Linguin - AI Translator

Translate pages, selected text, and use the sidebar translator. Powered by AI.

Linguin is a fast, clean AI-powered translator built for everyday browsing. Translate full webpages, selected text, or any custom text — all without leaving your tab. No account required. No subscription. Just instant translations. --- HOW IT WORKS Linguin gives you three powerful ways to translate, so you can work however feels natural: Translate Page Click the Linguin icon and hit "Translate Page" to translate the entire webpage you're reading. The content is replaced inline — no new tab, no redirect. When you're done, restore the original with one click. Sidebar Translator Open the sidebar panel to get a dedicated translation workspace right next to your browsing. Type or paste up to 5,000 characters, pick your source and target language, and translate with Cmd+Enter (or the Translate button). Auto-detect the source language, swap languages with one click, and copy the result instantly. Selected Text Popup Highlight any text on any webpage and a translation popup appears automatically. Get the meaning instantly without interrupting your reading flow. Can be toggled on or off in Settings. Right-Click Context Menu Right-click anywhere on a page to access Linguin directly from the context menu. Translate the full page, open the sidebar, or translate highlighted text — all from the same menu. --- KEY FEATURES - Translate full webpages inline with one click - Sidebar translator with text input up to 5,000 characters - Auto-detect source language - Instant popup when you select text on any page - Right-click context menu integration - Swap source and target languages with one click - Copy translation to clipboard - Restore the original page at any time - 6 custom toolbar icon styles to match your browser theme - Settings sync across sessions - Works on all websites --- SUPPORTED LANGUAGES (70+) Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yoruba, Zulu --- HOW TO USE 1. Install Linguin and pin it to your toolbar 2. Navigate to any webpage 3. Click the Linguin icon in your toolbar 4. Choose your target language from the dropdown 5. Hit "Translate Page" to translate the current page, or "Open Sidebar" for the text translator 6. To translate selected text: highlight any text on a page — a popup appears automatically 7. To use the context menu: right-click on any page and find "Linguin" in the menu --- PRIVACY Linguin does not collect or store your translated text. Translation requests are sent directly to translation services (Google Translate with MyMemory as fallback) and are not logged by Linguin. No account creation, no sign-in, no personal data required. Permissions used: - activeTab: to read and translate the current page - scripting: to inject translation into the page - storage: to save your language preferences and icon settings locally - contextMenus: to add the right-click menu - sidePanel: to open the sidebar translator --- CUSTOMIZATION In Settings, you can: - Choose from 6 toolbar icon styles (Default, Classic, Light, Dark, Penguin, Midnight) - Toggle the selected-text popup on or off - Report a bug directly from the extension --- ABOUT LINGUIN Linguin is made by the team behind the Linguin iOS app — a native AI translator for iPhone and Mac. The Chrome extension brings the same clean, fast translation experience to your browser. Found a bug or have a suggestion? Use the "Report a Bug" option in Settings — we read every report.