How to Translate a Website

This wiki shows how to translate entire websites from one language to another.

Use Google/Bing Translate (Google translate/Bing translate)

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Visit the website. Find and open the website you want to translate in any web browser.

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Copy the URL of that website. Select the URL in the address bar at the top of the web browser window, then press Ctrl+ C(Windows) or ⌘ Command+ C(Mac).

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Open translation options. Google Translate and Bing Translate are two popular options.

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Paste the copied URL into the left text box. Click the text box on the left, then press Ctrl+ V(Windows) or ⌘ Command+ V(Mac).

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Choose a translation language. Tap above the text box on the right, then choose the language you want to see on your site.

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Click Translate . It's the blue button above the text box on the right. This will open the translated website in a new tab.

If the translated web page is not displayed, you can tap its link in the text box on the right.

On Chrome

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Open Google Chrome. Tap or double-click the Chrome app icon, which resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere.

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Use the built-in translation feature. Google Chrome will automatically translate web pages in a language other than the default browser into the browser's default language:

Visit the website you want to translate.

Tap Translate when prompted.

If you don't see Translate , tap the Google Translate icon to the right of the address bar, then tap Translate .

The Google Translate extension can be found here if you need machine translation.

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Press ⋮ . It's located in the upper right corner of the Chrome window. A drop-down menu will display.

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Click Settings . You will find this option in the drop-down menu.

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Scroll down and tap Advanced ▼ . This option is at the bottom of the page.

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Scroll down and tap Language . This will expand the Language menu pane .

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Click Add languages . You'll find this option in the "Languages" section. A pop-up menu will appear.

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Choose a language. Check the box next to the language in which you want to translate the website.

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Click Add . This option is at the bottom of the pop-up window.

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Press ⋮ . This option is to the right of the language you selected. A menu will appear.

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Check the "Offer to translate pages in this language" box (Offer to translate pages in this language). This option is in the menu. This will help ensure that the Translate option appears on sites that support the language you've selected.

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Move the language to the top of the menu. If you want websites to display your selected language by default, tap ⋮ to the right of the language, then select Move to the top in the drop-down menu.

Remember that not all websites can display the language you have selected.

On Firefox

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Open Firefox. Tap or double-click the Firefox app icon, which looks like a blue sphere with an orange fox wrapped around it.

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Open the Translator add-on installation page . This add-on will allow you to translate entire web pages on Firefox via Google Translate without using the Google Translate website.

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Click Add to Firefox . It's the blue button in the middle of the page.

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Click Add when prompted. This will allow the add-on to be installed on Firefox.

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Click OK when prompted. This will confirm that the add-on was installed successfully.

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Visit a website. Find and open the website you want to translate.

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Right click on the Translator icon. It's the speech bubble icon in the top right corner of Firefox. A drop-down menu will display.

If you don't see the Translator icon, first tap ☰ in the top right of the window. You will see a Translator icon appear at the top of the drop-down menu.

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Click Translate this page to [Language] . This option is in the drop-down menu. Your website to be translated will open in a new tab.

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Change the translation language if necessary. You can change the language that Translator uses to translate pages by doing the following:

Right click on the Translator icon.

Click Options ( Change language).

Click Web Translation .

Tap the "Select target language" drop-down box.

Select a language in the drop-down menu.

Tap Save options . It's at the top of the page.

On Microsoft Edge

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Open Microsoft Edge. Tap or double-click the Edge app icon, which resembles a white "e" on a blue background or a dark blue "e".

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Open the Translator for Edge add-on page . This add-on will allow you to translate any page in a language other than your computer's default language into your preferred language.

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Click Get . You'll see this option in the middle of the page. This will open the Microsoft Store app.

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Click Get in Microsoft Store (Microsoft Store). It's a blue button on the left side of the window. Translator for Edge will begin installation.

It may take a few minutes to install this add-on.

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Tap Turn it on when prompted. You'll see this blue button appear in Edge. The installation of Translator for Edge will be completed.

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Visit the website. Open the website you want to translate.

Remember that this website must be in a different language than your computer's default language.

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Wait for the "Translate" menu to appear. You'll see this drop-down menu displayed at the top right of the window.

You can simply click on the Translator for Edge icon displayed on the right side of the address bar.

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Choose a language. Tap "Translate To" in the drop-down menu, then select the language you want to translate the web page into in the resulting drop-down menu.

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Click Translate . This option is at the bottom of the drop-down menu. This will reload the page in the language you selected.

On Safari

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Open Safari. Tap the Safari app icon, which looks like a blue compass, on your Mac's toolbar at the bottom of the screen.

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Open the Translate extension for Safari . This extension allows you to translate entire websites.

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Click Install now . This option is to the right of the extension's icon. This will install the extension for Safari.

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Visit the website you want to translate. Find and open the website you want to translate into another language.

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Right click on an empty space on the page. A drop-down menu will appear.

Depending on your Mac, you may need to hold down Controlwhen clicking an empty space on the page.

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Click Translate this page . This option is in the drop-down menu. This will open a toolbar below the address bar at the top of the window.

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Choose a language. On the toolbar that appears, tap the "Language" drop-down box, then tap the language you want to use for the web page to be translated.

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