BabelBotAbout BabelBot
Built because literal Discord translation was not good enough
I'm Bram Suurd, a developer in the Netherlands. The Discord translation bots I tried translated the words and lost the meaning. So I built my own.
- Since
- 2025
- Built in
- The Netherlands
- Languages
- 130+
- Run by
- One independent developer
The problem
Correct words, wrong message
Chat in a multilingual server is short, casual, and full of context. Most bots translate each message alone, word for word. They miss the polite no, the sarcasm, the idiom, and the slang.
The translation looks correct, but people read the wrong message. After a few of those, members stop trusting the bot and the server splits into language groups again.
Reply to Sam: Can we move the raid to tonight?
ちょっと難しいかもしれません。
Word-for-word
That may be a little difficult.
BabelBot
Sorry, I can't make it tonight.
Reply to Sam: Should we let Jake call the shots again?
Sí, claro, porque la última vez salió de maravilla.
Word-for-word
Yes, clear, because the last time it came out of marvel.
BabelBot
Oh sure, because that went so well last time.
What I built instead
A bot that translates what people mean
It reads the conversation
BabelBot can include recent messages from the same channel. It knows what a reply answers, so a short answer keeps its meaning.
It uses your server's words
Custom words keep names, game terms, and community slang the way your members use them.
It stays in the chat
Translations appear as replies, in threads, in linked language channels, or in place of the original under the member's name. Members keep chatting in one place.
It keeps working
When the monthly AI allowance runs out, BabelBot's own translator keeps supported text translating. The free plan has no vote wall.
How I run it
Plain rules, written down
No message text in storage
Bridge and replacement records keep Discord IDs and delivery state. They do not store message text.
Read the privacy policyAI translation in the EU
AI text translation runs on Google model servers in the EU.
See the subprocessorsPrices you can read
Plans are per server. The free plan costs EUR 0 per month.
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Shipped in public
Recent updates
I ship fixes and features every week. These are the three latest releases.
Translations included extra [eos] markers
Fixed a bug where some text translations included extra [eos] markers.
Translations lost strikethrough formatting
Fixed a bug where translated messages could lose the markers used for strikethrough text.
Expired translation threads stayed in Discord
Fixed a bug where some translation threads remained after their auto-delete period.
Talk to me
BabelBot is a small, independent product. When you report a problem, I read it myself.
Add BabelBot to your server and send a test message. If a translation misses the point, tell me.
Bram SuurdFounder and developer
Or email [email protected]