Shinkansen Web Translator

How to Join Shinkansen Web Translator Beta on iOS

About Shinkansen Web Translator

For every moment you need translation — travel, business trips, language learning —

bring along Papago, the smart parrot that speaks many languages.

▶ The Meaning of 'Papago'

"Papago" comes from Esperanto and means "parrot," an animal known for its exceptional language abilities.

Papago currently supports translation across 14 languages: Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified/Traditional), Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Russian, German, Italian, and Arabic.

▶ Key Features

1) Text Translation

Type the text you want to translate and get real-time results.

2) Image Translation

Just snap a photo and tap the button — Papago automatically recognizes and translates text within the image.

3) Voice Translation

Speak the phrase you need translated and get real-time results.

4) Offline Translation

Use text translation even without an internet connection.

5) Conversation Translation

Have a 1:1 conversation with a foreign speaker — both parties can speak in their own language simultaneously.

6) Handwriting Translation

Just write characters with your finger, and Papago will tell you what they mean.

7) Website Translation

Enter the URL of any foreign website to translate the entire page automatically.

8) Document Translation

Upload a document and get a translation that preserves the original formatting.

9) Edu

Take a photo of study material to create your own notes with text and vocabulary learning features.

10) Dictionary

View additional meanings of words alongside translation results through dictionary information.

Travel with confidence, anytime, anywhere — with your translation partner, Papago!

▶ Required Permissions

· Microphone: Required for voice and conversation translation features.

· Speech Recognition: Required for voice translation features.

· Camera: Required to take photos for image translation.

· Photos: Required to save translated image files to your device.

· Location: Required to view nearby place information from photos captured for image translation.

  • To provide voice and conversation translation in Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Russian, and Italian, we use the 'Speech Recognition' permission provided by the mobile OS. When you use voice or conversation translation in these languages with 'Speech Recognition' permission granted, voice data is transmitted to Apple in accordance with Apple's policy. No other information is transmitted.

Like Papago on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NaverPapago

Follow Papago on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/papago_naver/

※ Requires iOS 17.0 or later

※ Also available on PC/mobile web: https://papago.naver.com

※ Report issues or errors: https://goo.gl/YqHMTi

※ Developer email: naver_market@naver.com

※ Developer phone: 1588-3820

※ Address: 95, Jeongjail-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, NAVER 1784, 13561

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