DeepL Reviews 689

Translation programs like DeepL support me in reading and writing English texts

I use DeepL Write daily as a web app, and I couldn't be happier with it. It's not the only tool that I use to polish my texts, but it has a firm place in my workflow. When the stakes are low, I just use Apple Intelligence to fix obvious misprints. If a text is long and every word matters, I use LanguageTool to know exactly what I have changed. However, many texts that I write fall between these two extremes: I don't mind some rewording, and I need more that what Apple Intelligence can do. In those cases, DeepL Write is the solution for me. I suppose that I could get similar results with a properly prompted chatbot, but the ease-of-use matters. I love a whole bunch of features implemented in DeepL Write: the automatic language recognition, the possibility to switch, with a single click, between just fixing mistakes and completely rewriting a piece of text, the possibility to see all the changes at a glance, the easiness with which I can select among several alternative improvements, etc. Good job, DeepL!

DeepL is the best machine translator I’ve used so far. It’s fast and produces translations that are more accurate and natural than those from any other tool I’ve tried.

I was totally amazed how perfectly the software translated from English into one of the least common languages Finnish. I translated about a hundred pages and only two or three words I decided to change. A truly remarkable achievements

DeepL is very convenient for translating different languages

Love this app - has been and still is an absolute lifesaver.
It’s probably closer to 5* but for the limits on number of documents you can translate per month (should be more for the price).
I would also love the option for French of choosing formal language (vous rather than tu).
It needs to keep advancing and offering more for users as Google, Apple etc offerings improve.

I am old person. So thankful
To be able to have quick translate.

DeepL has been my go to from the start, I am discovering new ways to use it from basic translations to voice translations. I find it easy to use and find that using the alternative word substitutes works brilliantly for me.
Thank you DeepL. 👍

I needed to translate from Bulgarian to English it didn't recognize Bulgarian but as Russian so it wasn't useful for me.

I have seen some very negative reviews about DeepL here, but I confess that I don't really understand why.
I admit that there may be several explanations – some of which are not entirely innocent. From campaigns using fake profiles to “take down” the product (and, who knows, perhaps lower the company's value before an acquisition by an American player), to something much simpler: people who don't know how to use it, don't know how to install it, or are expecting to get everything “Pro” without paying for Pro.
I use DeepL seriously, every day, for several years, and I really use the features that make a difference: shortcuts (Command+T, Command+Shift+2), file translation, workflow integration, everything. And, honestly, I've never encountered any problems that justify the tone of the criticism.
I work mainly between Portuguese and English, but I also use French, Spanish, German, and other languages when I need to. The results have been consistent, fast, and, in my experience, clearly better than Google Translate in many cases — especially when the text has nuances, tone, or less ‘obvious’ structures.
For me, it's simple: I highly recommend it.

I am living in the Netherlands and do business in Germany, USA, Italy, France. I do speak these languages. Working from time to time with DeepL, however, gives me the confidence that the grammar and spelling is correct. I really appreciate that. I think you are doing a great job. Continue like that. Thank you.

deepl has always been a superior alternative to google translate for me. The quality of the translation was just higher.

I imagine the overall industry bar has raised significantly now though

In general, it’s a very useful and powerful tool. However, the latest releases have introduced instability and strange translation versions.

Trustworthy translations in general.

In certain cases google gives in Italien / German better results.

But for the ease of use is DeepL my first choice

I have been using DeepL for a few years now to assist me in learning Romanian. I find it hands down better than anything else I have used to date. I see some pushback on the AI implementation, but personally I like it. Romanian is very cultural and conceptual and this has helped me enormously. I use it on my phone dozens of times per day.

I use it all the time we had some Ukrainian stay with us. It was excellent. I’ve used it Ukrainian, Spanish and Romanian fantastic so much better than Google translation

Great tool but being proficient myself in French and English (most of the time translating from/into Dutch, French and English) it is always more than recommendable to proofread the translation before you replace it as occasional misinterpretations sometimes occur.

Though I am seeing a lot of negative comments for 2025, I must say I have not been experiencing the same issues. The main bugging point is indeed the limitations set way to low. With AI tools now able to do the same but a lot of other things on top, the pricing/value is becoming an issue. With that said, and being a college graduate in translation, I always felt Deepl's translations were better than Google's.

I am working with Deepl for quite a while, for me it works fine. I am not a heavy user but for my purpose its great.

I am never going to use DeepL any more. Last time I used it, it didn't permit me to copy and paste in a word file, so that I may edit the translation. It prompted me to plus.