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# Good News! Native Translation Finally Arrives With Firefox 118😍
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/firefox-118-release/
- Published: 2023-09-27T07:06:54.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-27T07:06:54.000Z
- Description: Firefox 118 makes it easy for users to translate webpages.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Application Releases, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

In recent times, Mozilla seems to be busy improving Firefox in whatever way possible. Take, for instance, [better support](https://itsfoss.com/mozilla-firefox-progress/) for Google's web services, or the previous [Firefox 117 release](https://itsfoss.com/firefox-117-release/).

And now we have yet another release in the form of the Firefox 118 release, that **finally introduces privacy-focused translations natively**, doing away with the need for workarounds.

Let's dive in and see what this release has to offer.

## 🆕 Firefox 118: What's New?

![a screenshot of the firefox about information](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/Firefox_118_1.png)

Firefox 118, like previous releases, has a lot to offer. Some key highlights include:

- **Native In-Browser Translations**
- **Improvements for Google Meet**
- **Important Security Fixes**

We will first focus on the translation feature, then the rest.

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### Native In-Browser Translations

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Well, after some time of testing, [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/?ref=itsfoss.com) finally has **native support for in-browser translations**. We checked this out in the [Firefox 117 release](https://itsfoss.com/firefox-117-release/), but it was not available by default.

Now, it's just a few clicks away, as shown in the video above. You just have to go into the hamburger menu, then click on '**Translate page**', then select the translate from and to languages and click on '**Translate**'.

For switching back to the original language, just click on the translation logo in the address bar, and click on '**Show original**'.

In my experience, **this feature runs into some issues** when there are multiple languages on the same webpage, and there's no support for translating text from images or videos.

But that figures, as **the translation widget still says 'Beta'** on it. I am certain that the developers will push updates for improving its functionality in the coming months.

**Suggested Read** 📖

[There’s One More Reason to Use Mozilla Firefox Now!Firefox is making good advances. Let’s take a look at what’s cooking now!![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/08/android-chrome-192x192.png)It's FOSS NewsAnkush Das![](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/09/firefox-google-workspace.png)](https://itsfoss.com/mozilla-firefox-progress/)

### 🛠️ Other Changes and Improvements

As for the rest of the under-the-hood refinements:

- Video effects and background blur are now available for Firefox users on [Google Meet](https://apps.google.com/meet/?ref=itsfoss.com).
- [Firefox suggest](https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-news/firefox-suggest/?ref=itsfoss.com) users will now be shown browser add-on suggestions in the address bar. (US Only).
- The visibility of fonts on websites has been restricted to only system fonts, to stop font fingerprinting in private browsing windows.
- Web audio in Firefox now makes use of the [FDLIBM](https://www.netlib.org/fdlibm/readme?ref=itsfoss.com) math library to improve privacy.
- Various [security fixes](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2023-41/?ref=itsfoss.com).

You can also go through the official [release notes](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/118.0/releasenotes/?ref=itsfoss.com) to dive further into some technical bits.

## 📥 Get Mozilla Firefox 118

Firefox 118 is available to download from the [official website](https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/download/?ref=news.itsfoss.com) as a **.tar.bz2 package**, and as a **Flatpak** from the [Flathub store](https://flathub.org/apps/org.mozilla.firefox?ref=itsfoss.com).

In either case, you can also try Firefox's [Snap package](https://snapcraft.io/firefox?ref=itsfoss.com).

[Mozilla Firefox 118](https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/download/?ref=news.itsfoss.com)

**For existing installations:** You can update it by searching for '**Update**', in the settings menu, and clicking on '**Check for Updates**' or check for system updates to get it from the repositories.

*💬 Are you excited about the new translation feature? What else do you expect from Firefox updates in the near future? Let us know in the comments below!*