polyglot

A responsive PWA for translating one phrase into many languages side by side.

Status: archived  |  Type: tool  |  Visibility: public

Tech: Next.js  ·  JavaScript  ·  Tailwind CSS  ·  PWA  ·  Google Translate API

AI involvement: moderate (ChatGPT 4) — Built as an AI-assisted weekend project with LLM support for implementation, iteration, and interface design.

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Why I built this: Built to make it easy to compare one phrase across many target languages in a single lightweight browser workflow.

Overview

Polyglot is a responsive browser-based translation tool built as a PWA. It allows a user to enter one phrase, select multiple target languages, and view all translated results side by side for quick comparison and reference.

The project focuses on a practical multilingual workflow rather than a one-language-at-a-time interface. Built with Next.js and the Google Translate API, it provides a lightweight way to compare phrasing across many languages in a single view.

Features

• Translate one phrase into many target languages
• Side-by-side parallel output for easy comparison
• Multi-select language workflow
• Responsive browser-based interface
• Built as a lightweight PWA
• Powered by Google Translate API

Installation

# clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/polyglot.git

# enter the project directory
cd polyglot

# install dependencies
npm install

# start the development server
npm run dev