TextLantern

TextLantern is a Discord translator bot. For you. For your server. Read and reply across languages privately, or help your whole server join the conversation.

For you: private translation
- Translate privately: on Discord desktop, right-click a message, open Apps, and choose Translate privately. Only you see the result, and the original message stays as it was. Use the translation controls to switch the language.
- Write replies with /t: type /t, enter your reply in your own language, pick the target language, and check the result. Then copy it and send it yourself. TextLantern never sends a message for you.
- /language: sets your default personal translation language.
- Personal translation is installed to your own Discord account and does not need Manage Server.

For your server: automatic channel translation
1. Choose a channel and two main languages (for example English ↔ Japanese). Recognized messages in either language are translated into the other.
2. Decide where translations go: a channel reply beside the original message, or a thread. You can also add extra reader languages, up to eight languages per channel in total. Extra languages can be automatic or on request, and can be delivered privately to the reader who asks.
3. Save and enable translation, then send a test message. Members on phones see the same replies and threads with no extra setup.

Server setup requires Manage Server. The bot needs only specific permissions (View Channels, Read Message History, Send Messages, Send Messages in Threads, Embed Links, Manage Threads, Change Nickname), not Administrator. You can reuse saved language, reply, and terminology settings across channels.

Languages
92 translation languages, including Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Russian, Arabic and several Arabic dialects, Hindi, Cantonese, French, German, Portuguese, and more. The website and app interface are available in 9 languages.

Free trial and pricing
Eligible Discord accounts get a one-time 300-character free trial. Paid packs are one-time purchases, not subscriptions. Purchased characters never expire, repeat purchases add to your balance, and your first purchase permanently unlocks that tier's features. There are no automatic overage charges.

Characters are counted as the source text's Unicode characters for each target language. Cached, failed, and retried translations cost nothing.

Privacy
"Private" means only you see the result in Discord, although a third-party translation provider still processes the text. TextLantern keeps no permanent message or translation archive and does not use message content to train models. It does not scan message history or auto-translate DMs.

Get started: sign in with Discord at https://app.textlantern.com/ · Guides: https://textlantern.com/install/ · Support: support@textlantern.com