How to Translate a Website

This wiki page will guide you on how to translate an entire website from one language to another.

Visit the website. Find and open the website you wish to translate in any web browser.

Copy the website URL. Select the URL from the address bar at the top of your web browser, then press Ctrl+C (Windows) or ⌘ Command+C (Mac).

Open the translation options. Google Translate and Bing Translate are two popular choices.

Paste the copied URL into the left text box. Click the left text box, then press Ctrl+V (Windows) or ⌘ Command+V (Mac).

Click Translate (Translate). It is the blue button above the right text box. This action will open the translated website in a new tab.

• If the translated page doesn't appear, you can click its link in the right text box.

Use the built-in translation feature. Google Chrome will automatically translate web pages in a language different from the browser's default into the browser's default language:

• Visit the website you want to translate.
• Click Translate when prompted.
• If you don't see the Translate option, click the Google Translate icon on the right side of the address bar, then click Translate.
• The Google Translate extension can be found here if you need machine translation.

Click ⋮. This is located in the top-right corner of the Chrome window. A dropdown menu will appear.

Click Settings (Settings). You will find this option in the dropdown menu.

Scroll down and click Advanced ▼ (Advanced). This option is located at the bottom of the page.

Scroll down and click on Language (Ngôn ngữ). This action will expand the Language (Ngôn ngữ) menu.

Click on Add languages (Thêm ngôn ngữ). You will find this option under the "Languages" (Ngôn ngữ) section, which will trigger a pop-up menu.

Select a language. Check the box next to the language you wish to use for website translation.

Click on Add (Thêm). This option can be found at the bottom of the pop-up window.

Click on ⋮. This option appears to the right of your selected language, opening a menu.

Check the box for "Offer to translate pages in this language" (Đề xuất dịch các trang bằng ngôn ngữ này). This option is found in the menu and will ensure that the Translate (Dịch) option appears on supported web pages in the language you have selected.

Move the language to the top of the menu. To set the selected language as the default for websites, click the ⋮ icon next to the language and choose Move to the top (Di chuyển lên trên cùng) from the dropdown menu.

• Note that not all websites may display the language you have selected.

Launch Firefox. Click or double-click the Firefox app icon, which looks like a green globe with an orange fox wrapped around it.

Go to the Translator add-on installation page. This extension allows you to translate entire web pages in Firefox using Google Translate (Google Dịch) without needing to visit the Google Translate website.

Click on Add to Firefox (Thêm vào Firefox). This is the blue button located at the center of the page.

Click Add (Thêm) when prompted. This action will allow the add-on to be installed on Firefox.

Click OK when prompted. This will confirm that the add-on has been successfully installed.

Go to a website. Find and open the page that you wish to translate.

Right-click on the Translator icon (Biên dịch). It’s the speech bubble icon located at the top-right corner of Firefox. A dropdown menu will appear.

• If you don’t see the Translator icon, click on the ☰ menu at the top-right of the window. The Translator icon will appear at the top of the dropdown menu.

Click on Translate this page to [Language] (Dịch trang này sang [Ngôn ngữ]). This option can be found in the dropdown menu. The page you wish to translate will open in a new tab.

Change the translation language if necessary. To modify the language that Translator uses for translating pages, follow these steps:

• Right-click on the Translator icon.
• Select Options (Change language) (Tùy chọn (Thay đổi ngôn ngữ)).
• Click on Web Translation (Dịch thuật web).
• Click the dropdown box labeled "Select target language" (Chọn ngôn ngữ đích).
• Choose a language from the dropdown menu.
• Click Save options (Lưu tùy chọn) at the top of the page.

Launch Microsoft Edge. Click or double-click the Edge app icon, which looks like a white "e" on a blue background or a dark blue "e".

Visit the Translator for Edge add-on page. This add-on will enable you to translate any page from a language different than your computer's default language to your preferred one.

Click on Get. This button is located in the center of the page. By clicking it, the Microsoft Store app will open.

Click Get in the Microsoft Store. This green button is located on the left side of the window. Translator for Edge will begin the installation process.

• It may take a few minutes for the extension to be installed.

Click Turn it on when prompted. This green button will appear in Edge, completing the installation of Translator for Edge.

Visit the website you wish to translate.

• Make sure that the website is in a language different from your computer's default language.

Wait for the "Translate" menu to appear. This dropdown will show up in the top-right corner of the window.

• You can also click the Translator for Edge icon located to the right of the address bar.

Select a language. Click on the "Translate To" option in the dropdown menu, and then choose the language you wish to translate the webpage into from the available options.

Click on Translate (Translate). This option can be found at the bottom of the dropdown menu. Clicking this will reload the page in the selected language.

Launch Safari. Click on the Safari app icon, resembling a blue compass, found in the toolbar of your Mac at the bottom of the screen.

Install the Translate extension for Safari. This extension allows you to translate entire webpages effortlessly.

Click Install now (Install now). This option appears to the right of the extension icon. Clicking it will install the extension for Safari.

Go to the website you want to translate. Find and open the webpage that you would like to translate into a different language.

Right-click on an empty space on the page. A dropdown menu will appear.

• Depending on your Mac, you may need to hold down Control while clicking on an empty space on the page.

Click Translate this page (Translate this page). This option is found in the dropdown menu. Selecting it will bring up a toolbar beneath the address bar at the top of the window.

Select a language. In the displayed toolbar, click the "Language" dropdown, then choose the language you'd like to use for the translated webpage.

Click on the 'Translate' arrow (Translation). This option is located at the bottom of the toolbar. This action will reload the website in the language you selected.

• Your browser will usually adjust web pages to use the default language of your device if it differs from the language of the website.

• Translations may not always be accurate. Avoid using browser translations as references for assignments or important documents.
• Not all websites support translation.