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Slack Translation Made Simple with Flag Emojis

The most intuitive way to get translations. Just react with any country flag emoji and X-late instantly translates the message to that language. No commands to remember, works everywhere.

Free trial • Works on mobile and desktop • 28+ languages

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How Flag Emoji Translation Works

Three simple steps to get instant translations. No learning curve, works exactly how you'd expect it to.

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Find a Message to Translate

Spot a message in another language? Or need to translate something for a teammate? It works with any message in your Slack channels.

Works with any message type:

  • • Regular channel messages
  • • Thread replies
  • • Direct messages
  • • Shared messages
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Juan Silva 3:45 PM

¡Hola equipo! ¿Cómo están todos hoy? Espero que tengan un excelente día.

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React with a Flag Emoji

Click the reaction button and choose the flag emoji for your desired language. Want English? Use 🇺🇸. Need German? Pick 🇩🇪. It's that intuitive.

🇺🇸 English translation
🇩🇪 German translation
🇫🇷 French translation
🇯🇵 Japanese translation
Slack emoji picker showing flag emojis for translation
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Get Instant Translation

X-late recognizes your flag emoji reaction and instantly provides a translation in the requested language. The translation appears as a new message with perfect formatting.

  • Translation appears in under 2 seconds
  • Original message and formatting preserved
  • Multiple people can request different languages
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Juan Silva 3:45 PM

¡Hola equipo! ¿Cómo están todos hoy? Espero que tengan un excelente día.

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🇺🇸 Hello team! How is everyone doing today? I hope you have an excellent day.

🇩🇪 Hallo Team! Wie geht es allen heute? Ich hoffe, ihr habt einen ausgezeichneten Tag.

Why Flag Emojis Are the Perfect Translation Interface

We designed the most intuitive translation system possible. No training needed—anyone can use it immediately.

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Zero Learning Curve

Flag = language. It's universal and intuitive. No commands to memorize, no syntax to learn. Everyone understands flags instantly.

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Mobile-First Design

Works perfectly on the Slack mobile app. Tap reactions, pick a flag, get translation. Same seamless experience as desktop.

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Visual Language Selection

Flags are visual cues that transcend language barriers. Team members instantly know which language they're requesting.

Instant Recognition

X-late responds to flag reactions immediately. No waiting for command processing or menu navigation—just instant translation.

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Multiple Requests

Different team members can react with different flags to get translations in their preferred languages. Everyone stays included.

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No Disruption

Reactions don't interrupt the conversation flow. Request translations silently without cluttering the channel with commands.

Supported Languages

X-late supports 28+ languages with their corresponding flag emoji reactions. Just react with any of these flags to get instant translation.

🇺🇸
English
🇪🇸
Spanish
🇫🇷
French
🇩🇪
German
🇮🇹
Italian
🇵🇹
Portuguese
🇨🇳
Chinese
🇯🇵
Japanese
🇰🇷
Korean
🇷🇺
Russian
🇳🇱
Dutch
🇸🇪
Swedish
🇳🇴
Norwegian
🇩🇰
Danish
🇫🇮
Finnish
🇵🇱
Polish
🇨🇿
Czech
🇸🇰
Slovak
🇭🇺
Hungarian
🇷🇴
Romanian
🇧🇬
Bulgarian
🇬🇷
Greek
🇹🇷
Turkish
🇺🇦
Ukrainian
🇸🇦
Arabic
🇮🇱
Hebrew
🇮🇳
Hindi
🇹🇭
Thai
🇻🇳
Vietnamese

Smart Language Detection

Don't know which flag to use? X-late automatically detects the source language and suggests the most appropriate translation.

View All 28+ Languages →

Perfect for Every Team Dynamic

See how flag emoji reactions make translation requests natural and inclusive across different team scenarios.

Mixed Language Channels

In channels where multiple languages are commonly used, team members can quickly request translations without disrupting the conversation flow.

Common scenario:

A Spanish-speaking team member shares an update. German and English speakers react with 🇩🇪 and 🇺🇸 respectively to get translations in their languages.

Maria Rodriguez

El proyecto estará listo para la próxima semana.

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🇺🇸 The project will be ready for next week.

🇩🇪 Das Projekt wird nächste Woche fertig sein.

Onboarding New Team Members

New team members from different countries can immediately participate in conversations without feeling excluded due to language barriers.

"I joined a predominantly English-speaking team but felt comfortable sharing ideas in Portuguese because I knew teammates could easily translate with flag reactions." — Paulo, Software Engineer
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Instant Inclusion

Flag reactions remove the intimidation factor of asking for translation help.

Mobile-First Remote Teams

Field workers and remote team members often use Slack primarily on mobile. Flag emoji reactions work perfectly with touch interfaces.

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Touch-Friendly

Easy to tap reactions on mobile screens

🇮🇹 Tap & Translate

Perfect for on-the-go translation requests

See Flag Emoji Reactions in Action

Watch how teams around the world use X-late's flag emoji system for seamless communication.

X-late flag emoji reaction translation in action showing multiple languages
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Flag Reaction

Instant translation request

Translation Complete

Under 2 seconds

Average translation time

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100% accuracy

Flag-to-language mapping

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Mobile optimized

Touch-friendly interface

Not Convinced? Try it with your team!

Install X-late to Slack and start having your channel messages translated. After adding @xlate bot into the channel, it will start translating any incoming message by the channel members. You and your teammates can also Authorize X-late to edit translate your messages right underneath in the Slack App Home tab. You can also configure the default translation language in the settings.

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