How to Translate a Web Page

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: September 15, 2021 Tested

This wikiHow teaches you how to translate an entire webpage from one language into another.

Method 1

Method 1 of 5:

Using Google/Bing Translate

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Go to your webpage. In any web browser of your choice, find and open the webpage you want to translate.
2
Copy the webpage's URL. Select the URL in the address bar at the top of the web browser's window, then press either Ctrl+C (Windows) or ⌘ Command+C (Mac).

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3
Open your translator choice. Google Translate and Bing Translate are two popular options.
4
Paste your copied URL into the left text box. Click the left text box, then press either Ctrl+V (Windows) or ⌘ Command+V (Mac).
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Select a translation language. Click
above the right-hand text box, then click a language in which you want to view your webpage.
6
Click Translate. It's a blue button above the right-hand text box. Doing so will open the translated webpage in a new tab.
- If the translated webpage doesn't open, you can click its link in the right text box.

Method 2

Method 2 of 5:

On Chrome

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Open
Google Chrome. Click or double-click the Chrome app icon, which resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere.
2
Use the built-in translate feature. Google Chrome will automatically translate websites that are in languages other than your browser default into your browser's default language:
- Go to the webpage you want to translate.
- Click Translate when prompted.
- If you don't see a Translate option, click the Google Translate logo in the far-right side of the address bar, then click Translate.
- The Google Translate extension can be found here if you need machine translation.
3
Click ⋮. It's in the top-right corner of the Chrome window. A drop-down menu will appear.
4
Click Settings. You'll find this option in the drop-down menu.
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Scroll down and click Advanced ▼. It's at the very bottom of the page.
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Scroll down and click Language. This will expand the Language menu.
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Click Add languages. You'll find it in the "Languages" section. Doing so prompts a pop-up menu to appear.
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Select a language. Check the box next to the language into which you want to translate webpages.
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Click Add. It's at the bottom of the pop-up window.
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Click ⋮. This is to the right of your selected language. A menu will appear.
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Check the "Offer to translate pages in this language" box. It's in the menu. This ensures that webpages which support your selected language will show the Translate option.
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Move the language to the top of the menu. If you want webpages to display in your selected language by default, click ⋮ to the right of a language again, then click Move to the top in the drop-down menu.
- Keep in mind that not all websites will be able to display in your selected language.

Method 3

Method 3 of 5:

On Firefox

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Open Firefox. Click or double-click the Firefox app icon, which resembles an orange fox wrapped around a dark-blue globe icon.
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Open the Translator add-on installation page. This add-on will allow you to translate entire Firefox webpages via Google Translate without having to use the Google Translate website.
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Click Add to Firefox. It's a blue button in the middle of the page.
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Click Add when prompted. Doing so allows the add-on to install to Firefox.
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Click OK when prompted. This will confirm that the add-on successfully installed.
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Go to a webpage. Find and open the webpage that you want to translate.
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Right-click the Translator icon. It's a speech bubble icon in the upper-right corner of Firefox. Doing so will prompt a drop-down menu to appear.
- If you don't see the Translator icon, first click ☰ in the upper-right side of the window. You should see the Translator icon appear at the top of the drop-down menu.
8
Click Translate this page to [Language]. This option is in the drop-down menu. Your translated webpage will open in a new tab.
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Change the translation language if necessary. You can alter the language that Translator uses to translate pages by doing the following:
- Right-click the Translator icon.
- Click Options (Change language).
- Click Web Translation.
- Click the "Select target language" drop-down box.
- Select a language in the drop-down menu.
- Click Save options at the top of the page.

Method 4

Method 4 of 5:

On Microsoft Edge

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Open Microsoft Edge. Click or double-click the Edge app icon, which resembles either a white "e" on a blue background or a dark-blue "e".
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Open the Translator for Edge add-on page. This add-on will allow you to translate any page that's in a language other than your computer's default one into your preferred language.
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Click Get. You'll see this option in the middle of the page. Doing so opens the Microsoft Store app.
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Click Get in the Microsoft Store. It's a blue button on the left side of the window. Translator for Edge will begin installing.
- It may take a few minutes for this add-on to install.
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Click Turn it on when prompted. You'll see this blue button appear in Edge. Doing so completes the Translator for Edge installation.
6
Go to your webpage. Open the webpage that you want to translate.
- Keep in mind that this must be a webpage that is in a different language than your computer's default language.
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Wait for the "Translate" menu to appear. You should see this drop-down menu appear in the upper-right side of the window.
- You can also just click the Translator for Edge icon that appears in the far-right side of the address bar.
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Select a language. Click the current "Translate To" language in the drop-down menu, then click in the resulting drop-down menu the language to which you want to translate the webpage.
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Click Translate. It's at the bottom of the drop-down menu. Doing so reloads the page in your selected language.

Method 5

Method 5 of 5:

On Safari

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Open Safari. Click the Safari app icon, which resembles a blue compass, in your Mac's Dock at the bottom of the screen.
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Open the Translate extension for Safari. This extension allows you to translate entire webpages.
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Click Install now. It's to the right of the extension's icon. Doing so will install the extension to Safari.
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Go to the webpage you want to translate. Find and open the webpage that you want to translate into another language.
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Right-click a blank space on the page. A drop-down menu will appear.
- Depending on your Mac, you may need to hold down Control while clicking a blank space on the page.
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Click Translate this page. It should be in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens a toolbar below the address bar that's at the top of the window.
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Select a language. In the toolbar that appears, click the "Language" drop-down box, then click the language you want to use for the translated webpage.
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Click the "Translate" arrow. It's at the bottom of the toolbar. Doing so will reload your webpage in your selected language.^{[1]
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Warnings

Translations may not always be accurate. Avoid using web browser translations as references for assignments or other important documents.

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