> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.translate.technology/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.translate.technology/getting-started/about.md).

# About

Translate for Slack is app that you can install into your Slack workspace that helps teams communicate in multiple languages by providing [manual](/features/manual-translation.md) and [automatic](/features/automatic-translation.md) language translation services.

You can use Translate for Slack to translate text or messages into [any language](/features/supported-languages.md). There are several ways to use Translate. 

### Manual Translation

There are four ways translate a single message or block of text, and optionally post the translation to a channel. 

{% content-ref url="/pages/OjdmQsA0kfAxTsvEpGPv" %}
[Manual Translation](/features/manual-translation.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Automatic Translation

There are two ways to automatically translate (your own or ALL) messages sent to a channel.    

{% content-ref url="/pages/OxuvXOt7oWwwNazZIUcS" %}
[Automatic Translation](/features/automatic-translation.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}