Lingu focuses on translating webpages and selected text without leaving Firefox. It is catalogued under Text translation on PulseGate.

Lingu is a consumer product built for firefox users who read content in multiple languages.

What platforms does Lingu run on?

Lingu runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.

Is Lingu still active?

Unverified. Lingu has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What are alternatives to Lingu?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Linguist, Language Translator, and DeepL.

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Lingu

Name: Lingu
Author: anon

mozilla.orgText translation

Lingu translates entire webpages or highlighted text inside Firefox. It provides popup and context-menu translation, automatic language detection, site-wide translation rules, and Google, Bing, or MyMemory translation backends.

FreeWebEmbeddable

Visit mozilla.org

Overview

8 features

Lingu sits in PulseGate's Text translation category. It focuses on translating webpages and selected text without leaving Firefox. Lingu is a consumer product aimed at firefox users who read content in multiple languages. Lingu is free to use. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.

It is developed by anon, and it first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include page translation, text translation, and popup translation. The interface is available in 32 languages, including Czech, German, and Greek.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Page translation
Text translation
Popup translation
Context menu
Auto language detection
Site-wide translation
Translation backends
Clipboard copying

Built with & integrations

Runs on

BrowserEmbeddable

Trust & compliance

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceFree tierMulti-languageStore-verified publisher

Legal

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed19 Sep · 20:31 UTC
Lingu verified via Firefox Add-ons
Source: Firefox Add-ons · Open

Frequently asked questions about Lingu

What is Lingu?: Lingu focuses on translating webpages and selected text without leaving Firefox. It is catalogued under Text translation on PulseGate.
Who is Lingu for?: Lingu is a consumer product built for firefox users who read content in multiple languages.
Does Lingu have a free plan?: Yes — Lingu is free to use.
What platforms does Lingu run on?: Lingu runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
Is Lingu still active?: Unverified. Lingu has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Lingu?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Linguist, Language Translator, and DeepL.Linguist Language Translator DeepL
Who develops Lingu?: Lingu is developed by anon.
When did Lingu launch?: Lingu first shipped in 2026.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web
First seen: 19 Sept 2026
Built for: Firefox users who read content in multiple languages
Model: B2C
Solves: Translating webpages and selected text without leaving Firefox.

Registered as

Firefox Add-ons: lingu

Developer

anon

Index record

Indexed: 19 Sep 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Sep 2026
Last seen: 19 Sep 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: lingu-mozilla-org
Lifecycle state recorded: 19 Sept 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 19 Sept 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 19 Sept 2026
Canonical URL: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/lingu

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