Translate for Zotero

Translate for Zotero, a.k.a. Zotero PDF Translate, is a Zotero plugin.
Translate PDF, EPub, webpage, metadata, annotations, notes to the target language. Support 20+ translate services.

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Quick Start Guide

Install

• Download the plugin (.xpi file) from below.
• Latest Stable
• All Releases

Note If you're using Firefox as your browser, right-click the .xpi and select "Save As.."

• In Zotero click Tools in the top menu bar and then click Plugins
• Go to the Extensions page and then click the gear icon in the top right.
• Select Install Plugin from file.
• Browse to where you downloaded the .xpi file and select it.
• Finish!

Usage

Open any PDF/EPub/webpage in the Zotero reader.

• Select text, the translations are shown on the pop-up and the item pane(v0.2.0).

• Highlight/Underline some text, the translations are added to the annotation comment(v0.3.0); Modify & retranslate the annotation text in the item pane and click the Update Annotation to modify the annotation text and translation(v0.6.6);

• Add selected text along with translation to note(v0.4.0); Only works when a note editor is active.

• Translate item titles with right-click menu or shortcut Ctrl+T(v0.6.0).

• Translate item abstract with right-click menu(v0.8.0). Thanks @iShareStuff

• Standalone translation window available(v0.7.0). View & compare translations from multiply services in one window!

• Dictionary for single word translation(v0.7.1).

• SentenceBySentence Translation(v1.1.0). After a translation, press shift+P and select Translate Sentences. Only for en2zh and en2en now. Thanks @MuiseDestiny
• Since v2.2.0, the concat mode shortcut is ctrl (on Windows/Linux) or ⌘ (on macOS).

Q&A

Q I want to translate manually.
A Go to Edit->Settings->Translate->General, uncheck the Automatically Translate Selection. Click the Translate button on the pop-up or item pane to translate.

Q I want a translate shortcut.
A Press shortcut Ctrl+T after you selected some text. If you are in the collection view, the titles' translation will show/hide.

Q I want to concat different selections and translate them together.
A Press Ctrl/⌘ or select the Concat Mode check box on item pane when selecting text in PDF/EPub/webpage.

Q Not the language I want.
A The default target language is the same as your Zotero language. Go to Edit->Settings->Translate->Service and change the language settings.

Q Translation not correct or report an error.
A See Language Settings above and FAQ(#6). Make sure you use the right secret.

Q I want to change the font size.
A Go to Edit->Settings->Translate->User Interface and set the font size.

Q I want to resize the raw and result text area in the translate panel.
A Drag the separator up and down to adjust the size. Double-click the separator to reset the size.

Settings

General

• Automatically Translate Selection, default true
• Automatically Translate Annotation: Save annotation's translation to annotation comment or annotation body, default false
• Automatically Translate Annotation from Sync: Automatically translate annotations synced from other devices if true, default false
• Enable Reader Selection Pop-up: Show results in the pop-up panel or only in the item pane, default true
• Show "Add Translation to Note" in Pop-up: default true

  Invisible if no active note editor opened.

• Replace Raw: Use translation to replace the raw text when adding to note, default false
• Enable Dictionary: Single word will be translated using dictionary service instead of translate service, default true
• Show Play Buttons: Show the word pronunciation play buttons if available, default true
• Auto-play Pronunciation, default false

Service

The default service is Google Translate. Currently, we support:

If the service you want is not yet supported, please post an issue.

Google
Google does not require a secret, but you can put your own API URL in the secret to replace the default URL (translate.google.com/translate.googleapi.com).

Huoshan
Apply here.
The secret format is accessKeyId#accessKeySecret

Youdao Zhiyun Translate 有道智云
Apply here.
The secret format is MY_APPID#MY_SECRET#MY_VOCABID(optional).

About VOCABID
登录控制台，选择文本翻译服务，点击右侧的术语表，选择新建，填写表名称和语言方向，添加需要的术语表，然后获取对应词表 id 即可。
About Config -> Domain
登录控制台，点击创建应用，输入应用名称，在选择服务一栏勾选文本翻译，然后勾选领域化翻译即可开通领域化翻译。领域化翻译仅支持中英互译。

Official Document

**Youdao