Translate on iOS
Break down language barriers and open up the web with Vivaldi Translate.
Accessing the Translate Panel
To open the Translate Panel:
- Tap on the Panel button.
- Tap on the Translate panel button.
Translate text
To translate text in the panel:
- Open the Translate Panel.
- Type or paste the text into the input field.
- Tap Translate.
If the language isn’t detected automatically, tap on Auto Detected at the bottom of the panel and select a language. You can also change the language the text is translated into.
Clear translation
When you’re done with the translation or want to translate something else, tap Clear below the output field.
Full page translations
To translate all text on a web page
- Either, tap on the notification offering to translate the web page, on the Translate button on the Address Bar (see screenshot), or go to the Vivaldi menu > Translate.
- Review the translation’s languages.
- Tap Translate.
In addition, you can select whether to:
- Always translate pages in that language.
- Never translate pages in that language.
- Offer to translate that language, but never on the site you’re currently on.
Translate text from a web page
To translate only some sections of the web page:
- Highlight the text you want to translate.
- Tap on Vivaldi Translate in the small menu that appears.
The Translate Panel will open with both the source text and the translation. If your selected text is very short, you may have to select the source language manually.
Translation settings
By default, when you translate selected text, the translation will be displayed in a dialog. If you prefer to open the translation in the Translate Panel:
- Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Content Settings.
- And enable Prefer Translate Panel.
To review and edit which languages get offered to translate the web page and which do not:
- Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Accept Languages.
- Add and edit languages for which translations will or will not be offered for.
Tap on Edit in the bottom right corner to reorder and remove languages.
Disable translation offers
If you don’t want to see notifications on web pages offering to translate the content for you:
- Go to Vivaldi menu > Settings > Accept Languages.
- Disable Translate pages.