QuickGlot — Safari Translation Extension for iPhone, iPad and Mac

Reading an article or document in another language? Select a sentence or paragraph in Safari and translate it with QuickGlot. The translation appears next to your selection so you can keep reading alongside the original text.

Download QuickGlot on the App Store

Translate selected text in Safari on iPhone and iPad

Touch and hold text on a webpage to select a sentence or paragraph. Pause adjusting the selection and its translation appears automatically.

Translate a sentence in Safari on Mac

Drag to select text in Mac Safari and the translation appears beside it. Translate the passage you need without translating the entire webpage.

Private, on-device translation that works offline

QuickGlot uses Apple's on-device translation. Selected text and translations are not sent to an external server. You do not need an account or API key. An internet connection is required to download language packs; once installed, translation works offline.

Install and set up the Safari extension

Requires macOS 26 or later, or iOS / iPadOS 26 or later, and Safari.

  1. Install QuickGlot from the App Store and open the app.
  2. Choose the source and target languages and download their language packs.
  3. Enable QuickGlot in Safari settings and allow access to the sites you want to translate.
  4. Choose your target language in QuickGlot's Safari toolbar popup.

See the Safari extension setup and troubleshooting guide for settings on each device.

Frequently asked questions

Does QuickGlot translate the entire webpage?

QuickGlot translates the text you select. Use it to read a sentence in an article or compare a paragraph with its original text.

Can I translate a single word?

Very short selections can be difficult to identify a language for, so a translation may not appear. Select the surrounding sentence as well.

Which languages are supported?

QuickGlot follows Apple's on-device translation language support. Open QuickGlot in the Safari toolbar to see the languages available on your device.

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