# OwO-Network/DLX

DLX - Self-hosted translation API server. Unofficial; not affiliated with DeepL SE.

Repository: https://github.com/OwO-Network/DLX
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dlx
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: deepl, bobplugin
Last push: 2026-08-06T03:09:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1417, "days_push": 27, "days_rel": 27, "gap_med": 15, "n_releases_24m": 24}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 8683, forks 663 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:24.231787+00:00)

## What it is
DLX (formerly DeepLX) is a self-hosted translation API server written in Go that exposes a simple HTTP API on port 1188 for machine translation via the DeepL service. It is an unofficial, independent project not affiliated with DeepL SE, distributed as binaries and Docker images.

## Use cases
- self-host a free translation API server
- translate text via HTTP API without official DeepL API key
- integrate DeepL translation into Bob or other translation clients
- run a local machine translation endpoint in Docker
- translate text between languages programmatically

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted translation endpoint without paying for the official DeepL API
- you need a simple HTTP translation API for scripts, apps, or Bob plugin users
- you want an easy Docker deployment of a translation service

## When to avoid
- you need an officially supported, SLA-backed translation API from DeepL SE
- you require translation providers other than DeepL
- unofficial interoperability with DeepL is a compliance or ToS concern for your project

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, api-framework, nlp
- domain: apis, self-hosted, backend
- platform: windows, self-hosted, go, cross-platform
- tags: translation, deepl, translation-api, machine-translation, bob-plugin, natural-language-processing, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- OwO-Network/DLX (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:24.231787+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:25:35.584625+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/OwO-Network/DLX (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:24.231787+00:00, sha 3983c96186ac)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.