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The Firefox browser now has a built-in page translator that works even without the Internet (gadgettendency.com)
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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

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[–] drmoose 95 points 1 year ago (19 children)

Only these languages though:

Bulgarian
Dutch
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Portuguese
Spanish
[–] rambaroo 8 points 1 year ago (6 children)

That's really not good. Literally all of these are European languages.

I'd rather have it connected to a better translation service than have it be offline. I don't understand why the translator working offline is even a plus. It's a web browser.

I assume there must not be any FOSS translation services they can use so this offline translator is just a consequence of that.

[–] synceDD -1 points 1 year ago

Gets 5 free stuff and bitches for not getting 50. Some people...

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