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You can set these web browsers to automatically translate any webpage into another language.

Click the links to see the steps for each browser.

To see these steps for Google Chrome as a video, click here.

How to set Google Chrome to automatically translate webpages into another language:

Step 1:

  • Navigate to any webpage (try Codesters here)

  • Right-click on the page to bring up the menu options

The Google Chrome menu that appears after right clicking a webpage. The Translate to English option is highlighted.

Step 2:

  • Select the Translate to option. Your browser may show another language.

  • A translate icon will appear in your address bar along with a popup offering more options.

Step 3:

  • Open the translate options menu by clicking the three vertical dots

The Google Chrome translation menu. The buttons for more options are highlighted.
  • Select the Choose Another Language option, select a language, and click Translate

The select Language to Translate into menu is open. Chinese has been selected. There is a blue Translate button in the lower right side.

To set webpages to automatically translate:

Step 1:

  • Open Chrome Preferences

  • Select Advanced from the left menu bar

  • Select Languages from the left menu bar

Google Preferences menu. Advanced settings are open, and Languages is selected

Step 2:

  • The language you used for translation has been added to your account. It is set as the default language to use when translating pages.

  • Select the options next to English and check the Offer to translate pages in this language option

Google Chrome Languages menu. The vertical menu dots next to English are highlighted. The offer translate pages that aren't in a language you read toggle is on.
The menu next to English has been selected. The offer to translate pages in this language box is checked.

Google Chrome will now automatically offer to translate any webpage from English to your selected language.

Video walkthrough of how to set up Google Chrome to auto-translate any webpage