The Firefox Browser Now Has A Built-in Page Translator That Works Even Without The Internet - Gadget Tendency
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Mozilla has announced the release of an update to its Firefox browser. In version number 118, users will find a significant innovation - a built-in translator

The Firefox browser now has a built-in page translator that works even without the Internet::Mozilla has announced the release of an update to its Firefox browser. In version number 118, users will find a significant innovation - a built-in translator

  • American_Jesus@lemm.eeEnglish
    36·
    1 year ago

    But you can visit websites offline, you can self-host but then you already use a language that you understand.

    • sir_reginald@lemmy.worldEnglish
      191·
      1 year ago

      I’d rather not send the pages I visit to Google’s or Deepl’s servers. This keeps translation local, which is an awesome feature.

    • Tibert@compuverse.ukEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      I guess the offline it’s mostly to advertise privacy. Or maybe can it translate pdf documents?

    • damnthefilibuster@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      1 year ago

      Not necessarily. A lot of great open source web based projects are written in languages that I sure as heck do not understand. This is a great feature for all those cases, as well as the other cases of offlined content.

      More importantly, the reason this is being highlighted is because it means your website data isn’t going anywhere off your computer to be translated.