The latest articles on DEV Community by lunadevx (@lunadevx). https://dev.to/lunadevx https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4180063%2F058ddf4e-aefe-4de0-baed-5e72f747319e.png https://dev.to/lunadevx en lunadevx Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:25:14 +0000 https://dev.to/lunadevx/openimmersive-translator-the-open-source-alternative-to-immersive-translate-1ojh https://dev.to/lunadevx/openimmersive-translator-the-open-source-alternative-to-immersive-translate-1ojh <p>If you read foreign-language websites, papers, or docs regularly, you've probably used a browser translator. Most of them are black boxes — you paste your text, it comes back translated, and you have no idea what happened in between.</p> <p><strong>OpenImmersive Translator</strong> takes a different approach: the translation engine is open source under AGPL-3.0. You can read the code, contribute to it, or run your own copy for free.</p> <h2> What it does </h2> <p><strong>In the browser</strong> (Chrome, Firefox, Edge extension): open any page and read the original and the translation side by side. It also supports hover translation, selection translation, and input-box translation.</p> <p><strong>On the web</strong>: translate text, images, speech, websites, and documents in 190+ languages.</p> <p><strong>Document translation</strong> keeps the layout intact — tables, figures, equations, and page breaks stay where the author put them. Supported formats: PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, and SRT.</p> <h2> How it's different </h2> <ul> <li> <strong>Open source</strong>: AGPL-3.0 licensed engine. Inspect it, fork it, self-host it.</li> <li> <strong>Privacy-first</strong>: content is translated and then discarded — not stored on servers.</li> <li> <strong>Your choice of AI</strong>: three quality tiers per translation. Fast is instant and free with no account. Standard and Premium use context-aware AI for natural, professional results. You can also bring your own DeepL, DeepSeek, OpenAI, or LibreTranslate key.</li> </ul> <h2> Try it </h2> <ul> <li>Website: <a href="https://openimmersive.ai/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://openimmersive.ai/</a> </li> <li>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/OpenImmersive/OpenImmersive-Translator" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/OpenImmersive/OpenImmersive-Translator</a> </li> <li>Chrome: <a href="https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/klahcooagpabkjnmhlelekijcjanhipb" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/klahcooagpabkjnmhlelekijcjanhipb</a> </li> <li>Firefox: <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-immersive-translator/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/open-immersive-translator/</a> </li> </ul> <p>Free plan includes Fast translation with no sign-up. If you care about knowing how your translator works — not just what it outputs — it's worth a look.</p> ai opensource translation productivity