User:Pahapah/qtl

Quick TransLation, qtl is a Firefox extension to get the translation of a word by selecting it directly into a webpage. It was launched on September 3, 2007 by Mozilla. Mozilla claim 11,519 weekly downloads and 1,692,676 total downloads.

Evolution
The tool was first launched on September 3, 2007. The size of this first version was 2 KB. It is only compatible with Firefox 1.5 and 2.0. The following versions included more languages for translation with new translation engines. Then the add-on get diversified with other tools, for example a YouTube search, a quick e-mail sender, pronunciation, etc. The Version 12.1 included Wikipedia and Wiktionary.

Availability
The tool is downloadable for free on Mozilla Corporation official website and on other websites dedicated to web add-ons and sofwares. All the versions are available on Mozilla website, but versions prior to version 11 are not compatible with Firefox 3, the very last version of the browser designed by Mozilla.

Operating
With quick translation, a pop-up will appear and show the translation of the word. In addition to the translation, the tool give access to explanations on search selected word (definitions from online encyclopedias). Quick TransLation also allow the user to start a search word in the search engines selected in advance. The tool is compatible only with a Firefox browser.

Configuration
There are 34 languages available for traduction.

The tool also provide the results of:
 * 9 search engines
 * 3 social networks
 * 3 images hostings
 * 6 video sites
 * 3 music search
 * 3 dictionnaries
 * 7 wikipediae (en, fr, de, it, es, pl, cs, hu)
 * 10 other online services (maps, dev&tech, movies, shopping, news, weather)
 * various services of 11 countries other than the US and Britain

Reliable sources

 * Quick TransLation 13.7, review by Softpedia
 * Quick Translation (qtl) 13.7, review by CHIP
 * Quick Translation, review by .net (in French)