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Linguist vs SimplyTranslate: catalog facts
LinguistSimplyTranslate
Free

Free and open source.

Free

Free to use and to self-host.

Browser extension Web, Self-hosted
  • Offline translation through the bundled Bergamot engine
  • Translates full pages, selections and Netflix subtitles
  • Supports several translation engines behind one interface
  • Lightweight Go server with Docker Compose files
  • Offline translation quality and language coverage may trail large cloud services
  • Smaller project with a modest contributor base
  • Some Google features currently disabled
  • Relies on upstream translation sites that can change or block it
Browser extension Web application, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License not stated License not stated
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Needs internet

Checked September 24, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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