Good news for Windows 8 PC and tablet users: Microsoft announced that the Bing Translator app has been rolled out to the Windows Store. You can use it to translate from English to lots of other languages, even from English to Klingon.

Need to translate s word from English to French? Or perhaps you need to translate a phrase from English to Klingon? You can now do this on your Windows 8-powered PC or tablet! All you need is the Bing Translator app that was recently rolled out to the public by the Bing Team. It is now available for download in the Windows Store for free.

Bing Translator App – Main Features

• Provides support for more than 40 languages.
• Enter a word or phrase and the app will translate it.
• Take a picture of some text and the app will translate it. It can translate menus or street signs for example.
• Playback a spoken version of the translated text (text to speech is available only for certain languages)
• Translate text from foreign language websites.
• Translate text from other Windows Store apps using the Share charm
• Language packs are available for download so you can use the app offline.
• Bing Translator App is free.

“Designed from the ground up for Windows devices, the app places powerful translation technology at your fingertips by instantly translating content in more than 40 languages, at home, work or on-the-go. Whether utilizing your PC’s camera to deliver ‘augmented reality’ translation, typing in a quick sentence or two, working offline when you are not connected or harnessing unique features of Windows to translate content from many other Windows apps, Bing Translator is a must have application for all your Windows devices,” said Vikram Dendi, Director of Product Management, Microsoft/Bing Translator.

Go get the Bing Translator App for Windows 8 for free from the Windows Store.