Is it possible to change the default sentence translator from Google to DeepL? I have added DeepL as a dictionary but am really hoping to harness what it does best, translate longer passages via the translate button
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Sorry but that’s not possible at the moment. You will need to highlight a phrase and then use the DeepL dictionary to get the translation.
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Deepl is amazing. It would be great to use Deepl instead of google translate. If put sentence from Spanish to Czech via google translator. it often does not make sense
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how hard could that be to implement?
Not sure, but at the moment we don’t have in plans to change the Google Translate as a default dictionary.
Have you seen how much better DeepL is? It’s SO much better.
If you haven’t tried it I would recommend a look. Try it on a paragraph from a novel or something complicated like that. It’s very impressive.
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Agreed. I’d urge Lingq to seriously consider adding Deepl. Judging by the comments they don’t seem very familiar with it.
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Ideally the user should be able to set their own default dictionary. Different translators serve different purposes for different users and languages
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I agree that this would be a wonderful feature.
I agree, I only recently discovered Deepl. like a whole new world opening up. If only I had known earlier how much better it is than google translate.
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@Zoran: maybe not as default, but as an option would be great!
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I believe that many languages are not covered by DeepL
I use Deepl and Google Translate for translations. While Deepl L produces more context sensitive translations on occasions, there are limitations on how much use you can make of it without paying for the service. I have occasionally been blocked out from the programme in the middle of translation because I exceeded some usage limitations which are imposed on non-paying users. Google translate is free so is more flexible in this regard and sometimes I prefer the more literal translations that it supplies.
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I didn’t know it had limitations, good to know.
For some languages, e.g. Japanese in my opinion, google translate is almost useless while Deepl can most of the time provide a meaningful translation.
I don’t really mind that it’s not the default, but not being able to select more than 9 or so words in lingq to translate to Deepl is a bummer.