# About

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

You can use Translate for Slack to translate text or messages into [any language](https://docs.translate.technology/features/supported-languages). 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="../features/manual-translation" %}
[manual-translation](https://docs.translate.technology/features/manual-translation)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Automatic Translation

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

{% content-ref url="../features/automatic-translation" %}
[automatic-translation](https://docs.translate.technology/features/automatic-translation)
{% endcontent-ref %}