Bergamot Translator
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Bergamot Translator, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Bergamot Translator's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Bergamot client-side translation software | Free | Free client-side translation software; Firefox web extension |
The facts
Each one read from Bergamot Translator's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Consortium
- The project consortium is coordinated by the University of Edinburgh and includes Charles University, the University of Sheffield, the University of Tartu, and Mozilla.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Desktop integration
- The extension works without the TranslateLocally desktop application and can share language models with it for faster translation when installed.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Developer resources
- The project publishes open-source software libraries and training utilities for developers and researchers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Developer software
- The project lists a Marian machine translation server with a REST API, training utilities, and open-source libraries.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extension features
- TranslateLocally for Firefox can translate all text on a website, selected text, and text entered in forms.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extension permissions
- The Firefox listing says the extension requires access to browser tabs, data for all websites, and message exchange with programs outside Firefox.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extension status
- The listing gives version 0.8.2 and says it was last updated November 24, 2022.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Funding
- The project says it received funding from the European Union Horizon 2020 programme under grant agreement No. 825303.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integration
- The Firefox extension works on its own and can integrate with the TranslateLocally desktop application for custom models and better performance.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The site lists Bulgarian, Czech, English, Estonian, French, Polish, and Spanish, plus limited Icelandic and Norwegian to English support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The Firefox extension is listed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Local processing
- Translation runs locally using machine learning optimized for consumer hardware.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Local translation
- Translation runs locally using machine learning optimized for consumer hardware.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- The extension listing says translation works with a bad or absent internet connection.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Page translation
- The Firefox extension can translate all text on a website, including dynamic sites such as YouTube and Twitter.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The project says translated text is never sent to a third party.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Bergamot develops client-side machine translation software for web browsers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Selected text and forms
- The extension supports translating selected text and helping translate text in form fields.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Software tools
- The software page lists a recipe for training translation systems, a Marian machine-translation server with a REST API, and Ptakopět for quality estimation and outbound translation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project recommends providing feedback through the extension or filing issues against its repository on GitHub.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Website translation
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Browser extension
- The project identifies TranslateLocally for Firefox as the easiest way to use Bergamot translation software.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Alternatives to Bergamot Translator
- 1
QuillBot
Free planAndroidiOSWebExtension8.3Free plan - 2
iTranslate
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.2Free plan - 3
locize
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.2From $7 a month - 4
SimpleLocalize
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI8.2Free plan - 5
Lara Translate
Free planAndroidiOSWebAPI7.9From $9.99 a month - 6
Localizely
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS7.9From $16 a month