Linguist
A privacy-focused open-source browser extension for translating pages and text, with offline translation.
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About Linguist
Linguist is a translation extension that translates whole web pages, highlighted text, Netflix subtitles and private messages. It can speak translated text aloud and save translations to a personal dictionary so you can study words later, including offline.
The project bundles the Bergamot engine for offline machine translation, so text does not have to be sent to an online service. It suits people who translate regularly in the browser and want a privacy-focused alternative to built-in cloud translators.
Strengths
- Offline translation through the bundled Bergamot engine
- Translates full pages, selections and Netflix subtitles
- Personal dictionary for learning saved words
- Text-to-speech for translations
Limitations
- Offline translation quality and language coverage may trail large cloud services
- Smaller project with a modest contributor base
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source.
- License
- Open source, license not stated
- Developer
- The Linguist contributors
- Platforms
- Browser extension
- How it runs
- Browser extension
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- Privacy-minded readers who translate web content and learn vocabulary in the browser
- Categories
- Browser tools, Learning tools, Privacy tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Linguist
Compare allSoftware that can replace Linguist for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
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.
Linguist as an alternative
Listings that name Linguist as an alternative.
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.
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Migaku
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Read Aloud
A text-to-speech browser extension that reads web page content aloud with one click.
Monica
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