This is huge. Big feature I was using chrome for and a privacy focused provider too.
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Translation is really cool. It's rare we get new features these days, mostly it's just better and better tracking protection which is nice also, but this feels very fresh.
Just keep doing things Google will never do, and show why it's better for the user.
Just keep doing things Google will never do, and show why it’s better for the user.
I get that but Google has had built-in translation for years! There are other features that Chrome and Chromium-based browsers have that Firefox still doesn't including, some sort of implementation of tab groups, easy profile switching, having multiple open simultaneously with only one copy of Firefox (you don't need multiple copies of Chrome to have multiple profiles).
They dont have local translation, it requires sending data to Google.
That's irrelevant for 99% people sadly, if people cared about that more they would have already switched to FF ages ago. Google Translate was the top dog for years (and still is for most scenarios) so people are more than happy that their translation was being done by the best service around.
Yes I know, but people who use and appreciate Firefox will like the feature. The majority don't care as always. They run windows with full telemetry and use Chrome as a browser. :)
The world is filled with mostly "don't care" people. Nothing we can do about that. They are also not thinking for themselves at all. Perfect slaves to the system.
You should edit the comment to mention that. I just thought you meant translation. While its cool its wouldn't be beneficial except for users or in situations with unstable wifi or times when you have no internet but have pages load.
And privacy, that is the most important thing for me. Why would I want Google to see what I want to translate any more than I want them to see what web sites I visit and what I search for.
Floorp has those features and I've been thinking about switching for a while.
uuuuuh what?
Google has had built-in translation for years
Nope. The translation is not built in into Chrome. It's running on Google. That's like saying Chrome has "built-in Wikipedia"!
some sort of implementation of tab groups
There's like 12 to choose from in Firefox. (Still, admittedly, not nearly as good enough as Tab Groups were in Opera Presto, or in Firefox Aurora)
easy profile switching
this one is defo conceded. There is a profile manager, but they've never made it accessible while Firefox is itself running, not that I know.
having multiple open simultaneously with only one copy of Firefox
¿???? This has existed since at least 2011 in Firefox. Not to mention there's also --no-remote
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Google has had this feature in Chrome for YEARS, bro.
No this translation doesn't send data to Google, it is local.
Well, it's a website, i bet google already has access to whatever might get translated..
No its a feature in Firefox. A firefox button you can press to translate the website. I played with it this morning and it's pretty cool. Animates the text as it is being translated, without sending the data anywhere.
I know
I am saying that google is already in business of scanning websites, so sending another website to Google is like throwing a bucket of water in the ocean.
Of course it depends what else gets sent along, so it's always better to run locally
Translation has been pretty clunky with extensions. I’m glad that there’s finally an integrated solution that isn’t MS or Google.
lets get tab groups, how is that missing at this point. I want to use FF as my main browser but the available options for organization are horrible
Still waiting on .mkv support