https://github.com/uetchy/Polyglot

🌏 The missing Safari extension that translates selected text into your native language.
https://github.com/uetchy/Polyglot

safari safari-extension translate translation translator

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🌏 The missing Safari extension that translates selected text into your native language.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/uetchy/Polyglot
• Owner: uetchy
• License: other
• Created: 2015-12-17T01:56:01.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-05-17T04:35:17.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-05T04:42:28.174Z (5 days ago)
• Topics: safari, safari-extension, translate, translation, translator
• Language: Swift
• Homepage:
• Size: 18.5 MB
• Stars: 492
• Watchers: 24
• Forks: 44
• Open Issues: 37
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE
  • Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS

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README

        
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> Polyglot is a Safari extension that translates selected text into your native language.

## Setup

1. Install `Polyglot.app` [from the Mac App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/polyglot/id1471801525)

2. Open the `Polyglot.app` in `Applications`

3. Configure Settings in `Polyglot.app`

4. Open `Safari > Preferences > Extensions`

5. Activate `Polyglot` Extension

6. Extension is now available

Note: any pages that were already open before the extension was activated may need to be reloaded for the extension to work on them.

## Usage

Open up `Polyglot.app` and change the target

language to one you prefer and configure keyboard shortcuts as you wish.

- Select word or sentence and just type the configured key combination.

- or, Select word or sentence and right-click then click **Translate**.

- or, Select word or sentence and click **Translate** button on tool bar.

![](https://github.com/uetchy/Polyglot/blob/gh-pages/assets/introduction.gif?raw=true)

### Dark mode support

![](https://github.com/uetchy/Polyglot/blob/gh-pages/assets/dark-mode.gif?raw=true)

### Instant translation

![](https://github.com/uetchy/Polyglot/blob/gh-pages/assets/instant-translation.gif?raw=true)

## Troubleshooting

### It seems a new settings have not been applied.

Refresh web pages or restart Safari and try it again. If you continue to face

same problem, please open an issue on GitHub.

### My key combination didn't work

Some key combinations are preblematic. Try another one.

## Development

See [Contribution Guide](https://github.com/uetchy/Polyglot/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for the detailed development guide.

### Sponsors ⚡️

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## Contributors ✨

Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/docs/en/emoji-key)):

  

    
Yasuaki Uechi
💻 📖 🎨

    
Sergey Sorokin
💻

    
Serhii Dmytruk
💻

    
Matt Sephton
📖 💬

    
NixieSquid
💻

    
Denis Davidyuk
💻

  

This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/all-contributors/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!