Dragomand

Dragomand is a Linux daemon providing offline machine translation to desktop applications via a shared D-Bus interface.

Dragomand functions as a per-user Linux daemon that enables desktop applications to perform machine translation locally. It utilizes Mozilla's Bergamot/Marian translation models to ensure all text processing remains private and offline. By acting as a shared service over D-Bus, it prevents the need for multiple applications to load identical models into memory, which optimizes resource usage. The daemon automatically activates when called and exits during idle periods to avoid constant background consumption. It supports all language pairs published by Mozilla, which the service downloads and verifies on demand.

Dragomand at a glance

Best for: Software engineer, Researcher
Runs on: Linux
Pricing: Free
Released: September 2026
Category: AI productivity tool
Website: dragomand.l10n-bg.dev

Key features

Shared D-Bus translation interface
Local execution of Mozilla Bergamot/Marian models
D-Bus activation for automatic daemon lifecycle management
Model verification using SHA-256
Memory-efficient model caching with LRU eviction
Integrated language detection and sentence alignment

Use it for

Translating documents within LibreOffice
Translating text inside Kate (KTextEditor)
Translating via KRunner or GNOME Shell search
Adding translation capabilities to custom desktop applications

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