X-late

X-late is a language translation bot on Slack. It helps multi-lingual teams communicate more smoothly by automatically translating messages in channels. Simply add the bot to your channel and it starts working immediately. We offer a single metered pricing for your entire workspace, without charging per user.

Sign up and translate 30,000 characters for the entire workspace for free.

• Accurate Translations to 28 Languages

• Preserves Slack Message Formatting

• Translates with Flag Emoji Reactions

• Single Price on Entire Workspace

• Privacy First & GDPR-compliant

• Works on Slack Mobile App

Seamless Channel Translations on Slack

As a multi-lingual team ourselves, we know how hard it can be to communicate with your team members who speak different languages. We spent a lot of time refining the user experience of X-late to make it as easy as possible to talk to your team.

• Accurate Translations

We use the best AI-powered translation provider to make sure your messages are translated accurately without misunderstandings.

• Preserves Formatting

We love to use Slack's Markdown formatting, but we noticed that other translation bots don't preserve it. X-late does!

• Translate with Flag Emoji Reactions

By default we translate everything else to English. You can put a flag emoji reaction on any message and we will translate it to the language of the flag.

• Single Price on Entire Workspace

We offer a simple pricing model that covers your entire Slack workspace, without charging per user. This makes it cost-effective for teams of any size.

• Privacy First & GDPR-compliant

Your data privacy is our top priority. We're fully GDPR-compliant and do not store any of the messages and translations on our server. Our provider does the same and will never take your messages for other purposes, including AI training.

• Works on Slack Mobile App

Stay connected on the go. X-late works seamlessly on the Slack mobile app, providing the same translation capabilities whether you're at your desk or on the move.

Simple No-Tricks Pricing

Other translation bots on Slack charge you based on number of users in the workspace. We don't. We meter by the number of characters we translate for you.

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is X-late?

X-late is a language translation bot for your multi-lingual team on Slack. It started as a simple Slack bot that helps teams translate messages between developers and clients speaking different languages. It preserves Slack's Markdown formatting and offers features like flag emoji reactions for translation.

• How much does it cost?

We charge a flat fee of $9.99 which covers the first 200k characters every month. After 200k characters and up to 1 million characters, we split up the characters into 100k buckets and charge $4.99 for each bucket. After 1 million characters, we charge $0.00005 per character ($0.05 per 1000 characters).

• Do you offer a trial?

We do offer a free trial of 30,000 characters when you install the app. You can use this to test out the bot and see if it works for you.

• How do I use X-late?

Once you install the app, you can invite the @xlate bot to any channel and it will start translating messages in that channel. By default it automatically translates anything that is not in English to English. You can change the default translation language in the app settings. We also offer translation by using the flag emoji reactions. You can react to any message with a flag emoji and the bot will translate that message into the language of the flag.

• How do the messages get translated?

We use a translation provider to translate the messages using AI. The translation result may contain errors. We do not train AI model ourselves and we do not store any translation data in our servers. You can check the relevant information in our privacy policy.

• How many languages do you support?

We support 28 languages as of today. They are: Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian, Latvian, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian and Chinese.

• How is the usage pricing structured?

We first charge a flat fee of $9.99 which covers the first 200k characters every month. After 200k characters up to 1 million characters, we split up the characters into 100k buckets and charge $4.99 for each bucket. After 1 million characters, we charge $0.00005 per character ($0.05 per 1000 characters).

• How are the characters counted?

We first parse the message formatting and determine which parts of the message do not need to be translated. We then count the characters in the remaining text and charge you for that. This generally excludes URLs, code blocks, emojis, etc.

• How do I cancel the subscription?

You can cancel your subscription at any time by clicking "Billing" in the slack app home tab of X-late. You'll have full access to the Product through the end of the current billing period. If you exceed the 200,000 character pricing tier at the end of the billing period, you may get one extra charge for the additional characters.

• Who is behind X-late?

Hey! I am Simon. I run a software development agency called X-Tech, and I regularly work with a team of developer and designers that speak different languages on Slack. I built X-late to solve communication problems at work and it has helped my clients with their multi-lingual communications on Slack. I hope it helps you too.