TranslateLocally for Firefox
TranslateLocally for Firefox - In-Page Translation Add-On
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- contextMenus
- tabs
- storage
- nativeMessaging
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Add-on summary
TranslateLocally brings state-of-the-art machine translation to your own, private device. Unlike other translators, it does not rely on the cloud. Your text never leaves your device. And it also works just as fast when you have a bad or no connection to the internet.
Features:
- Translate all text on a website (including highly dynamic sites like Youtube, Twitter)
- Translate selected text only (Select text and right-click "Translate selection")
- Help you translate text in forms (Right-click a form field and click "Type to translate…")
- Bulgarian
- Czech
- English
- Estonian
- French
- Spanish
- German
- Icelandic (only from)
- Norwegian (only from)
- Polish
This extension for Firefox integrates the features of TranslateLocally in your browser. It works without the TranslateLocally desktop application but if you have it installed TranslateLocally for Firefox will work even faster and share the translation language models with the desktop app.
TranslateLocally is one of the products to come out of the Bergamot project. The Bergamot Project Consortium is coordinated by the University of Edinburgh with partners Charles University in Prague, the University of Sheffield, University of Tartu, and Mozilla. This project has received funding from the 🇪🇺 European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 825303.
User reviews
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spammy, or outdated.- Works well for local translations without the need for cloud services.
- Good for privacy, as it does not rely on online translations.
- Simple user interface and ease of use.
- Ability to translate the same page without pop-ups.
- Missing support for certain languages (e.g., Russian removed).
- Some features, like "Translate selection," do not work as expected.
- Extension compatibility issues with Firefox Beta and Nightly for Android.
- Need for more translation engine options and a settings section.
- Need for more language support.
- Functionality issues with context menu translation.
- Desire for additional translation engines (e.g., Bing, DeepL).
- Concern about compatibility on different operating systems.
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Add-on safety
Risk impact
TranslateLocally for Firefox requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
TranslateLocally for Firefox has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.