This post isn’t about fitness, but I thought it was important to share since I encountered this issue and my solution may be useful to someone.
Recently, Google Chrome stopped releasing updates for the version of its browser used on Windows 7. This change nudges users to upgrade to Windows 10 or 11 to enjoy the latest features. However, a lot of people still use Windows 7 with Google Chrome, and they’ve noticed that many Chrome extensions are no longer compatible and now only work on Windows 10 and 11.
The Google Translate extension was affected by this issue as well. Since my work computer runs on Windows 7, I ran into this problem when I tried to install the extension and saw in the Google Chrome Extension Store a message saying it wasn’t compatible with my version of Chrome.
After some searching and "conjuring and casting spells" and "dancing with a tambourine", I found a workaround that lets you use Google Translate version 2.0.13, which still has full webpage translation capabilities that aren’t available in newer versions of the extension.
Here’s how you can install it:
1. Go to this link: GitHub - Google Translate 2.0.13 Extension and download the zip file or download it directly from here. There’s also a solution for Mac OS in this file.
2. Unzip the file into a folder on your computer.
3. Open Chrome’s extension management page by going to Chrome Settings (click the three dots in the upper right corner) => More Tools => Extensions.
4. Turn on Developer Mode (the switch is in the upper right corner of the Extensions page).
5. Click the “Load unpacked” button.
6. Navigate to the folder where you unzipped the file and select it. (For installation I used the folder inside of the zip file named `aapbdbdomjkkjkaonfhkkikfgjllcleb-2.0.13_unpacked` because a file with the `.crx` extension didn’t work for me.)
7. Click “Select Folder.”
The extension should now appear on your Chrome Extensions page and be ready to use.
After installation, I turned off Developer Mode because it may take some amount of RAM I guess, and slow down my browser.
Enjoy using this helpful and convenient extension!
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