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User Guide
This guide outlines how to install the Immersive Translate extension and use it to translate webpages, video subtitles, and PDF documents bilingually.
(Access Date: 22 July 2025)
Install Immersive Translate Chrome Extension
| a. | Navigate to the website: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/immersive-translate-trans/bpoadfkcbjbfhfodiogcnhhhpibjhbnh?utm_source=official; |
| b. | Click Add to Chrome > Add extension to install the extension; |
| c. | After installation, click the puzzle piece icon (Extensions button) in the top-right corner of your browser; |
| d. | Find Immersive Translate in the list and click the pin icon to keep it visible on your toolbar. |
Translate Webpages Bilingually
| a. | Navigate to a webpage in a foreign language; |
| b. | Click the Immersive Translate icon on your browser's toolbar; |
| c. | Select a target language from the Target menu; |
| d. | Select a translation model from the Service menu (Note: Free translation models include Google Translate, Microsoft Translator, Zhipu BigModel, and SiliconFlow); |
| e. | Click the Translate button to activate bilingual translation; |
| f. | Toggle on Hover in the popup menu for instant translations; |
| g. | Hold the preset key Ctrl and hover over a paragraph; |
| h. | Toggle on Text selection translation in the popup menu (Note: You can customise the function triggers and hotkeys in the dropdown panel). |
Translate Video Subtitles
| a. | Navigate to a supported video platform (e.g., YouTube); |
| b. | Play a video with available closed captions (CC); |
| c. | Click the CC button in the video player to enable the original subtitles; |
| d. | Click the Immersive Translate icon in the panel of the player; |
| e. | Toggle on Auto-enable bilingual captions (Note: Customise the appearance and position of bilingual subtitles in the popup menu). |
Translate PDF Documents
| a. | Click the Extensions button in the top-right corner of your browser; |
| b. | Click Manage extensions; |
| c. | Locate the Immersive Translate extension and click Details; |
| d. | Toggle on the Allow access to file URLs button; |
| e. | Open a PDF in Chrome by dragging a local file into a new tab; |
| f. | Click the Immersive Translate icon in the toolbar; |
| g. | Select Translate PDF from the popup menu; |
| h. | Click the Translate AI & Download button to download the translated result; |
| i. | Select a translation mode between Download Bilingual and Only the translation; |
| j. | Select an export mode between Text-based PDF and Image-based PDF; |
| k. | Click the Download button (Note: The extension preserves the original PDF layout as much as possible in the bilingual view). |
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