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Azure Translator in Foundry Tools is a language service that enables users to translate text and documents, helps entities expand their global outreach, and supports preservation of at-risk and endangered languages.
Azure Translator supports language translation for more than 100 languages. If your language community is interested in partnering with Microsoft to add your language to Translator, contact us via the Translator community partner onboarding form.
November 2025
Microsoft Foundry (new)
The Foundry portal streamlines access to models, agents, and tools for Foundry projects.
For text translation, you have three model options: Azure-MT (neural machine translation), GPT-4o, and GPT-4o mini. These models allow you to generate translations tailored to a specific gender or tone, and you can refine your results using your domain-specific data and terminology.
Document translation is available through a built-in playground, where you can select or provide a source document or text, specify the target language, and receive your translated output.
Azure Translator in Foundry Tools 2025-10-01-preview
Translator 2025-10-01-preview is our newest cloud-based multilingual translation solution. It offers flexibility to use either standard neural machine translation (NMT) or select from a variety of generative AI large language models (LLMs) for each translation request. This service provides powerful and scalable translation functionality, making it ideal for a wide range of needs and applications.
For more information, see Text translation overview (preview).
September 2025
Azure Translator in Foundry Tools 2025-05-01-preview
Azure Translator 2025-05-01-preview is our latest cloud-based, multilingual, neural machine translation service. You can choose between general neural machine translation (NMT) or select from a list of generative AI large language models (LLMs) at the request level. The service enables robust and scalable translation capabilities, making it suitable for diverse applications. For more information, see Text translation overview.
July 2025
Microsoft Translator Pro expanded on-device language support
Microsoft Translator Pro is a mobile app that delivers accurate real-time speech-to-speech translations. It now offers expanded multilingual support on-device (doesn't require internet connectivity). For more information, see our Translator Pro Language support.
June 2025
Document Translation new feature update
Azure Translator Document translation feature now supports translating text embedded in images within documents.
- This feature is optional and must be enabled for each translation request.
- Currently, the feature is available only with the batch document translation API for
.docxfile format. - A Foundry resource (not the standalone Translator resource) is required to use this feature.
May 2025
Microsoft Translator Pro new feature update
Microsoft Translator Pro, a mobile application that provides precise real-time speech-to-speech translations, now includes same-language transcription. This functionality accurately converts spoken words into written text while maintaining the original language of the speech.
March 2025
Microsoft Translator Pro new features and updates
Microsoft Translator Pro is a mobile application designed specifically for enterprises, providing precise real-time speech-to-speech translations. The latest updates include:
A new text-to-speech experience in full-screen mode that lets you decide which translated sentences to skip and which to play.
An audio noise cancellation feature that ensures seamless conversations by suppressing background noise. This feature can be enabled/disabled in settings.
On-device translation that now supports non-English source languages.
February 2025
Microsoft Translator Pro features and updates
Microsoft Translator Pro is a mobile application, designed specifically for enterprises, that enables seamless real-time speech-to-speech translation. The following new and updated capabilities are now available:
- Enhanced administrator experience. The history section now includes options for recording transcript and audio, exporting sessions/audio, sharing sessions, and toggling transcript/audio history without exporting to cloud storage. Additionally, administrators can now enable or disable the use of a custom phrasebook and easily browse the current phrasebook.
- Added content filtering. Administrators can now enable or disable content filtering and censoring, providing greater control over content visibility.
- Enabled full screen mode. A full screen viewing option is now available, enabling translations to be viewed on a single screen rather than a split-screen view.
- Expanded source language support. Translation source language support is broadened to include all languages.
January 2025
Microsoft Translator Pro, a speech-to-speech translation mobile app, is now generally available (GA).
May 2024
A single API is now available for both asynchronous batch and synchronous single document translation operations.
February 2024
The Document translation API now supports two translation operations:
Asynchronous Batch document translation supports asynchronous processing of multiple documents and files. The batch translation process requires an Azure Blob storage account with containers for your source and translated documents.
Synchronous document translation supports synchronous processing of single file translations. The file translation process doesn't require an Azure Blob storage account. The final response contains the translated document and is returned directly to the calling client.