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>. Please stick to UTF-8 in your message. Thanks.
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 lirë |
| Gratis Software | software falas |
Arabic
| Language Code | ar |
|---|---|
| Free Software | برمجيات حرة (barmajiyat ḥorrah) |
Armenian
| Language Code | hy |
|---|---|
| Free Software | ազատ ծրագիր/ծրագրեր (azat tsragir/tsragrer) |
Basque
| Language Code | eu |
|---|---|
| Free Software | software librea |
| Gratis Software | doako softwarea |
Belarusian
| Language Code | be |
|---|---|
| Free Software | свабоднае праграмнае забесьпячэньне (svabodnae pragramnae zabes'pjachen'ne) |
Bengali
| Language Code | bn |
|---|---|
| Free Software | স্বাধীন সফটওয়্যার (swadhin software) |
| Gratis Software | বিনামূল্যের সফটওয়্যার (binamuller software) |
| Proprietary Software | মালিকানা সফটওয়্যার (malikana software) |
| Commercial Software | বাণিজ্যিক সফটওয়্যার (banijjik software) |
Bulgarian
| Language Code | bg |
|---|---|
| Free Software | свободен софтуер (svoboden softuer) |
| Gratis Software | безплатен софтуер (bezplaten softuer) |
Burmese
| Language Code | my |
|---|---|
| Free Software | လွတ်လပ်ဆော့ဖ်ဝဲ (lu' la' software) |
| Gratis Software | အခမဲ့ဆော့ဖ်ဝဲ (a̱kha. me. software) |
Catalan
| Language Code | ca |
|---|---|
| Free Software | programari lliure |
| Gratis Software | programari gratuït |
| Proprietary Software | programari privatiu |
| Commercial Software | programari comercial |
Chinese (Simplified)
| Language Code | zh-cn |
|---|---|
| Free Software | 自由软件 (zi-you ruan-jian) |
| Gratis Software | 免费软件 (mian-fei ruan-jian) |
Chinese (Traditional)
| Language Code | zh-tw |
|---|---|
| Free Software | 自由軟體 (zih-yo ruan-ti) |
| Gratis Software | 免費軟體 (mien-fei ruan-ti) |
Croatian
| Language Code | hr |
|---|---|
| Free Software | slobodan softver |
| Gratis Software | besplatan softver |
Czech
| Language Code | cs |
|---|---|
| Free Software | svobodný software |
| Gratis Software | bezplatný software |
| Proprietary Software | proprietární software |
| Commercial Software | komerční 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 gratuíto |
| Proprietary Software | software privativo |
| Commercial Software | software comercial |
Georgian
| Language Code | ka |
|---|---|
| Free Software | თავისუფალი პროგრამები (tavisupali programebi) |
| Gratis Software | უფასო პროგრამები (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 | ελεύθερο λογισμικό (elefthero logismiko) |
| Gratis Software | δωρεάν λογισμικό (dorean logismiko) |
Hebrew
| Language Code | he |
|---|---|
| Free Software | תוכנה חופשית (tochna chofshit) |
| Gratis Software | תוכנה חינמית (tochna chinamit) |
Hindi
| Language Code | hi |
|---|---|
| Free Software | मुक्त सॉफ्टवेयर (mukt software) |
| Gratis Software | मुफ़्त सॉफ्टवेयर (muft software) |
Hungarian
| Language Code | hu |
|---|---|
| Free Software | szabad szoftver |
| Gratis Software | ingyenes szoftver / ingyen szoftver |
Icelandic
| Language Code | is |
|---|---|
| Free Software | frjáls 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 | Saorbhogearraí |
| Gratis Software | Bogearraí 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 | 自由ソフトウェア (jiyū sofutouea) |
| Gratis Software | 無料ソフトウェア (muryō sofutouea) |
| Proprietary Software | プロプライエタリなソフトウェア (puropuraietari na sofutouea) |
| Commercial Software | 商用ソフトウェア (shōyō sofutouea) |
Korean
| Language Code | ko |
|---|---|
| Free Software | 자유 소프트웨어 (ja-yu software) |
Latvian
| Language Code | lv |
|---|---|
| Free Software | brīva programmatūra |
| Gratis Software | bezmaksas programmatūra |
Lithuanian
| Language Code | lt |
|---|---|
| Free Software | laisva programinė įranga |
| Gratis Software | nemokama programinė įranga |
Macedonian
| Language Code | mk |
|---|---|
| Free Software | слободен софтвер (sloboden softver) |
| Gratis Software | бесплатен софтвер (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 | സ്വതന്ത്രസോഫ്റ്റ്വെയര് (svatantrasophṯṯveyar) |
| Gratis Software | സൗജന്യസോഫ്റ്റ്വെയര് (soujanyasophṯṯveyar) |
Norwegian
| Language Code | no, nb, nn |
|---|---|
| Free Software | fri programvare |
| Gratis Software | gratis programvare |
| Proprietary Software | godseid programvare / proprietær programvare |
| Commercial Software | kommersiell programvare |
Persian (Farsi)
| Language Code | fa |
|---|---|
| Free Software | نرمافزار آزاد (narmafzar azad) |
| Gratis Software | نرمافزار رایگان (narmafzar raygan) |
Polish
| Language Code | pl |
|---|---|
| Free Software | wolne oprogramowanie |
| Gratis Software | darmowe oprogramowanie |
| Proprietary Software | oprogramowanie własnościowe |
| 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 proprietărești |
| Commercial Software | programe comerciale |
Russian
| Language Code | ru |
|---|---|
| Free Software | свободные программы (svobodnie programmi) |
| Gratis Software | бесплатные программы (besplatnie programmi) |
| Proprietary Software | несвободные программы (nesvobodnie programmi) |
| Commercial Software | коммерческие программы (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 | слободни софтвер / slobodni softver |
| Gratis Software | бесплатни софтвер / besplatni softver |
Sinhala
| Language Code | si |
|---|---|
| Free Software | නිදහස් මෘදුකාංග (nidahas mṛdukāṅga) |
Slovak
| Language Code | sk |
|---|---|
| Free Software | slobodný softvér |
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 | கட்டற்ற மென்பொருள் (kaṭṭaṟṟa meṉpoñaḷ) |
| Gratis Software | இலவச மென்பொருள் (illavasa menporul) |
Telugu
| Language Code | te |
|---|---|
| Free Software | స్వేచ్ఛ సాఫ్ట్వేర్ (swechcha software) |
| Gratis Software | ఉచిత సాఫ్ట్వేర్ (uchitha software) |
| Proprietary Software | యాజమాన్య సాఫ్ట్వేర్ (yaajamaanya software) |
| Commercial Software | వాణిజ్య సాఫ్ట్వేర్ (vaanijya software) |
Thai
| Language Code | th |
|---|---|
| Free Software | ซอฟต์แวร์เสรี (sofotwerseri) |
Turkish
| Language Code | tr |
|---|---|
| Free Software | özgür yazılım |
| Gratis Software | bedava yazılım |
| Proprietary Software | özel mülk yazılım |
| Commercial Software | ticari yazılım |
Ukrainian
| Language Code | uk |
|---|---|
| Free Software | вільне програмне забезпечення (vil'ne prohramne zabezpechennja) |
| Gratis Software | безплатне програмне забезпечення (bezplatne programne zapezpechennja) |
| Proprietary Software | власницьке програмне забезпечення (vlasnits'ke programne zapezpechennja) |
| Commercial Software | комерційне програмне забезпечення (kommertsijne programne zapezpechennja) |
Urdu
| Language Code | ur |
|---|---|
| Free Software | آزاد سافٹ ویئر (azad software) |
| Gratis Software | مفت سافٹ ویئر (muft software) |
Vietnamese
| Language Code | vi |
|---|---|
| Free Software | phần mềm tự do |
| Gratis Software | phần mềm miễn phí |
| Proprietary Software | phần mềm sở hữu độc quyền |
| Commercial Software | phần mềm thương mại |
Welsh
| Language Code | cy |
|---|---|
| Free Software | meddalwedd rydd |
Zulu
| Language Code | zu |
|---|---|
| Free Software | Isoftware Ekhululekile |