What is 流畅阅读?
FluentRead 流畅阅读 is an open-source browser extension that supports bilingual page comparison, word‑by‑word translation, and AI‑assisted reading, helping you understand foreign-language content. It offers bilingual text comparison reading, supporting full-page translation, hover translation, and word‑by‑word translation; uses the AI translation card to interpret meaning, analyze sentences, and clarify usage based on the original text, while allowing follow-up questions; supports multiple translation services, AI models, and local Ollama, with customizable term libraries, translation styles, keyboard shortcuts, and menu bar layouts; preserves original context through collections of words and phrases in the learning center for study and review; recognizes and translates text in images or selected areas, enables bilingual reading and document proofreading, and provides bilingual subtitles on YouTube and X.
Key features
Bilingual text comparison reading, supporting full-page translation, hover translation, and word‑by‑word translation.
Obtain contextual explanations, sentence analysis, and usage examples via the AI translation card, with support for further inquiries to explore in depth.
Use cases and audience
Foreign language learners, cross‑language content researchers, and professionals who frequently read foreign‑language webpages, videos, or documents.
- Bilingual page comparison reading, supporting full-page translation, hover translation, and word‑by‑word translation.
- Obtain contextual explanations, sentence analysis, and usage examples via AI reading cards, with support for follow-up questions to deepen learning.
- Recognize and translate text in images or selected screen areas; enable bilingual reading and document proofreading; activate bilingual subtitles on YouTube and X.
Original webpage text, user‑selected text, text within images or screen‑selected areas, YouTube/X video subtitles, and bilingual documents.
Bilingual comparison pages, word‑by‑word/hover/full‑page translation results, AI‑generated contextual explanations/sentence analyses/usage examples, collections of words and phrases with original context, bilingual subtitles, and editable bilingual documents.
Frequently asked questions
What prerequisites are needed for the AI reading assistance feature?
AI explanation requires pre-configuring available AI services and models; for details on supported features, configuration methods, and data processing procedures, please refer to the user guide.
Does it support running local AI models?
Supported; you can choose local Ollama as the translation and AI-assisted backend.
How to use
- 01
Install the FluentRead browser extension.
- 02
Configure available AI services and models (this step is required for the AI explanation feature).
- 03
While browsing webpages, trigger bilingual translation using highlight, hover, or full-page modes.
- 04
Save key words and sentences to the learning center for later review and reinforcement.
Official website & sources
Updated on 2026-10-28
