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Translate Websites Using Your Browser

Modern browsers are now able to translate websites into most languages! Translating within your browser is the most optimal and easiest way to view sites in your preferred language since it does not rely on any widgets or embeds to do so.
 
Outlined below are steps on how to set up your preferred language and how to translate websites on different browsers.
Change your preferred language for translations
  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, select More More icon and then Settings.
  3. On the left, select Languages.
  4. Under “Google Translate,” select Translate into this language.
  5. Select the language that you want from the language list.
Translate pages in Chrome
  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. Go to a page you want to translate.
  3. On the right of the address bar, select Translate google translate icon.
    1. You can right-click anywhere on the page and select Translate to [Language].
  4. Select your preferred language.
    1. If Translate doesn’t work, refresh the page.
Configure installed languages
  1. On your computer, open Firefox.
  2. Select More more icon, and then Preferences or Settings.
  3. Scroll down to Language and Appearance settings.
  4. Under Translations, select from the list the languages you wish to have available for in-browser translation and click Install
    1. The first time you translate from/to a language, it gets automatically installed in your device, so, you may see some languages already installed when accessing these settings.
Translate pages in Firefox
  1. On your computer, open Firefox.
  2. Go to a page you want to translate.
  3. Click the translation icon firefox translation icon in the toolbar or select Translate page from More more icon
    1. Firefox detects the page language automatically. To change it, use the top dropdown menu.
  4. Select your desired translation language from the bottom dropdown menu.
    1. To change desired translation language, use the dropdown menu.
  5. Click Translate
Configure languages
  1. On your computer, open Edge.
  2. Select More ..., and then Settings.
  3. Select Language from the list in the right.
  4. Click Add Languages, select from the list the languages you wish to have available for in-browser translation and click Add
Translate pages in Edge
  1. On your computer, open Edge.
  2. Go to a page you want to translate.
  3. Click the translation icon Edge translate icon in the address bar.
    1. Edge detects the website's language automatically. The option to translate may open without clicking.
  4. Select your desired translation language from the dropdown menu.
  5. Click Translate.
Safari uses the system language to set the browser language
 
Set System Language
  1. Open System Preferences 
  2. Select Languages & Region
  3. Under Preferred Languages, click the + icon and select your preferred language(s)
Translate pages in Safari
  1. On your computer, open Safari.
  2. Go to a page you want to translate.
  3. Click the translation icon safari translate icon in the address bar.
  4. Click Translate.
It is also possible to translate entire websites using Google Translate. To do so, follow this link, enter the URL of the page you wish to translate, and click Go Translate. A new tab should open with the website you entered below the translation option provided by Google Translate.