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

  • rambaroo@lemmy.worldEnglish
    53·
    2 years ago

    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.

    • brianorca@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      That’s fine for translating news articles, but maybe not for private email. Different people accept different risk levels in different situations. If you have reason to be using https then maybe you don’t want to send that data to a third party.

    • King@lemmy.worldBannedEnglish
      21·
      2 years ago

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