Firefox Translations

App in Translation

Page translation built into Firefox that runs language models on your own computer, so text never goes to a server.

Fewer languages than cloud translators.

Privacy passport

4 of 5 checks

No trackingMinimalOnly opt-in or anonymous first-party telemetry, such as crash reports.
Open sourceYesApps and server code are public, so anyone can check them.
Only you can read itOn deviceYour data stays on your own device.
No accountYesWorks without signing up.
FreeYesFree to use.

Where it stands among 10 translation tools

No tracking

Yes

Partly

Not stated

Open source

Yes

Only you can read it

Yes

Not applicable

No account

Yes

Not stated

Free

Yes

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TranslationOur pickTranslates web pages on your own computer

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