The translation feature is based on the Bergamot project to provide users with a privacy-aware translation engine where the translation is done locally using machine learning, it’s never sent to a third party, and it’s optimized for consumer hardware.
Neat!
Yeah, wow, this is really great if it’s accurate enough.
You can try it on desktop using the Firefox Translations addon which is likely what they’ll use.
Definitely a feature I’ve missed from chrome, going to enjoy not having to rely on janky extensions
FYI, the translation feature is available in the current stable version (v117), but it’s disabled by default. To enable it, go to
about:configand setbrowser.translations.enableto true. I tried it earlier on a German website and it worked well.Reference: https://www.ghacks.net/2023/08/27/how-to-enable-firefoxs-native-translate-feature-in-firefox-117/
This is cool, but beyond anything I wish the linux version of firefox used my default filepicker. It keeps choosing to use the gtk file picker instead of thunar or whatever else I choose.
It can already do that as long as your desktop environment uses portals. You just need to set the appropriate about:config flag or envvar.
TIL Firefox could use the updated GNOME File Picker with thumbnails. Just set
widget.use-xdg-desktop-portal.file-pickerto1instead of2.
