BabelBotBabelBot Discord translation FAQ
Common questions about BabelBot setup, translation behavior, billing, and moderation controls.
Short answers for common admin questions. For full procedures, follow the linked guides.
Setup and dashboard
Behavior
Members
Billing
Glossary (quick)
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Target language | Language BabelBot translates into |
| Don't translate from | Source languages BabelBot silently skips for normal automatic messages |
| Bridge | Linked channels that relay translated messages |
| AI translation | Quota-metered translation for nuance, media, flags, and custom words |
| Custom words | Server terminology rules on every plan, scoped to one language or All Languages (AI translation only); see Dashboard Guide |
| In-house text translation | BabelBot's in-house translator for plain text |
| Reply mode | Translations as channel replies |
| Reply style | Styled embeds or plain text for channel replies |
| Replace the original | Automatic text translations posted as the original speaker (same name and avatar), then the original is deleted |
| Thread mode | Translations grouped in a new thread, or posted as replies when the message is already inside a Discord thread |
| Voice chat translation | Live voice call translation in voice channel text chat, see guide |
| Voice note | Audio clip posted in a text channel |