Alternatives to Immersive Translate
A translation extension and app that shows bilingual side-by-side translations of web pages, PDFs and videos. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Immersive Translate
A translation extension and app that shows bilingual side-by-side translations of web pages, PDFs and videos.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Immersive Translate.
Linguist
A privacy-focused open-source browser extension for translating pages and text, with offline translation.
Linguist is free and open source with offline translation through the Bergamot engine, but it lacks bilingual PDF and ebook handling and coverage may trail cloud services.
Mate Translate
A translator for browsers, Mac and iOS covering 248 languages, with phrasebook and sync.
Mate Translate covers 248 languages with browser extensions plus Mac and iOS apps and a synced phrasebook, but has no Android app or bilingual page view.
Simple Translate
A browser extension that translates selected or typed text on web pages in a small popup.
Simple Translate is free and translates selected text in a small popup, but lacks bilingual page display, PDF and subtitle support.
Monica
An AI assistant for chat, writing, summarizing and translation, available as an extension and app.
Monica is a hosted AI assistant with built-in translation among chat and summary tools, available on desktop, mobile and as a Chrome or Edge extension.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Immersive Translate as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
DeepL
An AI translator and writing assistant for text, documents and speech, with desktop, mobile and browser apps.
Immersive Translate shows bilingual side-by-side translations of pages, PDFs and videos using a choice of more than 20 engines, but has no desktop app.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Language Reactor
Browser extension and toolbox for learning languages from native videos on Netflix and YouTube.
Migaku
A Chrome extension that turns YouTube, Netflix and other sites into language learning material.
Sider
AI sidebar for the browser that summarizes pages and chats with several AI models.
Merlin
AI assistant for Chrome, web and mobile that chats, summarizes pages and writes content.
HARPA AI
Chrome extension that brings several AI models and web automation to any page you visit.
Grammarly
An AI writing assistant that checks grammar and spelling and suggests rewrites and tone changes.
