DeepL is a German AI research company known for its language AI platform, which includes DeepL Translator and DeepL Voice, and for DeepL Agent, an AI agent capable of planning workflows and using office systems and tools autonomously, in response to natural language instructions. Its algorithm uses the transformer architecture. It offers a paid subscription for additional features and access to its translation application programming interface. DeepL was founded in 2017 by Jaroslaw Kutylowski and is a unicorn, valued at $2 billion after a Series C funding round raised $300 million in May 2024. Its more than 200,000 business customers include a large proportion of the Fortune 500.
The translating system was first developed within Linguee by a team led by Chief Technology Officer Jarosław Kutyłowski in 2016. It was launched as DeepL Translator on 28 August 2017 and offered translations between English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Polish and Dutch. At its launch, it claimed to have surpassed its competitors in blind tests and BLEU scores, including Google Translate, Amazon Translate, Microsoft Translator and Facebook's translation feature. With the release of DeepL in 2017, Linguee's company name was changed to DeepL GmbH, and it is also financed by advertising on its sister site, linguee.com. Support for Portuguese and Russian was added on December 5, 2018. In July 2019, J
What is DeepL?
DeepL by DeepL SE is proprietary Windows software in the translation & ocr category. It ranks 6th by popularity among translation & ocr in this catalogue. The first release dates back to 2017.
Installation and requirements
The publisher provides EXE installers for 64-bit Windows. The main installer is 4.8 MB. It can be installed for the current user only, without administrator rights. A silent install is possible with the installer’s documented switches.
Popularity and file types
The Chocolatey package has been downloaded 128,766 times. Wikipedia has an article about it in 26 of our languages. Similar programs include Poedit, Tesseract-OCR - open source OCR engine and CopyTranslator.
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Documented silent install
- Installs without administrator rights
- Updated in the last two months
- Small download (4.8 MB)
Cons
- Proprietary licence: check the terms and price
- No native ARM64 build
In short: DeepL is a translation & ocr tool for 64-bit PCs. Administrators can deploy it unattended.
Screenshots
Is DeepL safe to download?
- The file is served by appdownload.deepl.com, the publisher’s own domain
- The download link uses HTTPS
- A SHA256 hash is published, so you can verify the file:
C0A01C1361213D505FDA9FEB17DADD3B2A534A0A90BC86B62BC80E760DA333B6· Open the VirusTotal report for this hash - The link answered when we last checked it (October 22, 2026)
- ExeAtlas does not host, wrap or modify installers
Related guide: How to check a file’s SHA256 hash on Windows
Recent versions
All 1 versions ›| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.9.1Latest | September 8, 2026 | 4.8 MB | 64-bit EXE64-bit EXE |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›winget install --id DeepL.DeepL -echoco install deepl -yDeepLSetup.exe --verysilentRelated guide: How to use winget: install and update apps
Also for other systems
brew install --cask deeplInformation
- Publisher
- DeepL SE
- Category
- Translation & OCR
- Licence
- Proprietary
- Price
- See the publisher’s site
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10
- Architecture
- 64-bit
- Installer
- EXE
- Version
- 26.9.1
- Released
- September 8, 2026
- First release
- 2017
- Added to the catalogue
- September 16, 2026
- Versions listed
- 1
- Chocolatey downloads
- 128,766
- Website
- deepl.com
- winget ID
- DeepL.DeepL
- Chocolatey package
- deepl
Ratings and reviews
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Frequently asked questions
Is DeepL free?
DeepL is proprietary (closed-source) software (licence: Proprietary). Whether it costs money depends on the edition: check the publisher’s site for prices and free tiers.
Is DeepL safe to download?
The download comes from appdownload.deepl.com, which belongs to the publisher; ExeAtlas does not host or change the file. Compare its SHA256 hash with the one shown here, or open the VirusTotal report for that hash.
How do I install DeepL with winget?
Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run the winget command shown on this page. winget downloads the official installer and checks its SHA256 hash before running it.
Can DeepL be installed silently?
Yes. The silent install page lists the exact command for each installer.
Does DeepL run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
There is no ARM64 build; Windows 11 on Arm can run the 64-bit version through emulation.
Can I use DeepL without administrator rights?
Yes, there is a per-user installer that does not need administrator rights.
What are alternatives to DeepL?
Poedit, Tesseract-OCR - open source OCR engine, CopyTranslator, goldendict-ng and Grammarly for Windows. The alternatives page compares them.
