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To Try Apertium: Installation

The document provides instructions for trying and installing the Apertium machine translation platform both online and offline. It explains that Apertium core can be installed through packaging on Linux and via virtual environments on Windows and macOS. Translators can then install language data packages from repositories, while language developers may compile the data from source code. The document also notes alternatives like installing Apertium from source code and provides links to additional installation video tutorials.

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To Try Apertium: Installation

The document provides instructions for trying and installing the Apertium machine translation platform both online and offline. It explains that Apertium core can be installed through packaging on Linux and via virtual environments on Windows and macOS. Translators can then install language data packages from repositories, while language developers may compile the data from source code. The document also notes alternatives like installing Apertium from source code and provides links to additional installation video tutorials.

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Contents
1 To try Apertium
1.1 Online
1.2 Offline, desktop
1.3 Offline, mobile
2 For those who want to install Apertium locally, and developers
2.1 Installing: a summary
2.1.1 Install Apertium Core by packaging/virtual environment
2.1.2 For translators: Install language data/dictionaries/pairs from repositories
2.1.3 For language developers: Install language data/dictionaries/pairs by compiling
2.2 Alternatives
2.2.1 Installing Apertium core by compiling
3 Notes
4 Installation Videos

To try Apertium
Online
https://apertium.org is the official site, and offers all the released language pairs

Alternative installations:

http://aplica.prompsit.com/ – Prompsit is a company heavily involved in development of the Apertium


platform, and also offers a simple web interface to the released language pairs
https://www.softcatala.org/traductor/ – Softcatalà works on Catalan localisation and offers the
Catalan←→* language pairs here
http://jorgal.uit.no/ – the University of Tromsø works on Saami language pairs; this site runs the latest
in-development version of Northern Saami→Norwegian Bokmål
http://gtweb.uit.no/tolkimine/ – another site by University of Tromsø, the latest in-development
version of Estonian←→Finnish

Offline, desktop
There are several applications which work from the desktop without full installation.

The easiest solution for Windows and Mac users is Apertium Simpleton UI. You can install translator
packages from within that program (though only the pairs that are on the website, not the "in development"
pairs).

Tools#Tools for users / translators has more graphical user interfaces for translators, though you'll have to
install translator packages separately.

To install translator packages, see the following section #For those who want to install Apertium locally, and
developers
Offline, mobile
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.apertium.android – Simple offline translations for
Android (not all released pairs supported yet), see Apertium Android
http://www.mitzuli.com/en/ – More fully-featured offline translations app for Android (not all released
pairs supported yet), see Mitzuli
https://www.softcatala.org/programes/traductor-softcatala/ – Catalan translation app for
Android/iPhone

For those who want to install Apertium locally, and


developers
How to install Apertium core[1] and language data on your system (developers may also want to consider
their operating environment[2]).

Installing: a summary
Most people will need Apertium core, after which they may choose to install precompiled language data or
development language data.

Install Apertium Core by packaging/virtual environment

Most people will need to install Apertium core.

Linux systems and WSL: Install Apertium core using packaging


Windows: Apertium VirtualBox
macOS: Prerequisites for Mac OS X or Apertium VirtualBox

For translators: Install language data/dictionaries/pairs from repositories


Translators will probably want to install language data using packaging, including hints about the Apertium
package repository.

For language developers: Install language data/dictionaries/pairs by compiling

Language developers may want to do one of the following:

Start a new language pair: How to bootstrap a new pair


Work on an existing language pair: Install language data by compiling

Alternatives
Installing Apertium core by compiling
Apertium maintains a package repository that is up-to-date and reliable. If you do not want to work in core,
or develop languages, please use either packaging or a virtual environment. The packages stay up-to-date and
are stable. A compile will waste your time.

However, if you are planning to work on Apertium core, or have an operating system not covered above, go
right ahead, Install Apertium core by compiling[3]
Notes
1. ↑ Apertium is a big system. There are many plugins, scripts, and extension projects. The core, the code
which translates, is a multi-step set of tools joined by a stream format and, nowadays, invoked by
scripts called 'modes'. You may also see the names 'lt-toolbox'/'lt-tools', 'apertium-lex-tools', and the
simple title 'apertium'. These refer to groupings of the tools. Packaged or compiled, these tools can be
installed as one unit. From here on, we call them 'Apertium core'.
2. ↑ Apertium is written to be platform-independent. However, it can be difficult to maintain platform-
independence over a project this wide. If you intend to do something deep with Apertium, you will
gain more help from the tools if you use the Ubuntu, or a similar Debian-based, operating system. In
no way does this mean that the Apertium project favours this platform.
3. ↑ Most people know the word 'install'. It means 'put code in my operating system'. When developing, it
is not usual to fully 'install'. You get the code working enough to get results. This is relevant to
Apertium, which needs a rapid cycle for re-compiles. If you follow instructions to compile code, you
will be discouraged from 'installing' builds. When we use the word 'install', we mean 'get code working
on my computer'.

Installation Videos
Most of these videos have been produced by Google Code-In students.

Using Apertium Virtualbox on Windows: https://youtu.be/XCUWMCJkRDo


Installing Apertium on Ubuntu (Romanian, English): https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=vy7rWy2u_m0
Ubuntu'ya Apertium Kurulumu / Apertium installation on Ubuntu (Turkish, English subtitles):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I__-BiQe7zg
Apertium on Slitaz (English): https://youtu.be/fCluA03oIXY
How to Install Apertium On Macintosh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSuovCCsa68

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