Alternatives to Linguist
A privacy-focused open-source browser extension for translating pages and text, with offline translation. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Linguist
A privacy-focused open-source browser extension for translating pages and text, with offline translation.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Linguist.
Immersive Translate
A translation extension and app that shows bilingual side-by-side translations of web pages, PDFs and videos.
Immersive Translate shows bilingual side-by-side translations of pages, PDFs and subtitles with over 20 engines, but sends text online, is closed source and has paid Pro features.
Simple Translate
A browser extension that translates selected or typed text on web pages in a small popup.
Simple Translate translates selections in a small popup and is free, but needs a network connection and offers fewer options, with no offline engine or personal dictionary.
Mate Translate
A translator for browsers, Mac and iOS covering 248 languages, with phrasebook and sync.
Mate Translate covers 248 languages with a phrasebook, cross-device sync and Mac and iOS apps, but it is proprietary with some features behind payment.
Also worth comparing
These listings name Linguist as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.
Mozhi
A self-hostable alternative front end for Google Translate, DeepL and other translation engines.
Linguist is an open-source browser extension that translates pages offline with the Bergamot engine instead of querying upstream services, though coverage may trail cloud engines.
SimplyTranslate
A privacy-friendly web front end that queries several translation engines without visiting them directly.
Linguist is a browser extension rather than a web front end, translating full pages and selections with an offline Bergamot engine, though offline quality may trail cloud services.
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.
Read Aloud
A text-to-speech browser extension that reads web page content aloud with one click.
Monica
An AI assistant for chat, writing, summarizing and translation, available as an extension and app.
