FediTips has moved!Jul 1, 2023

Oh my goodness... a LOT of new people... 😮 Welcome! 👋

If you need help with using Mastodon and the Fediverse, have a look at:

➡️ https://fedi.tips

It's written for a non-technical audience, and hopefully answers most beginners' questions.

If you're looking for accounts to follow, there are lots of ways to do it summarised here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends/

If you have any problems, ask me and I'll try to help!

Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

Show threadjtb
@feditips Do some instances have a translate button on their web interface?
Jul 1, 2023 at 9:29pmWeb
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@jtb

Yes, they do, if your server's admin has paid for a translation service to be installed.

There is no translation built into Mastodon, but there are features to integrate open source third party translation services like https://libretranslate.com. These third party services charge a certain amount for their API, to cover their costs.

Basically, ask your admin about it :)

LibreTranslate - Free and Open Source Machine Translation API

Free and Open Source Machine Translation API. Free to download, offline capable and easy to setup. Run your own API server in just a few minutes.

Show threadjtbJul 1, 2023
@feditips Thanks. I just discovered that google translate can translate toots. I am using google chrome, I right click and select translate.
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@jtb

Yup, that's another approach! 👍