Understand foreign web pages, documents and videos (Chinese, English, Malay)
You often read English websites, PDFs or YouTube videos, or handle Malay documents, and want natural translations you can compare side by side.
Bilingual side-by-side web pages, documents or subtitles
3 top picks
Browser extension that shows the original and translation of web pages, PDFs and YouTube subtitles together, so you learn as you read.
Free: Free plan available
Natural translations; upload Word / PDF files and keep the layout.
Free: Free plan: 1 file translation per month
Good for very long Chinese or English material: summarise first, then translate what matters.
Free: Free plan available ($0)
How to combine them
- 1
Install the Immersive Translate browser extension and switch any English page or YouTube video to bilingual view in one click.
- 2
To translate a whole contract or report, upload it to DeepL to keep the layout.
- 3
For very long material, ask Kimi to summarise first, then read the important parts closely.
- 4
Have a bilingual person review translations of formal documents.
How far the free plans go
Immersive Translate has a free plan; DeepL's free plan gives 1 file translation per month; Kimi has a free plan.
Prices and limits change often. Data checked on 2026-10-27; the official sites are the final word.
Not for
- Documents that need certified translation (e.g. court or immigration papers)
- Confidential files that can't be uploaded
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