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Introduction

A chrome extension that instantly pop translation by selecting text without any other click, no extra clicks needed, Making translation more intuitive and efficient.

There are three main features

  • Pop translation immediately after selecting text, don't need to click the icon like other translation extension.
  • Pop a frame in top right corner of current window to show the translation, which don't cover the contents you are browsing
  • Show dictionary content for single word, which is suitable for new language learner. This feature is turned off by default.
PopTranslate-demo.mov

Install

Install Link: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/poptranslate/moejenjdfpgijcnbddoeokjflkfighla

Realization

The translation function is from Google api self-hosted LibreTranslate.

Dictionary is from Free Dictionary API, Thanks a lot.

Any suggestions and feedback are welcome.

verison

  • 1.0: first verison
  • 1.1: add target language translate when dictionary open
  • 1.2: fix bugs. 1) works on chatgpt.com 2) works on reddit comments 3) keep slience for special characters
  • 2.0: add features. 1) adding switch for this extension. 2) Making manually adjusted height persist.
  • 2.1: making front size stable
  • 2.2: fix bug. fix porblem that clicking selected text can not close pop window
  • 3.0: replace Google translation API with self-hosted translation service
  • 3.1: add speicial for chinese to reduce the pressure of service -- 2024.10.22
  • 3.2: don't translate for numbers -- 2024.10.23

TODO

  • To make manually adjusted height of translate windows persist.
  • Disable when selecting websites
  • Fix bugs: This is not a mature product, it need more time to find bug and fix them.
  • Add block option for specific website or domain, like github.
  • More languages support for dictionary: English is only language to support temporary.
  • Make dictionary result continuous scrolling
  • Ollama is so quick, maybe it's a better solution to provide translation service.

Thanks