translate-tools/linguist
Translate web pages, highlighted text, Netflix subtitles, private messages, speak the translated text, and save important translations to your personal dictionary to learn words even offline observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 96
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 28
- age_days: 1900
- days_rel: 26
- days_push: 12
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
1053 stars · 50 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Linguist is a privacy-first browser extension for Chrome and Firefox that translates web pages, selected text, subtitles, and messages, with text-to-speech and a personal dictionary. It supports pluggable translation backends including offline on-device translation via Bergamot and custom translator modules.
Use cases
- translate entire web pages privately in the browser
- translate selected text on any website
- translate Netflix subtitles and video call captions
- translate text offline without sending data to the internet
- save translations to a personal dictionary to learn words
- hear translations read aloud with text-to-speech
- use my own translation API or self-hosted LibreTranslate
- replace Google Translate extension with an open-source alternative
When to choose
- you want a private, open-source translation extension that collects no data
- you need offline translation on-device or via a self-hosted service
- you want to plug in custom translation backends like DeepL, ChatGPT, or LibreTranslate
- you need full-page, selection, subtitle, and message translation in one tool
- you want translation history and a personal dictionary for language learning
When to avoid
- you need translation outside the browser, e.g. in desktop or mobile apps
- you require only a single commercial provider's official extension
- you need document or file batch translation rather than in-browser text
- you cannot install extensions, e.g. on locked-down browsers without add-on support
Facets
plugin · maturity active
nlp tts machine-learning plugin-system privacy developer-tools browser-extensions browser-extension browser translation offline-translation browser-extension webextension language-learning dictionary bergamot subtitle-translation privacy-first text-to-speech localization natural-language-processing android
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/translate-tools/linguist · fetched 2026-08-28 · fb2c87ff875f
- homepage: https://linguister.io · fetched 2026-08-29 · 61f4aa23b5ac
- site_page: https://linguister.io/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0a07aa3ff687
- site_page: https://linguister.io/docs/CustomTranslator · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4bff4ac7407a
- site_page: https://linguister.io/docs/guides/OfflineTranslation · fetched 2026-08-29 · 26ad40190b6e
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| translate-tools/linguist | main | 98 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="translate-tools/linguist")
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