supported Languages:

VoiceTra supports a wide array of languages including Japanese, English, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Korean, Thai, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Myanmar, Arabic, Italian, Ukrainian, Urdu, Dutch, Khmer, Sinhala, Danish, German, Turkish, Nepali, Hungarian, Hindi, Filipino, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Malay, Mongolian, Lao, and Russian.

Restrictions and Considerations:

• An internet connection is necessary for the app to function.
• Translation speed may vary based on network conditions.
• Text input is limited to languages supported by your device's OS keyboard.
• Proper display of characters depends on the fonts installed on your device.
• The app may not work if the server is down.
• Users are responsible for any communication fees, including potentially high international roaming charges.
• Developed primarily for research, the app uses servers set up for research purposes, with recorded data used to enhance speech translation technologies.
• While testing for business use is allowed, continuous use is recommended through private services that have licensed VoiceTra's technology.

For more detailed information, please review our "Terms of Use" at https://voicetra.nict.go.jp/en/attention.html.

What's New in the Latest Version 9.0.4

Last updated on Aug 20, 2024

• Supported Android 14