7 Best Free Language Exchange Websites

Where to go for conversation exchange with a partner

Using a free language exchange program is a great way to learn a new language because you get to teach someone else a language you understand while they help you with the language you want to learn.

These free conversation exchange websites work by connecting you with someone over a text, audio, and/or video service to facilitate communication. Usually, you'll simply contact someone over a text chat or email first, and then you can both decide the best way to continue talking.

If you can't find what you're looking for through our recommendations below, or you'd like additional training, you might be better off learning on your own. There are plenty of free language learning websites (many of which are also available as an app) and translation websites that you can access 24/7 without needing to interact with another person.

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Conversation Exchange

The Conversation Exchange website
What We Like
  • Straightforward approach and procedures.

  • Large pool of users.

  • Email addresses stay private.

What We Don't Like
  • Poor search tool.

  • No integrated chat function.

Conversation Exchange makes it really easy to find someone to help you learn a language. You can look specifically for a penpal that you can practice reading and writing with, a partner that is willing to talk with you over voice or video chat, and/or for someone you can physically meet up with.

An advanced search tool lets you describe your perfect language partner. You can choose what language they speak, what language they’re learning (what you’re proficient in), their skill level, country, town, time zone, type of exchange, age, gender, and name.

You can sort the search results by last login date to find a language partner that’s actively using the website. Details about the type of exchange each user is willing to participate in are shown in each profile.

Once you've found someone on Conversation Exchange that fits your requirements, you can add them as a contact and send them a private message to get all the details sorted out about how you’ll communicate.

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The Mixxer

Language partners listed on the Mixxer website
What We Like
  • Users can post content written in the language they want to learn for others to correct.

  • Live chat with other users.

  • Strong community.

What We Don't Like
  • The advanced search tool doesn't always work.

The Mixxer works by having you build a simple user account, defining the languages you speak and the ones you want to learn. You can also specify if you have a Skype, WhatsApp, or Zoom account that you want to share with the public.

Once logged on to the website, you can search for users who can help you learn the language you’re interested in, message or call them on a supported platform, and send them private messages through The Mixxer.

You can even see when a user was last logged in to The Mixxer, which helps you sift through inactive accounts, as well as view a list of all the currently logged-in users, with a link to each profile.

In addition to contacting individual users, you can post publicly accessible writings that any user from The Mixxer can correct you on to improve your writing skills.

Visit their FAQ page for some tips on how to get the most out of this language exchange site.

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Speaky

The Speaky home page
What We Like
  • Useful filtering options.

What We Don't Like
  • Some users think it's a dating website.

Speaky is remarkably easy to use. A fully integrated, clean, and very intuitive chat program is available, which you can use to chat with people.

A useful option lets you block everyone except native speakers. This means you can rest assured that the people who try to help you are knowledgeable of the language and won't be wasting your time.

Similarly, there's a filter available when you're searching for someone to connect with. This lets you define their country of residence, age, and more.

You can also use this website through the Speaky app.

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Easy Language Exchange

The Easy Language Exchange home page
What We Like
  • Thousands of users around the world.

  • Instant chat capability.

  • Free lessons and tests.

What We Don't Like
  • Very basic search doesn't include location.

  • Support and FAQ are hard to find on site before signing up.

Start using Easy Language Exchange by picking the language you want help with, and then choosing what language you're fluent in. The search tool will find all the users that match that criteria.

There are currently tens of thousands of users at Easy Language Exchange. You can quickly browse through all the matching users to see what languages they speak and which ones they're learning.

A list of online users are shown on the website, where you can instantly chat with any of them.

You can also add other users as friends, as well as send any of them a private or public message to decide how you want to proceed with the language exchange.

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Scrabbin

Screenshot of the Scrabbin website for learning languages.
What We Like
  • Many ways to interact.

  • Ongoing, current forum interaction.

What We Don't Like
  • Site is a bit dated.

  • Numerous misspellings on site might annoy English speakers.

Scrabbin isn't much different than any other language exchange program. You can add multiple languages that you understand and can teach, as well as more than one language that you're seeking to learn.

You can search for other users by their gender, city, and of course language. Users can be contacted by sending them private messages, after which you can set up something external like Skype, phone calls, text messages, etc.

There's also a forum where all users can interact with each other.

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LingoGlobe

Screenshot of the LingoGlobe website.
What We Like
  • Many methods of communication available.

  • No contact with users unless both have agreed to interact.

What We Don't Like
  • Very little info available before signup about using the site.

  • No integrated chat function.

There are over 50,000 registered users at LingoGlobe, and making a new account is as easy as choosing the languages and skill level you know, as well as the ones you want to learn.

You can also define how you'd like your communication with others to be done, such as through email, voice/phone calls, video chat, text chat, and/or face to face.

One thing that sets LingoGlobe apart from nearly all other language exchange sites is that users can't bombard you with messages until you've both agreed on an exchange. And proposing a language exchange is as simple as clicking one button.

I like LingoGlobe because the search function is extremely easy to use. Once you find a user, you can see all the details they chose when they made their account, such as the languages they need to learn. 

There's also a forum and a chat room that all the logged-in users can participate in at once, which are other quick ways to find a language exchange partner. Plus, the home page shows you new users as well as ones that are currently online.

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Language Share

Screenshot of the Language Share website.
What We Like
  • Can connect with an unlimited number of people.

  • Comprehensive search.

What We Don't Like
  • No readily apparent help, aside from a contact form.

Send private messages and add users to a list of favorites at Language Share.

You can search for people between two particular ages, by gender, country, and by the language you can teach them.

In addition to filling out the languages you know and want to learn, your profile can contain information about yourself and/or what you want to get out of an exchange.

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