Translations of the term “free software”
This is a list of recommended unambiguous translations for the term
“free software” (free as in
freedom) into various languages.
We also provide translations of “gratis software,”
“proprietary software,” and “commercial software”
to show how to make the contrast in various languages.
If you know a correction or addition to the list, please email it to
<web-translators@gnu.org>.
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The parenthesized phrases in Latin letters after some of the entries
are transliterations (with vowels added where relevant). Please send
any corrections or additions to those, too.
Afrikaans
Language Code |
af |
Free Software |
vrye sagteware |
Gratis Software |
gratis sagteware |
Albanian
Language Code |
sq |
Free Software |
software i lirĂŤ |
Gratis Software |
software falas |
Arabic
Language Code |
ar |
Free Software |
بعŮ
ŘŹŮات Řع؊ (barmajiyat Ḽorrah) |
Armenian
Language Code |
hy |
Free Software |
ŐĄŐŚŐĄŐż ŐŽÖŐĄŐŁŐŤÖ/ŐŽÖŐĄŐŁÖŐĽÖ (azat tsragir/tsragrer) |
Basque
Language Code |
eu |
Free Software |
software librea |
Gratis Software |
doako softwarea |
Belarusian
Language Code |
be |
Free Software |
ŃвайОднао ĐżŃагŃаПнао СайоŃŃĐżŃŃŃĐ˝Ńно
(svabodnae pragramnae zabes'pjachen'ne) |
Bengali
Language Code |
bn |
Free Software |
সŕ§ŕŚŹŕŚžŕŚ§ŕ§ŕڍ সফŕŚŕŚŕ§ŕ§ŕŚŻŕŚžŕŚ°
(swadhin software)
|
Gratis Software |
বিনামŕ§ŕڞŕ§ŕŚŻŕ§ŕڰ সফŕŚŕŚŕ§ŕ§ŕŚŻŕŚžŕŚ°
(binamuller software)
|
Proprietary Software |
মালিŕŚŕŚžŕŚ¨ŕŚž সফŕŚŕŚŕ§ŕ§ŕŚŻŕŚžŕŚ°
(malikana software)
|
Commercial Software |
বাণিŕŚŕ§ŕŚŻŕŚżŕŚ ŕŚ¸ŕŚŤŕŚŕŚŕ§ŕ§ŕŚŻŕŚžŕŚ°
(banijjik software)
|
Bulgarian
Language Code |
bg |
Free Software |
ŃвОйОдон ŃĐžŃŃŃĐľŃ (svoboden softuer) |
Gratis Software |
йоСпНаŃон ŃĐžŃŃŃĐľŃ (bezplaten softuer) |
Burmese
Language Code |
my |
Free Software |
áá˝ááşáááşááąáŹáˇááşáᲠ(lu' la' software) |
Gratis Software |
áĄááá˛áˇááąáŹáˇááşáᲠ(aĚąkha. me. software) |
Catalan
Language Code |
ca |
Free Software |
programari lliure |
Gratis Software |
programari gratuĂŻt |
Proprietary Software |
programari privatiu |
Commercial Software |
programari comercial |
Chinese (Simplified)
Language Code |
zh-cn |
Free Software |
čŞçąč˝Żäťś (zi-you ruan-jian) |
Gratis Software |
ĺ
贚软䝜 (mian-fei ruan-jian) |
Chinese (Traditional)
Language Code |
zh-tw |
Free Software |
čŞçąčťéŤ (zih-yo ruan-ti) |
Gratis Software |
ĺ
貝čťéŤ (mien-fei ruan-ti) |
Croatian
Language Code |
hr |
Free Software |
slobodan softver |
Gratis Software |
besplatan softver |
Czech
Language Code |
cs |
Free Software |
svobodnĂ˝ software |
Gratis Software |
bezplatnĂ˝ software |
Proprietary Software |
proprietĂĄrnĂ software |
Commercial Software |
komerÄnĂ software |
Danish
Language Code |
da |
Free Software |
fri software / frit programmel |
Gratis Software |
gratis software |
Dutch
Language Code |
nl |
Free Software |
vrije software |
Gratis Software |
gratis software |
Proprietary Software |
private software |
Commercial Software |
commerciële software |
Esperanto
Language Code |
eo |
Free Software |
libera programaro / programo |
Gratis Software |
senpaga programaro / programo |
Proprietary Software |
mallibera programaro / programo |
Commercial Software |
komerca programaro / programo |
Estonian
Language Code |
et |
Free Software |
vaba tarkvara |
Gratis Software |
tasuta tarkvara |
Finnish
Language Code |
fi |
Free Software |
vapaa ohjelmisto |
Gratis Software |
ilmainen ohjelmisto |
French
Language Code |
fr |
Free Software |
logiciel libre |
Gratis Software |
logiciel gratuit |
Proprietary Software |
logiciel privateur |
Commercial Software |
logiciel commercial |
Galician
Language Code |
gl |
Free Software |
software libre |
Gratis Software |
software gratuĂto |
Proprietary Software |
software privativo |
Commercial Software |
software comercial |
Georgian
Language Code |
ka |
Free Software |
áááááĄáŁá¤ááá áá ááá ááááá (tavisupali programebi) |
Gratis Software |
áŁá¤ááĄá áá ááá ááááá (upaso programebi) |
German
Language Code |
de |
Free Software |
Freie Software |
Gratis Software |
Gratis-Software / Kostenlose Software |
Proprietary Software |
Proprietäre Software |
Commercial Software |
Kommerzielle Software |
Greek
Language Code |
el |
Free Software |
ξΝξĎθξĎÎż ΝογΚĎÎźÎšÎşĎ (elefthero logismiko) |
Gratis Software |
δĎĎξΏν ΝογΚĎÎźÎšÎşĎ (dorean logismiko) |
Hebrew
Language Code |
he |
Free Software |
ת××× × ××פ׊×ת (tochna chofshit) |
Gratis Software |
ת××× × ××× ××ת (tochna chinamit) |
Hindi
Language Code |
hi |
Free Software |
ऎŕĽŕ¤ŕĽŕ¤¤ सŕĽŕ¤ŤŕĽŕ¤ŕ¤ľŕĽŕ¤Żŕ¤° (mukt software) |
Gratis Software |
ऎŕĽŕĽŕĽŕ¤¤ सŕĽŕ¤ŤŕĽŕ¤ŕ¤ľŕĽŕ¤Żŕ¤° (muft software) |
Hungarian
Language Code |
hu |
Free Software |
szabad szoftver |
Gratis Software |
ingyenes szoftver / ingyen szoftver |
Icelandic
Language Code |
is |
Free Software |
frjåls hugbúnaður |
Ido
Language Code |
io |
Free Software |
libera programaro |
Indonesian
Language Code |
id |
Free Software |
perangkat lunak bebas |
Gratis Software |
perangkat lunak gratis |
Interlingua
Language Code |
ia |
Free Software |
libere programmage / libere programmario |
Irish
Language Code |
ga |
Free Software |
SaorbhogearraĂ |
Gratis Software |
BogearraĂ saora in aisce |
Italian
Language Code |
it |
Free Software |
software libero |
Gratis Software |
software gratuito |
Proprietary Software |
software proprietario |
Commercial Software |
software commerciale |
Japanese
Language Code |
ja |
Free Software |
čŞçąă˝ăăăŚă§ă˘ (jiyĹŤ sofutouea) |
Gratis Software |
çĄćă˝ăăăŚă§ă˘ (muryĹ sofutouea) |
Proprietary Software |
ăăăăŠă¤ă¨ăżăŞăŞă˝ăăăŚă§ă˘
(puropuraietari na sofutouea) |
Commercial Software |
ĺç¨ă˝ăăăŚă§ă˘ (shĹyĹ sofutouea) |
Korean
Language Code |
ko |
Free Software |
ěě ěíí¸ě¨ě´ (ja-yu software) |
Latvian
Language Code |
lv |
Free Software |
brÄŤva programmatĹŤra |
Gratis Software |
bezmaksas programmatĹŤra |
Lithuanian
Language Code |
lt |
Free Software |
laisva programinÄ ÄŻranga |
Gratis Software |
nemokama programinÄ ÄŻranga |
Macedonian
Language Code |
mk |
Free Software |
ŃНОйОдон ŃĐžŃŃĐ˛ĐľŃ (sloboden softver) |
Gratis Software |
йоŃпНаŃон ŃĐžŃŃĐ˛ĐľŃ (besplaten softver) |
Malay
Language Code |
ms |
Free Software |
perisian bebas |
Gratis Software |
perisian percuma |
Proprietary Software |
perisian hakmilik |
Commercial Software |
perisian dagangan |
Malayalam
Language Code |
ml |
Free Software |
ŕ´¸ŕľŕ´ľŕ´¤ŕ´¨ŕľŕ´¤ŕľŕ´°ŕ´¸ŕľŕ´Ťŕľŕ´ąŕľŕ´ąŕľâŕ´ľŕľŕ´Żŕ´°ŕľâ
(svatantrasophᚯᚯveyar) |
Gratis Software |
ŕ´¸ŕľŕ´ŕ´¨ŕľŕ´Żŕ´¸ŕľŕ´Ťŕľŕ´ąŕľŕ´ąŕľâŕ´ľŕľŕ´Żŕ´°ŕľâ
(soujanyasophᚯᚯveyar) |
Norwegian
Language Code |
no, nb, nn |
Free Software |
fri programvare |
Gratis Software |
gratis programvare |
Proprietary Software |
godseid programvare / proprietĂŚr programvare |
Commercial Software |
kommersiell programvare |
Persian (Farsi)
Language Code |
fa |
Free Software |
ŮŘąŮ
âاŮزاع آزاد (narmafzar azad) |
Gratis Software |
ŮŘąŮ
âاŮزاع عاŰگا٠(narmafzar raygan) |
Polish
Language Code |
pl |
Free Software |
wolne oprogramowanie |
Gratis Software |
darmowe oprogramowanie |
Proprietary Software |
oprogramowanie wĹasnoĹciowe |
Commercial Software |
oprogramowanie komercyjne |
Portuguese
Language Code |
pt |
Free Software |
software livre |
Gratis Software |
software gratuito |
Proprietary Software |
software privativo |
Commercial Software |
software comercial |
Romanian
Language Code |
ro |
Free Software |
programe libere |
Gratis Software |
programe gratuite |
Proprietary Software |
programe proprietÄreČti |
Commercial Software |
programe comerciale |
Russian
Language Code |
ru |
Free Software |
ŃвОйОднŃĐľ ĐżŃОгŃĐ°ĐźĐźŃ (svobodnie programmi) |
Gratis Software |
йоŃпНаŃĐ˝ŃĐľ ĐżŃОгŃĐ°ĐźĐźŃ (besplatnie programmi) |
Proprietary Software |
ноŃвОйОднŃĐľ ĐżŃОгŃĐ°ĐźĐźŃ (nesvobodnie programmi) |
Commercial Software |
кОППоŃŃĐľŃкио ĐżŃОгŃĐ°ĐźĐźŃ (kommercheskie programmi) |
Sardinian
Language Code |
sc |
Free Software |
software liberu |
Scottish Gaelic
Language Code |
gd |
Free Software |
bathar-bog saor |
Gratis Software |
bathar-bog an-asgaidh |
Serbian
Language Code |
sr |
Free Software |
ŃНОйОдни ŃĐžŃŃĐ˛ĐľŃ / slobodni softver |
Gratis Software |
йоŃпНаŃни ŃĐžŃŃĐ˛ĐľŃ / besplatni softver |
Sinhala
Language Code |
si |
Free Software |
ŕśąŕˇŕśŻŕˇŕˇŕˇ මŕˇŕśŻŕˇŕśŕˇŕśŕś
(nidahas mášdukÄáš
ga) |
Slovak
Language Code |
sk |
Free Software |
slobodnĂ˝ softvĂŠr |
Slovenian
Language Code |
sl |
Free Software |
prosto programje |
Spanish
Language Code |
es |
Free Software |
software libre |
Gratis Software |
software gratuito |
Proprietary Software |
software privativo |
Commercial Software |
software comercial |
Swahili
Language Code |
sw |
Free Software |
Software huru / Programu huru za Kompyuta |
Swedish
Language Code |
sv |
Free Software |
fri programvara / fri mjukvara |
Gratis Software |
gratis programvara / gratis mjukvara |
Tagalog / Filipino
Language Code |
tl |
Free Software |
malayang software |
Tamil
Language Code |
ta |
Free Software |
ŕŽŕŽŕŻŕŽŕŽąŕŻŕŽą மŕŻŕŽŠŕŻŕŽŞŕŻŕްŕŻŕŽłŕŻ
(kaášášaášáša meášpoĂąaḡ) |
Gratis Software |
ŕŽŕŽ˛ŕŽľŕŽ ŕŽŽŕŻŕŽŠŕŻŕŽŞŕŻŕްŕŻŕŽłŕŻ
(illavasa menporul) |
Telugu
Language Code |
te |
Free Software |
ŕ°¸ŕąŕ°ľŕąŕ°ŕąŕ° సఞ఍ŕąŕ°ŕąâŕ°ľŕąŕ°°ŕą
(swechcha software)
|
Gratis Software |
ŕ°ŕ°ŕ°żŕ°¤ సఞ఍ŕąŕ°ŕąâŕ°ľŕąŕ°°ŕą
(uchitha software)
|
Proprietary Software |
ŕ°Żŕ°žŕ°ŕ°Žŕ°žŕ°¨ŕąŕ°Ż సఞ఍ŕąŕ°ŕąâŕ°ľŕąŕ°°ŕą
(yaajamaanya software)
|
Commercial Software |
ŕ°ľŕ°žŕ°Łŕ°żŕ°ŕąŕ°Ż సఞ఍ŕąŕ°ŕąâŕ°ľŕąŕ°°ŕą
(vaanijya software)
|
Thai
Language Code |
th |
Free Software |
ŕ¸ŕ¸ŕ¸ŕ¸ŕšŕšŕ¸§ŕ¸Łŕšŕšŕ¸Şŕ¸Łŕ¸ľ
(sofotwerseri) |
Turkish
Language Code |
tr |
Free Software |
ĂśzgĂźr yazÄąlÄąm |
Gratis Software |
bedava yazÄąlÄąm |
Proprietary Software |
Ăśzel mĂźlk yazÄąlÄąm |
Commercial Software |
ticari yazÄąlÄąm |
Ukrainian
Language Code |
uk |
Free Software |
вŃĐťŃно ĐżŃОгŃаПно СайоСпоŃĐľĐ˝Đ˝Ń (vil'ne prohramne zabezpechennja) |
Gratis Software |
йоСпНаŃно ĐżŃОгŃаПно СайоСпоŃĐľĐ˝Đ˝Ń (bezplatne programne zapezpechennja) |
Proprietary Software |
вНаŃниŃŃко ĐżŃОгŃаПно СайоСпоŃĐľĐ˝Đ˝Ń (vlasnits'ke programne zapezpechennja) |
Commercial Software |
кОПоŃŃŃКно ĐżŃОгŃаПно СайоСпоŃĐľĐ˝Đ˝Ń (kommertsijne programne zapezpechennja) |
Urdu
Language Code |
ur |
Free Software |
آزاد ساŮŮš ŮŰŘŚŘą (azad software) |
Gratis Software |
Ů
ŮŘŞ ساŮŮš ŮŰŘŚŘą (muft software) |
Vietnamese
Language Code |
vi |
Free Software |
pháş§n máťm táťą do |
Gratis Software |
pháş§n máťm miáť
n phĂ |
Proprietary Software |
pháş§n máťm sáť hᝯu Äáťc quyáťn |
Commercial Software |
pháş§n máťm thưƥng mấi |
Welsh
Language Code |
cy |
Free Software |
meddalwedd rydd |
Zulu
Language Code |
zu |
Free Software |
Isoftware Ekhululekile |