๐ถ Shuojie Tongwen: Chinese Converter
Chrome extension that converts web pages between Traditional and Simplified Chinese with auto-updated OpenCC dictionaries and Taiwan vocabulary.
Shuojie Tongwen: Chinese Converter
Converts web pages between Traditional and Simplified Chinese, defaulting to Taiwan Traditional with Taiwan vocabulary. Dictionaries update from OpenCC automatically and everything runs inside your browser.
Features
Taiwan vocabulary
Converts to Taiwan Traditional Chinese with Taiwan wording by default: ่ฝฏไปถ โ ่ป้ซ, ๆๅฐๆบ โ ๅฐ่กจๆฉ, ้่ โ ้่จ.
Auto-updated OpenCC dictionaries
Checks OpenCC for dictionary updates every week. You can also update by hand or roll back to the previous version.
Reaches every part of the page
Works in cross-origin iframes, Shadow DOM (closed roots included) and content loaded after the page opens.
Words split by HTML tags
A word split by markup, such as ๆ<a>ๅฐๆบ</a>, is converted as a whole to ๅฐ่กจๆฉ instead of character by character.
Automatic mode
Uses the language a page declares, and analyses the text when the declaration is missing or wrong, so only the script you do not read gets converted.
Original alongside
Hover a paragraph to see the original, or show the original under every paragraph that changed.
Custom words and extra word lists
Custom words can apply everywhere or to one site and take priority over the dictionary. Extra lists add Wikipedia conversion groups, Wikidata person and place names, Firefox computing terms and NAER academic terms, each switched on by category.
Site rules and excluded regions
Make a site always convert to Traditional, to Simplified, or not at all, or never convert one specific page. Exclude parts of a page with a CSS selector, XPath, or by clicking them.
Floating button
Click to cycle through Traditional, Simplified and the original; long-press or right-click for a menu. Drag it anywhere, change its label and colour, or hide it on chosen sites.
Converter page
Paste text to convert it with the changes highlighted, or convert many text, subtitle and HTML files at once with automatic encoding detection, then download them singly or as a ZIP. Files never leave your browser.
Clipboard and text fields
Convert what you have copied and paste it straight away, or convert the text in the field you are typing in.
Characters only
Converts character by character without swapping vocabulary, everywhere or on chosen sites.
Getting started
- Install Shuojie Tongwen from the Chrome Web Store.
- Open any Simplified Chinese page. In the default automatic mode it is converted to Taiwan Traditional straight away.
- Use the floating button to switch between Traditional, Simplified and the original, or use the toolbar popup and the right-click menu.
- Adjust the conversion mode, site rules, custom words and extra word lists on the options page.
Modes and shortcuts
Conversion modes
- Traditional: Taiwan (with Taiwan vocabulary), Taiwan, OpenCC standard Traditional, Hong Kong
- Simplified: Simplified (with mainland vocabulary), Simplified, OpenCC standard Simplified
Shortcuts (all customisable)
- Alt+Shift+H Convert page to Traditional
- Alt+Shift+S Convert page to Simplified
- Alt+Shift+F Convert clipboard to Traditional
- Alt+Shift+J Convert clipboard to Simplified
Privacy
Conversion happens entirely in your browser. Shuojie Tongwen collects and sends no personal data or page content; its only network access is downloading dictionaries from the OpenCC GitHub repository. Settings and custom words stay in local browser storage and are deleted when you remove the extension.
Licences
Shuojie Tongwen is released under the MIT licence. The conversion core is derived from tongwen-core (MIT), dictionary data comes from OpenCC (Apache License 2.0), and some vocabulary comes from tongwen-dict (MIT) and National Academy for Educational Research open data (Open Government Data License v1.0). Extra word lists come from Chinese Wikipedia conversion groups (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) and Firefox localisation files (MPL 2.0), each under its original licence.
FAQ
How is Shuojie Tongwen different from other Chinese converters?
It uses OpenCC dictionaries that update every week, plus extra cross-strait vocabulary OpenCC lacks. It also converts text inside iframes and Shadow DOM and handles words split by HTML tags, so words are not left half converted.
Does it send the pages I visit anywhere?
No. Conversion happens entirely in your browser and the extension collects and sends no personal data or page content. Its only network access is downloading dictionary updates from the OpenCC GitHub repository.
Why does it need access to all websites?
To convert text on a page the extension has to read and rewrite that page. All of this happens on your device and nothing is uploaded.
How do I stop it converting a particular site?
Choose โnever convert this siteโ or โnever convert this pageโ from the toolbar popup or the right-click menu, or exclude only a specific part of the page.
Can it convert files?
Yes. Open the converter page, add text, subtitle or HTML files, and download the results one by one or as a ZIP. Files are never uploaded.