According to the University of Michigan, Google Translate is the best tool availble for online translations into German. This service allows you to input a word, phrase or longer text into a box that will translate from English to German or German to English. As Google is a widely used website, this service is also very convenient to access from the main Google page. It is also available in many other languages, if you need to translate German into something other than English.
Langenberg Language Translation is a website devoted to other websites that provide translation services. It offers access to online translators such as Google, Yahoo!, InterTran and Applied Language. You simply enter the text you wish to translate into one of the many boxes provided and hit the "Go" button to have the text translated for you. The site also enables you to translate an entire website, identify an unknown language and translate one word at a time.
Free Translation has a variety of services to meet your online German translation needs. There is a free text box in which you can enter a word or phrase for immediate translation. There are also different levels of membership available for subscription where you can have access to larger dictionaries and can enter more words at one time. Free Translation has professionals available for hire to translate documents from or into German for a fee.
Babel Fish is a translation service offered by the company Yahoo! that is free to users and has a simple interface. A box is available for entering text from English to German or German to English. Once the translation is complete, you have the option of using the translated material to do a Web search through Yahoo!'s search engine. You also have the option of entering an entire webpage to be translated.