Linguist
Linguist is a browser extension for Chrome and Firefox that allows users to translate entire web pages, selected text, and subtitles instantly. It offers offline translation for privacy, supports integration with popular translation services, and includes features like personal dictionaries and automatic translation rules. Ideal for users who value privacy and need fast, accurate translations.
Overview
8 featuresLinguist is a Text translation project. It focuses on translating web content and messages privately without sending data to external servers. It is built as a consumer product for privacy-conscious web users and frequent readers of foreign-language content. There is a free tier. It ships for the web and embeddable surfaces.
Linguist first shipped in 2021. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 1k stars and 4 commits in the last 90 days. Key capabilities include offline translation, full-page translation, and selected text translation. The interface is available in 41 languages, including Arabic, Bulgarian, and Bangla. It exposes integrations via a public API.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Offline translation
- Full-page translation
- Selected text translation
- Subtitles translation
- Personal dictionary
- Privacy-first
- Hotkey support
- Automatic translation rules
Built with & integrations
- local_oss
- bollama in the HTML
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about Linguist
- What does Linguist do?
- Linguist focuses on translating web content and messages privately without sending data to external servers. It is catalogued under Text translation on PulseGate.
- Who should use Linguist?
- Linguist is a consumer product built for privacy-conscious web users and frequent readers of foreign-language content.
- Is Linguist free?
- Yes — there is a free tier, with paid plans for advanced use.
- What platforms does Linguist run on?
- Linguist runs on the web and embeddable surfaces.
- Is Linguist still maintained?
- The GitHub repository shows 4 commits in the last 90 days.
- What are alternatives to Linguist?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Somali Chinese Translator, Translator (2), and Easydict.Somali Chinese TranslatorTranslator (2)Easydict
- How long has Linguist been around?
- Linguist first shipped in 2021.
- Is Linguist open source?
- Linguist has a public GitHub repository.
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