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How to quickly translate web pages in Safari on iOS and iPadOS

Easily translate web pages in Safari for iPhone and iPad.

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How to activate the Microsoft Translator extension in Safari

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If you're running iOS 14 or later, Safari now comes with a translation feature baked into the browser, making it easier than ever to translate a web page on iPhone and iPad.

Once enabled, text is translated in-line on the webpage that you're viewing. It's a handy tool if you want to read websites that are written in different languages, and it's available right in the address bar in Safari.

With this in mind, here's how you can translate web pages in Safari on iPhone and iPad.

How to translate a web page on iPhone in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16

In iOS 15 and later, the ability to translate a web page's language to your native language is now a built-in part of Safari. As such, you no longer need a third-party app to translate. Here's how to use built-in language translation in Safari in iOS 14, iOS 15, and later.

• Tap the action button on the left side of the address bar while visiting a site that you need to translate. The button looks like two A's next to each other.
• Tap Translate to [Your Device Language] .

• Tap Enable Translation if prompted.

Your page will then be translated into the primary language that you've set on your device. If you want to revert back to the page's original language, take the following steps.

• Tap the translate button in the Safari address bar. It takes the place of the standard action button on the left side of the address bar.
• Tap View Original .

The page will revert to its original language.

If you're running a version of iOS 13 or earlier on your device, then a third-party app with a translation extension is what you'll want to use. Microsoft's Translator extension is an excellent tool for the task, as it translates the web page in place when activated.

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Microsoft Translator

Microsoft Translator is a great third-party solution for translating web pages, and its translations take place in-line on the web, rather than taking you to another, translated version of the page like some other apps.

Once you've got it downloaded, you can set up the action extension for translation web pages.

• Open Safari on your iPhone or iPad.
• While viewing a web page, tap the share button .
• Scroll to the left on the bottom row of icons.

• Tap the More button.
• Turn the switch next to Microsoft Translator to the green 'on' position.

Now that you have the app installed, you can use it in Safari from the share menu.

• Head to the web page that you want to translate.

• Tap the share button at the bottom of the display.
• Tap the Microsoft Translator button. The extension will then translate the entire page for you.

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Updated September 2022: Added information instructions for the translation feature in iOS 14, iOS 15, iPadOS 14, and iPadOS 15.

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Translate Webpages in Safari on iPhone and iPad

On iPhone and iPad , Apple includes a Translate app that can translate several different languages in real-time, and Safari has integrated translation capabilities, too.

At the time of writing, supported languages include English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Ukrainian, Polish, Arabic, Dutch, Indonesian, Thai, Turkish, and Vietnamese.

How Translate a Webpage in Safari

Add More Language Options to Safari Webpage Translation

You can translate web content into additional languages if you add them to your preferred languages list. The following steps show you how it's done.

• Launch the Settings app on your ‌iPhone‌ and ‌iPad‌.
• Tap General -> Language & Region .

• Select a language from the list.
• Tap your preferred language to keep the current language that the system is using, thereby confirming this selection as an additional Webpage Translation language option.

After following the above steps, the next time you visit a compatible webpage in another language you'll see your selected languages available as additional translation options.

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How to translate webpages on Mac, iPhone and iPad

If you are planning a holiday, working with colleagues or clients in different countries, or if you are just wanting to research something that happens to be in a different language, then you may be wondering if it is possible to translate a webpage into English or another language so you can read them.

The really good news is that this will soon become a simple process as Apple’s iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur will include a new feature that will make translations easier than ever.

How Translations will work in iOS 14 & macOS Big Sur

Once iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur arrive this autumn it will be possible to translate an entire webpage from or to the following languages: English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Russian, or Brazilian Portuguese. The new webpage translation feature will initially be in Beta, even once the operating systems are out of beta.

To find out how to use Siri and the new Apple Translate app on the iPhone read: How to translate text and speech on iPhone.

How Safari Translations will work in iOS 14

• This will bring up some additional options compared to iOS 13, including a new Translate to English option (This will default to your device’s language).
• Tap Enable Translation if required.
• If you want to return to the original, tap on Translate (which will have replaced the aA button).
• Tap View Original.

Read more about the features in iOS 14 here.

How Safari Translations will work in macOS Big Sur

Apple hasn’t revealed exactly how the Translation feature will work in Safari on the Mac as yet. However, we expect that it will be performed in a similar fashion to the iPhone and iPad.

Read more about the new features in macOS Big Sur here .

How to translate webpages now

Right now there are a few options if you want to translate webpages on the iPhone, iPad or Mac. These include using the Microsoft Translator app, Google Chrome on iPhone, iPad and Mac, or using the Google Translate website. We’ll cover each below.

Using Microsoft Translator

One way to easily translate webpages is to use the free Microsoft Translator app on your iPhone or iPad. There is no Microsoft Translator app for the Mac.

Here’s how to use Microsoft Translator app:

• Download the Microsoft Translator app here.
• Open the webpage you want to translate in Safari and tap on the Share button at the bottom.

Using Google Chrome on iOS

You can also use Chrome to automatically translate webpages.

Chrome for iOS includes a built-in translator.

• Download the Google Chrome app for iOS here (it’s free)
• Open Chrome on your iPhone or iPad.
• Go to the page you want to translate.

• Tap on English (assuming that’s your default language).
• The page will translate into your language. If you want to see the original then just tap on the other language shown.

Sometimes we found that the translation option wasn’t immediately visible, this may be due to a delay while the translation takes place or it may just need to be triggered by scrolling around on the page a bit.

Using Google Chrome on a Mac

You can also translate webpages using Chrome on the Mac.

• Open Chrome on your Mac. (You can download it here )

• You will see two language options: your own language and the one the page is written in. Choose your language.

Using Google Translate on a Mac

If you would rather not use Chrome, you can just use the Google Translate webpage to translate entire webpages.

• Go to the Google Translate webpage.

• Now choose the language you wish to translate it into.

Once you are viewing the page in the translated language any links you click on within the page will be automatically translated for you. This is particularly useful if you want to translate entire websites.

Another language related feature coming in iOS 14 is the new Translate app. You can learn how to use that here: How to use Apple Translate .

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How to Translate Webpages in Safari on iPhone and iPad

How to Translate Webpages in Safari on iOS and iPadOS

Translate safari web pages in ios 14.

• Use Microsoft Translator to Translate Web Pages in Safari

Translate Web Pages in Safari with Microsoft Translator

Microsoft Translator is far more efficient and versatile that the built-in translation tool in Safari. So, you shouldn’t worry if your device isn’t running iOS 14 or you don’t live in the USA or Canada where the Safari translation is currently available.

• Though not as efficient as Microsoft Translator, Shortcuts app can also let you translate selected web pages in Safari. To get started, open the Shortcuts app and tap on the Gallery.
• After that, search for Translate the Selected part of a web page . Then, add the shortcut to your library. After that, open Safari -> web page -> share button. Then, choose the shortcut. 

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How to translate languages in Safari in iOS 14

Have you ever wanted to read a webpage on your iPhone or iPad, only to find out that it isn't in your native language? Now you can easily translate webpages from within the Safari app — and it only takes a few taps to do.

Important: Currently the translation feature is only available to U.S. users.

How to translate a webpage in Safari on iOS 14

• Open Safari
• Go to a website in a language you'd like to translate
• Tap the aA button
• Select the language you would like to translate to
• Tap Enable Translation

Which languages you can translate to and from are based on your preferred language list. You can add additional languages by following the steps below.

How to add a preferred language to your iPhone in iOS 14

• Open Settings
• Tap General
• Tap Language & Reigon
• Tap Add Language...
• Select the language from the list
• Tap Keep [original language]

That's it! Now you'll be able to translate webpages from one language and into another. Not every language is supported, and we anticipate many languages added in the future.

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How to Use Google Translate on Safari

Google Translate has been a powerful tool for years, allowing people to communicate across languages. Now, Apple and Google have teamed up to bring the same convenience to Safari users. With Google Translate for Safari, you can easily and quickly translate entire webpages or even just paragraphs with a few clicks.

To use this feature, simply open up Safari on your Mac or iPhone and visit the page you’d like to translate. If the page is available for translation, you’ll see a ‘Translate’ button in the Smart Search field. Clicking this will open up a menu with sevral languages for you to choose from. On iPhone and iPad, there is also an option to set your language preferences so that future translations don’t require as many clicks.

In addition to webpages, Google Translate for Safari also allows you to translate text within emails, forms or documents. This means that if someone sends you an email in a foreign language, all it takes is one click of the translate button and you can continue your conversation withut any hassle.

Overall, Google Translate for Safari is an incredibly useful tool that makes communication much easier across language barriers. It supports more than 100 languages and provides quick translations at the click of a button – making it perfect for anyone who regularly needs to communicate with people from different countries or speak different languages.

Using Google Translate in Safari

Using Google Translate in Safari is easy and quick. First, open the Safari browser on your Mac. Then, go to the webpage you want to translate. If the webpage can be translated, the Smart Search field will display a Translate button. Click on this button and then choose which language you woud like to translate the webpage into. Once you have chosen a language, Google will quickly translate the webpage for you. You can also change your default language in Safari so that all webpages are automatically translated into your preferred language. To do this, simply open Safari’s preferences window and select “Google Translate” from the languages list.

Enabling Translation on Safari

To get translation on Safari, open the Safari browser and navigate to the webpage you want to translate. Tap the Share icon (the square with an arrow pointing up), then tap Translate. Select the language you want to translate into and tap Translate. The webpage will be translated into your chosen language.

Exploring the Availability of a Google Translate Extension for Safari

Yes, tere is a Google Translate extension for Safari! It’s a free and easy-to-use extension that lets you translate entire webpages or just individual paragraphs with the click of a button. You can also use it to translate text written in emails, forms or documents. It’s a great way to quickly and easily access translations without needing to open a separate window or tab. Plus, it works on both desktop and mobile versions of Safari.

Translating in Safari on iPhone

To translate a web page in Safari on your iPhone or iPad, open the page you’d like to view in the Safari browser. Once the page has loaded, you’ll see an aA button in the far-left of the address bar. Tap this button and select Translate to [Language] from the dropdown menu. The webpage will then be automatically translated into the selected language. To revert back to the original language, simply select Original from the dropdown menu.

Troubleshooting Safari Translation Issues

Safari uses automatic translation to translate websites into the language of your choice. Depending on the website, this may not alwas be available. If the website you are trying to access is not in its original language, or if you are visiting a different domain, Safari will no longer attempt to translate it. This could be because the website does not support automatic translation, or because the original language of the page is already in a language that you understand. Additionally, if you have disabled automatic translation in Safari’s settings, this will also prevent translation from occurring.

Enabling Google Translate

To enable Google Translate, you frst need to open the Google Chrome browser on your computer. Then, click the More icon at the top right corner of the browser window and select Settings from the drop-down menu. At the bottom of the Settings page, click Advanced and then Languages. On the Language page, you will see a list of languages. Select the language you’d like to use and click More next to it. Finally, turn Offer to translate pages in this language on or off according to your preferences. Once you’ve enabled Google Translate for a specific language, it will automatically detect and offer to translate any webpages in that language that you visit.

Is Apple’s Version of Google Translate Available?

No, there is currently no Apple version of Google Translate. However, Apple does offer its own translation app called Apple Translate. This app is available for iOS 14 and later on both iPhone and iPad devices. It is capable of translating text and voice conversations between 11 languages including English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Mandarin Chinese. Apple Translate also has the ability to detect the language of a text or spoken phrase automatically. In addition to thse features, it has a “Look Up” option which allows users to quickly view definitions and translations of words in a supported language without leaving the app.

Google Translate Safari is a great tool for those who need to quickly and easily understand foreign languages. It provides an easy-to-use extension that can quickly translate entire webpages, paragraphs, emails, forms, and documents into the language of your choice. With its simple tap-and-go interface, users can effortlessly translate webpages on their iPhones and iPads with just a few clicks. This makes it an invaluable tool for those who regularly travel or communicate with people from diffeent countries or cultures. Google Translate Safari is an essential tool for anyone wanting to make sense of foreign languages in no time.

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Macos big sur: how to translate websites with safari.

Safari 14 which is the default browser with macOS Big Sur comes with quite a few improvements. And one of the brand new features (although in beta) is seamless translation of websites. Read along for how to natively translate websites with Safari on Mac.

If you’re a regular Safari user, you’re probably used to using Google Translate or another website or app to convert text. Now Safari has built-in translation that’s really fast to use on Mac .

Now with Safari 14 and macOS Big Sur, the Translate beta is available for a faster way to understand websites that are written in languages you don’t speak/read. The Translate beta is also available for Safari on iPhone and iPad .

How to translate websites with Safari with macOS Big Sur

• Running Safari 14 on macOS Big Sur, open a website in another language
• When translation is available, look for the Translate icon on the right side of the url/search bar
• Click “Translate to _________” which will be your default language for your Mac
• Click the icon again to revert the webpage to the original language
• There’s also a button (Preferred Languages) to take you System Preferences > Language and Region
• Keep in mind the Translate button won’t appear when it’s unavailable

Here’s how the process looks:

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Have you landed on a French or Spanish website? Translate it to English with the press of a button!

Often find yourself on websites with text in a foreign language? If you use Safari, there's no need to go to Google Translate. You can translate web pages between seven languages right in Safari on a Mac.

Starting with Safari 14.0, Apple included a translation feature directly in the browser. As of this writing, the feature is in beta, but fully functional. If your Mac is running the latest version of macOS Mojave, Catalina,  Big Sur , or newer, you can access the translation feature.

The translation functionality works between the following languages: English, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, French, German, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese.

By default, you can translate any of the above languages to English. You can also add more languages to the mix (we'll talk more about that below).

To get started, open a web page in one of the supported languages. Safari will automatically recognize that language, and you'll see "Translation Available" in the URL bar, along with a Translation button; click it.

If this is the first time you've used the feature, a pop-up will appear. Click "Enable Translation" to turn on the feature.

In the translation menu, select "Translate to English."

The text on the page will instantly convert to English, as shown in the image below. The Translation button will also turn blue.

To disable the Translation feature and return to the original language, click the Translation button again, and then select "View Original."

As we mentioned above, you can also translate to languages other than English. To do so, click the Translation button, and then select "Preferred Languages."

This opens the "Language & Region" menu in System Preferences. Here, click the plus sign (+) to add a new preferred language. You can add multiple languages here while continuing to use English as the default language across your Mac.

In the pop-up, select the languages you want to add, and then click "Add."

System Preferences will ask if you want to make this your default language. Choose the previous default language if you want it to remain the status quo.

Now that you've added a new preferred language, you'll see the translation button even when you visit web pages that are in English.

The translation process for a preferred language is the same: click the Translation button in the URL bar, and then select "Translate to [the language you selected]."

Again, you can view the original at any time by simply clicking "View Original" in the Translation menu.

If you're traveling to a new country, you can also use the built-in Translate app on your iPhone or iPad to quickly translate speech between multiple languages.

Related: How to Use the Apple Translate App on iPhone

7 Ways to Translate Text on Your iPhone or iPad

Here are the best apps to translate text on iPhone, allowing you to translate text messages, websites, and much more.

Whether you speak English as a second language or frequently visit foreign websites, you'll likely want to know how to translate text on your iPhone or iPad. There are plenty of options at your disposal, most of them relying on third-party apps.

Use the methods below to make your iPhone translate text messages, websites, emails, or even someone's voice. You shouldn't blindly trust these translations; they're created by algorithms and might contain mistakes. But for the most part, they're accurate enough.

1. Google Translate

The Google Translate app is the closest you'll get to turning your iPhone into Star Trek's universal translator. It works with over 100 different languages---many of which are available offline. You can use it to translate text, handwriting, speech, and even real-world objects thanks to your iPhone camera.

Like all Google products, Google Translate is completely free, with nothing hidden behind a paywall. However, you should take a close look at Google's privacy policy if you're concerned about Google collecting personal data from your translations.

After installing Google Translate on your iPhone, choose the languages you want to translate from and to at the top of the app. Then choose how you want to translate.

Google Translate even offers a conversation mode so you and someone else can translate between two different languages at the same time. To find out more, take a look at our breakdown of Google Translate features you need to know .

Download: Google Translate for iOS (Free)

Gboard is Google's keyboard that you can install on iOS or iPadOS. It includes built-in access to Google search, Google Maps, YouTube, and more. You can also use it to access Google Translate from your keyboard in whatever app you're using.

This is a simplified version of Google Translate that lets you type or paste text to translate into any language. There's no option to use handwriting or speech translation in Gboard.

For an easy way to translate text messages on your iPhone, Gboard is great. It lets you type what you want to say into a translation page in the keyboard. Alternatively, copy existing messages and paste them into Gboard to translate them without sending anything.

After downloading Gboard from the App Store, you need to give it full access to your iPhone for everything to work properly. Go to Settings > Gboard > Keyboard and enable Allow Full Access to do so.

The next time you open the keyboard on your iPhone, tap and hold the Globe icon to select Gboard from your available keyboards. Then tap the Translate icon to open the translator.

Download: Gboard for iOS (Free)

3. Google Chrome

When you load a website that's in a foreign language, Google Chrome automatically offers to translate it to your native tongue. All you need to do is tap the language you want to use at the bottom of the screen and all the text translates in a flash.

After choosing your preference once, Chrome automatically translates websites between those two languages in the future. This way, you can keep browsing foreign sites on your iPhone, and Google Chrome will translate them without you even realizing it.

To view your translation settings, tap the More ( ... ) button in the bottom-right corner and go to Translate . Then tap the Gear to choose between different languages or decide if you want Chrome to translate automatically in the future.

Built-in translation helps to make Google Chrome one of the most popular iPhone browsers . If you aren't using it yet, it might be time to start.

Download: Google Chrome for iOS (Free)

4. iTranslate

iTranslate offers the same features you get with Google Translate. The main difference is that many of those features are locked behind a subscription. We're including it on this list despite this because iTranslate offers a better keyboard, making it quicker and easier to translate your iPhone text messages.

You can grab iTranslate for free and use it to translate text across over 100 languages. With a premium subscription, you can also translate using the microphone and the camera on your iPhone.

After installing the iTranslate keyboard app, go to Settings > iTranslate > Keyboards and choose to Allow Full Access . The next time you open your iPhone keyboard, tap and hold the Globe icon and select iTranslate from your available keyboards.

Type into the iTranslate keyboard and tap the Green Arrow to translate it to your chosen language. Alternatively, copy some text and tap the Speech Bubble icon to view a quick translation.

You can also choose to send text messages in two languages from your iPhone. This makes it possible to read back through a conversation in either language. To enable this feature, open iTranslate and go to More > Keyboard . Then tap the Flag + Translation both languages option.

Download: iTranslate for iOS (Free, subscription available)

For quick, one-way translations, Siri is the best option. Either use "Hey Siri" or hold the Side button (or the Home button if your iPhone has one) to activate Siri. Then ask how to say something in a different language.

Siri displays your translation on the screen with a Play button available if you want to hear it out loud. With Siri, you can translate between 11 languages, including English:

• Brazilian Portuguese
• English (US and UK)

Unfortunately, Siri can't translate other languages into English, so this is not a good option if you're trying to hold a conversation in another language. However, it is a good way to tell someone you can't speak their language.

6. Apple Translate

With the release of iOS 14 in the fall of 2020, Apple will introduce a Translate app to the iPhone.

Apple's Translate app features a minimalist design that lets you focus on the translations themselves. This is a great app to use if you're trying to hold a conversation with someone, especially when you turn your iPhone landscape to enter conversation mode.

In conversation mode, Translate shows a different language on each side of the screen. There is a single Microphone button, which uses automatic language detection so it doesn't matter who speaks into it. You can also tap Play to hear translations out loud or use the Fullscreen button to display a big, clear translation for people to read.

While Apple's Translate app looks great and is easy to use, it only translates between 11 languages, including English. Thankfully, they're all available to download for offline use.

Alongside the Translate app, Apple also plans to add a translation feature to Safari in iOS 14. Again, this software update is scheduled to release in September or October of 2020.

When you visit a foreign website in Safari, you should see a Translation icon appear in the address bar. Tap this icon to translate the website to your native language. Safari keeps translating the page as more content loads, so you can forget about it and keep scrolling down the page.

Once again, Apple's translation abilities are limited compared to the competition. For the time being, Safari translation only works with seven languages:

• Simplified Chinese

A further limitation is that Safari's web page translation is only available in the US during its beta phase.

Even More Translation Apps

We've shown you the best ways to translate text on your iPhone, whether your need to translate text messages, emails, websites, or anything else. But there are always other apps that turn your iPhone into a text or speech translator as well.

If you aren't satisfied with the options above---maybe you don't like the user interface or the features don't offer what you need---take a look at our list of the best mobile translation apps .

Translate for Safari 4+

Full web pages in any language, denk alexandru.

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Description.

Translate for Safari is a wonderful extension, just a click away, ready to use every time you need to translate entire webpages or just paragraphs. It can also translate text you write in email, forms or documents. Navigate the web and translate the entire page in your preferred language (automatically after page load or manually only when you want to) - that's it. You can also select only paragraphs to translate (with voice read included). You will not loose the visual layout (the page will look the same) or functionality (the page will work the same). So every time you need to read a website, buy online, research a report or some instructions in a language you do not understand, just use this extension and everything will be easier. FEATURES • Powered by Google Translate • Translate entire web pages (automatically or manually at your choice) directly from Safari • Translate text you write (email, forms or documents) • Translate without loosing visual layout (the page will look the same) or functionality (the page will work the same) • Translate full PDF documents • Automatically detect the language of your foreign webpage • View original page in one click • Voice read translated paragraphs • Select from more than 140 available languages • Replace the translation directly in the web page by keeping the rich text format (HTML) SUPPORT We read your support emails every day, day by day. Write with confidence any question, feedback or complaint and you will receive an answer in a very short period of time. 140+ SUPPORTED LANGUAGES Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cebuano, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Corsican, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Frisian, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Kurdish, Kyrgyz, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese), Nepali, Norwegian, Nyanja (Chichewa), Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Scots Gaelic, Serbian, Sesotho, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala (Sinhalese), Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog (Filipino), Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Xhosa, Yiddish, Yoruba, Zulu.

Version 2.9.5

• Added new translation languages

Ratings and Reviews

Permission to veiw my passwords.

I took a screenshot, but cant add it... This plugin gives its self permision to veiw my accounts and passwords? WHY? I dont even, I have no idea why that would be benifical to this app? what, for translating them? I mean that makes no sense! I dont feel okay with using this app and hope I deleted it in time...

Developer Response ,

Dear user, The app is reviewed and tested by Apple, so it is not harmful at all for your browsing experience. Actually, all your Safari extensions (like Evernote, AdBlocker and so on) will have the same description there, this is the standard. You can download other extensions from the App Store and you will see that the same label will appear. Back to my app: the extension can access your webpage just to be able to make it’s job/features, but the extension is not collecting any information, is not accessing any information from your browser, it’s not monitoring anything or sending data over the Internet in any way. It's very safe. The only reason the label is there is because the extension must access your loaded webpage in order to change it. Also, it's reviewed and tested by Apple in order to enter the App Store and they do not allow apps or extensions that collect information about you. You can also review the privacy terms from here (the In a Nutshell section is enough): https://alexdenk.eu/privacy-safari-extensions.html So keep using the extension with confidence.

The app is fast-ish (not always) and reliable. BUT and it's a big but...it WILL translate the original text as well if you are trying to see what a word means. For exaple, lets say you translate a paragraph and you're reading it and want to know what the original word was so you highligh and select to see it (that is a feature of the app). It will show the current translated word and the original but ONLY translated so you will see the same word twice (for example, cocinar----cocinar). It will appear exactly like this and this haappens when the app is set to auto. There is no way to undo this.

Works well!

The full page translator website google offers (but makes increasingly hard to find) sometimes doesn't load the images on a page, and it's not ideal to have to find that website every time. I'm a safari user because it's the browser with the lowest impact on my system, and this integrates well.

App Privacy

The developer, Denk Alexandru , indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .

Data Not Collected

The developer does not collect any data from this app.

Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More

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English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish

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Up to six family members can use this app with family sharing enabled., more by this developer.

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Safari User Guide

• Change your homepage
• Import bookmarks, history, and passwords
• Make Safari your default web browser
• Go to websites
• Find what you’re looking for
• Bookmark webpages that you want to revisit
• See your favorite websites
• Use tabs for webpages
• Pin frequently visited websites
• Play web videos
• Mute audio in tabs
• Pay with Apple Pay
• Autofill credit card info
• Autofill contact info
• Keep a Reading List
• Hide ads when reading articles

Translate a webpage

• Download items from the web
• Share or post webpages
• Add passes to Wallet
• Save part or all of a webpage
• Print or create a PDF of a webpage
• Customize a start page
• Customize the Safari window
• Customize settings per website
• Zoom in on webpages
• Get extensions
• Manage cookies and website data
• Block pop-ups
• Clear your browsing history
• Browse privately
• Autofill user name and password info
• Prevent cross-site tracking
• View a Privacy Report
• Change Safari preferences
• Keyboard and other shortcuts
• Troubleshooting

Translate a webpage in Safari on Mac

If a webpage can be translated into one of your preferred languages, you can have Safari translate it.

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If a language isn’t available

You may be able to make more languages available in the Translate menu by adding the languages in Language & Region preferences. Once you add a language to your list of preferred languages, if a translation is available to that language, it will appear in the Translate menu in Safari.

To add a language, see Change Language & Region General preferences .

Note: The availability of translations and the number of languages that can be translated may vary by country or region.

Tips & Tricks

Troubleshooting, how to use translate webpages in safari for mac.

Ever ended up on a webpage in a different language and wished you could translate it instantly? With the latest versions of Safari for Mac, you can use a native translation feature to convert a webpage from a foreign language to your native tongue. This is fantastic for many obvious reasons, particularly if you want to read international news from an original source rather than a regurgitated spin version from a US outlet.

Safari’s built-in language translation feature is for modern versions of Safari and macOS, so as long as you’re running Safari 14 or newer in macOS Big Sur or newer, you’ll be good to go. If you’re on an earlier version of MacOS, then you may find use in Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge, which also have native language translation features available, or you could use an iPhone or iPad if they’re running modern system software, as Safari for iOS and iPadOS have the translation capability too.

Want to try out the new translation feature to translate webpages in Safari on the Mac? Then read on!

How to Translate Webpage Language in Safari for Mac

Assuming your Mac is running a modern version of macOS and Safari, here’s how you can translate webpages:

There you go. Now you’ve learned how to take advantage of the new built-in translator in Safari on your Mac.

Current supported languages for translation are English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese.

If you’re unable to find the native translator in Safari and you’re running Safari 14 or later on macOS 11 or later, it’s probably because you’re living in an unsupported region or trying to use an unsupported language. This new feature is currently limited to users living in the United States, UK, and Canada, but will expand as time goes on. If you’re too impatient to wait, you can change your Mac’s region to either of these countries and then access the translator.

Do you use an iPhone or iPad as your primary mobile device? If you’ve updated your device to iOS 14/iPadOS 14 or later, you will be pleased to know that you can translate webpages in Safari for iPhone and iPad in a similar manner as detailed here .

We hope you were able to access Safari’s built-in translator and convert foreign webpages to English without any issues. What are your overall thoughts on this addition to Safari? Let us know your experiences, thoughts, and tips in the comments!

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I live in the Netherlands. Using iMac 10.15.7, Safari 14.0.3. I did not get the translate icon. In iMac preferences, in Language and Region I changed Country to US and in UK, after restart neither produced a translate icon. I tried iPhone 11, iOS 14.4.2, tried Safari using same website, No translation icon….

What is wrong?

Translate is available for English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Russian, and Brazilian Portuguese. The Mac must be running macOS 11 or newer to have this capability.

On the iPhone and iPad, the translate feature is tucked behind the webpage options accessible in the URL bar.

For Mac users running prior versions of MacOS, Chrome offers a similar webpage translation feature.

Conversely, I’m using Safari 14.03 on a Mac in France and I have got the translate icon.

I am using Safari 14.0.3 on MacBook Pro 10.14.6 in the UK and I do not get the translate icon showing when using a foreign language site.

I also have an iPad not showing there either.

The translation feature is only available in macOS Big Sur or later for Mac, and iOS 14 / iPadOS 14 or later on iPhone and iPad. There was a typo by the original author which mentioned Safari 14 as the prerequisite rather than macOS 11, that has been fixed.

Hope that helps, sorry about the confusion!

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I’ve been trying this with 14.0.3 on Catalina, but like Jeff, I do not get the translate icon on a foreign website.

I’ve been trying all afternoon with this tip, safari 14 latest Catalina. No translate icon ever appears; it almost feels like it hasn’t been switched on. Any thoughts?

I am running Safari 14.0.3 on a MacMini with MacOS 10.15.7. It does not have the translate icon. I am also running Safari 14.0.3 on a MacBookPro with MacOS 11..2.1. It has the translate icon. When I first tried to post this reply, the osxdaily.com website reported this to be a duplicate reply.

This is in macOS 11 or newer only, it’s a Big Sur feature not a Safari 14 feature

I am using Safari 14.03 on a Mac running 10.15.7 in the US and I do not get the translate icon when I go to a foreign language site. Could this be a OS 11 only feature?

I have 2 macintosh computers. The first is a MacMini running 10.15.7 with Safari 14.0.3 and it does not have the translate icon. The second is a MacBookPro running 11.2.1 with Safari 14.0.3. It has the translate icon. Both computers were checked using the http://www.lemonde.fr website.

I have the same problem as Jeff, using the same Safari and latest Catalina. Almost feels like translate isn’t switched on.

Any thoughts?

Same here. Catalina with Safari 14.03. Texas is in the US, though some might disagree.

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Translation Tech Is Amazing, Except When It’s Not

Today’s language translation apps are like self-driving cars : incredibly useful, promising, nearing maturity, and almost entirely powered by machines. It's astonishing that the technology even exists.

Even so, machine translation is still clunky at times, if not awkward.

Consider a recent conversation I had with my neighbor, Andre, who immigrated from Russia last year. Speaking little to no English, Andre is navigating the American Dream almost entirely through Google Translate , the most popular speech-to-speech translation app, first launched 10 years ago.

Through his phone, Andrew and I can hold surprisingly deep conversations about where he’s from, how he thinks, how we can help each other, and what he hopes for. But on more than one occasion, Google Translate failed to communicate what Andre was trying to express, which forced us both to shrug and smile through the breakdown.

As computers get smarter, however, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and others hope to fully remove the language barrier Andre and I shared that day. But it’ll take faster neural machine learning for that to happen, which “might be a few years out,” one developer I spoke to admitted.

Not that the wait matters. In fact, many consumers are surprised to learn just how good today’s translation apps already are. For example, this video shows three Microsoft Researchers using the company's live translation software to hold a conversation across multiple languages. The video is seven years old. But when I showed it to some friends, they reacted as if they'd seen the future.

“The technology surrounding translation has come a long way in a very short time,” says Erica Richter, a spokesperson for DeepL , an award-winning machine-translation service that licenses its technology to Zendesk, Coursera, Hitachi, and other businesses. “But this hasn’t happened in parallel with consumer awareness.”

I am a case in point. Although I’ve written about technology for nearly 20 years, I had no idea how deft Google Translate, Apple Translate , Microsoft Translator , and Amazon Alexa were until I started researching this story after my fateful encounter with Andre. The technology still isn’t capable of instant translation like you expect from a live human translator. But the turn-based speech-to-speech, text-to-speech, or photo-to-text translation is incredibly powerful.

And it’s getting better by the year. “Translate is one of the products we built that’s entirely using artificial intelligence,” a Google spokesperson says. “Since launching Google’s Neural Machine in 2016 , we’ve seen the largest improvements in accuracy to translate entire sentences rather than just phrases.”

At the same time, half of the six apps I tried for this story sometimes botch even basic greetings. For instance, when I asked Siri and Microsoft Translator to convert “Olá, tudo bem?” from Portuguese to English, both correctly replied, “Hi, how are you?” Google Translate and Amazon Alexa, on the other hand, returned a more literal and awkward, “Hi, everything is fine?” or “Hi, is everything OK?” Not a total fail. But enough nuance to cause hesitancy or confusion on the part of the listener.

Gabrielle Caplan

In other words, translation technology is similar to the impressive but often clumsy writing that ChatGPT churns out. It works. It’s encouraging. It’s a sign of the times. But the result often feels inhuman, if not disorienting.

It’s still good enough to change the world, though. “We process over a billion translations every day on Translate,” says the same Google rep. “And we’ve recently launched more AI-powered features to provide contextual awareness, including the ability to translate images with Lens, which enables you to search what you see with your camera app.”

For its part, Microsoft, which includes a helpful split screen for people facing each other on its highly rated translation app, boasts similar numbers. “We now have thousands of businesses using our technology to do batch, real-time, and document translation across 141 languages, as well as millions of active users taking advantage of live conversation through Microsoft Translator,” says Marco Casalaina, VP of product for Microsoft’s Azure AI.

When it comes to machine translation, there are basically two toolkits for converting tongues: small language models, like the open-source kind Microsoft uses “to be nimble, iterate faster, and scale effectively on important user devices,” and large language models , like the proprietary kind DeepL sells to 100,000 customers.

Some say the latter approach is more accurate and faster, but there are trade-offs: fewer supported languages (only a quarter of the 140 total for small language models) and no offline access, chief among them. But as DeepL’s Richter spins it, “We don’t offer offline translation, since end devices don’t provide the quality we want when working in the cloud.”

What’s next, then, for translation apps? Big Tech is mum for now.

"We don't speculate,” says a tight-lipped publicist from Apple, which first introduced its Siri-powered Translation app in 2020. “Soon, we will expand our web service to give users more options for translating image-based content, regardless of how you search for it,” says Google’s rep. For its part, DeepL is developing significant speech improvements “launching later this year.”

But none of this would even be possible without artificial intelligence, according to every developer I spoke to. “As AI continues to unlock new translation possibilities, we will remove the remaining language barriers,” says Microsoft’s Casalaina. “The tech just needs a few years to evolve,” adds DeepL’s Richter.

As my sometimes clumsy exchanges with Andre prove, today’s translation technology is mostly awesome but still confusing at times. Given that machines have been “speaking” for only 10 to 20 years, however, it’s hard to believe how good they’ve become at understanding and translating what our species has been doing for 200,000 years.

It might not be miraculous, but it’s pretty close.

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Translate text in other apps

You can translate text in other apps with the Google Translate app.

When 3D touch is turned on for your iPhone, you can copy text from any app and translate it to another language from your Homepage. Learn how to turn on 3D touch .

• On your iPhone, copy some text you want to translate.
• Go to your Homescreen.

• Slide your finger over  Paste and translate → [Language]  and then let go.

Need more help?

Try these next steps:.

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Text translation, source text, translation results, document translation, drag and drop.

Website translation

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