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Feature overview ​

Explore FluentRead’s main features and how to use them. If you are new to FluentRead, start with Quick start.

Bilingual webpage · example articleFluentRead
Chinese → EnglishOriginal
Reading example · the original stays

阅读的乐趣。

阅读为我们打开一扇了解世界的窗。

一本好书能带你发现新的天地。

Auto demo · translation appears underneath
Page translation

Page translation ​

Read translated paragraphs on the original webpage. Switch between bilingual and translation-only display, or restore the original.

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Translation Center: compare services

Translation Center: compare services ​

Open Settings Center → Tools and learning → Translation Center, enter text, choose languages and click Translate (⌘ + Enter on Mac, Ctrl + Enter elsewhere).

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Section translation

Section translation ​

When you only want to read part of a page, such as a GitHub README, an article body or one comment thread, you don’t have to translate the whole page.

Move the pointer to preview a section, then click to lock the selection. Adjust the range with ↑/↓ or the toolbar after locking, then confirm translation or restoration. Enter confirms during either the preview or a locked selection; Esc or a right-click exits.

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English word lookup

English word lookup ​

The selection card includes 3,000 common English dictionary entries, available offline without a separate download.

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Local definitions appear immediately, with translated definitions added afterward. The regular translation appears independently. Online lookup waits at most 2.5 seconds and shows progress in a compact line. Missing entries prompt you to check the spelling and explain that names or new words may be absent. If the dictionary cannot respond, use Retry lookup; the existing translation remains available. The grammar view groups meaningful sentence units and shows their role and word class in the interface language, such as “subject · noun phrase” and “postmodifier · infinitive phrase”. Learning actions show the explanation first. Choose View original in More actions to expand the complete source and its ordinary translation, then Back to current reading to close the comparison.

Translation style

Translation style ​

Choose how translations look in bilingual mode under Settings → Interface style → Translation style.

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Bilingual sentence highlighting

Bilingual sentence highlighting ​

Enable sentence highlighting and point to a sentence on either side to highlight its counterpart. It helps locate a difficult sentence in a long paragraph.

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Selection translation

Selection translation ​

Enable bilingual selection translation in the extension menu, select a word or passage, and click the nearby icon.

Sentences and passages show the translation first, with the complete original below it for comparison. Card navigation stays on one row; scroll it horizontally or use Tab to reach later learning actions on a narrow card. Dragging, resizing, switching learning views, and streamed answers preserve the position and size you set.

Short learning answers fit their content; long answers scroll within the card. The audio bar takes no space while idle. More tools sit beside the answer, and follow-up questions appear after it; scroll or use Tab to reach them. Changing the interface language preserves the original and translated content.

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Hover translation

Hover translation ​

Hover over a paragraph and press Control to translate it.

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AI reading card and learning center

AI reading card and learning center ​

The reading card can explain tone, unpack a long sentence, show usage, or suggest a practice question.

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Images, files, and subtitles

Images, files, and subtitles ​

Your service and settings

Your service and settings ​

Use the ready-to-use free service or connect a provider such as DeepL, an AI service, or a local Ollama model.

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More translation languages

More translation languages ​

Source and target selectors now offer 52 language options, including Simplified and Traditional Chinese, German, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Hindi, Vietnamese, Thai, Ukrainian, and Swahili.

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Bilingual share cards

Bilingual share cards ​

Hover over a completed bilingual paragraph and choose Create card, or use Create card at the bottom of a selection translation result.

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