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The Firefox browser now has a built-in page translator that works even without the Internet (gadgettendency.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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

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[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great! I'm assuming the translation models need to be downloaded before first time use? Or are they so tiny in size that they include all of them with the main browser installation?

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

I quickly tried yesterday and I could do it seamlessly, it worked very well. If you go to the preferences there's a option to download the languages in parts of 100-200MB/each.