VoiceTra(Voice Translator)

VoiceTra is a speech translation app designed for travel phrases.

VoiceTra is an application that translates your spoken words into multiple languages.

This free app supports 31 languages and features an intuitive interface, allowing you to verify translation accuracy.

Whether you're enhancing your travels or welcoming visitors to Japan, VoiceTra serves as your essential personal speech translator.

■Features:

VoiceTra employs advanced speech recognition, translation, and speech synthesis technologies developed by Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT). It converts your speech into another language and delivers the result in a synthesized voice.

You can instantly switch translation directions, enabling two people speaking different languages to communicate using a single device.

Text input is available for languages without speech input support.

VoiceTra is ideal for travel-related conversations and is recommended for these common situations:

・Transportation: Bus, train, rental car, taxi, airport, transit

・Shopping: Restaurants, shopping, payments

・Hotel: Check-in, check-out, cancellations

・Sightseeing: Overseas travel, assisting foreign customers

*VoiceTra is also promoted as a disaster prevention and preparedness tool.

While you can use VoiceTra as a dictionary, inputting full sentences is recommended for contextual understanding and more accurate translations.

■Supported languages:

Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai, French, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Myanmar (Burmese), 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 Notes:

An internet connection is required.

Translation results may be delayed depending on network conditions.

Text input is limited to languages supported by your device's OS keyboard.

Text may not display correctly if your device lacks the appropriate font.

Users are responsible for all data communication charges. Be aware that international roaming fees can be significant.

This app was developed for research purposes, using research-oriented servers. Data collected may be used to improve speech translation technology.

Businesses are welcome to test the app, but for ongoing commercial use, we recommend licensed private services utilizing our technology.

For full details, please see our "Terms of Use" → https://voicetra.nict.go.jp/en/attention.html

What's New in the Latest Version 9.0.4

Last updated on Aug 20, 2024

・ Android 14 support added