Inbound — readable as it lands
Incoming messages are translated as they arrive, in real time, and shown with the bubble. The one that came in at 2am in a script you can't read is already readable when you open the chat.
Translation
Translate WhatsApp messages, both ways
A buyer writes at 2am in a script you don't read. Wanova translates it as it lands — and when you answer in your own language, it shows you the translation before it goes out, then sends theirs.
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Both directions
They write theirs. You write yours.
Selling across a language line costs you twice on every message — once to understand it, once to answer it. Wanova takes both halves.
Outbound — you see it before they do
Write in your own language. Wanova shows you the translation before it goes out — never behind your back — and sends theirs. Nothing leaves in a language you haven't seen.
Or don't type it at all
The AI reply co-pilot can draft the reply directly in your customer's language, from the conversation you're already having. It lands in your composer — you read it, you press send.
How it works
Three steps, inside WhatsApp Web
Turn it on
Translation is off until you switch it on. Pick your target language and which provider handles it — and the extension tells you what it sends where.
Read what lands
New messages get translated as they arrive, right alongside the original. There's a per-chat toggle too, for the conversations that don't need it.
Answer in your own language
Type it the way you'd type it at home. Wanova shows you the translation first, then sends theirs — so you always know what your customer is about to read.
Read this part
What happens to the text you translate
Most of Wanova runs in your browser and stops there. Translation can't — so here's exactly what happens instead.
Translating text means sending text
There's no way around it, so we don't pretend there is. Translation is opt-in — off until you switch it on — and the extension discloses what was sent and to which provider. Wanova never stores your chat contents.
It goes through us, not around us
Your browser hands the line to Wanova's relay, which calls the model provider and passes the translation back. Your text reaches the provider through us, not straight from your machine — and that round trip is what your monthly credits count.
Repeats don't cost twice
WhatsApp Web rebuilds a chat every time you switch back into it, re-scanning every bubble. Three layers of cache — in-flight, in memory, on disk, never expiring — mean you pay for a line once, not once per visit.
We won't tell you your chats never leave your device — that stops being true the moment you switch translation on. What we'll tell you is what leaves, when, and to whom.
Plans
Translation is on every plan
One price per account — not per person and not per number. Every plan covers several WhatsApp numbers and as many teammates as share them. The AI co-pilot starts on Professional.
Starter$14.99/mo2,000 AI credits/mo
Professional$24.99/mo15,000 AI credits/mo
Expert$34.99/mo35,000 AI credits/mo
Repeated messages are cached — translating the same bubble twice doesn't count twice · See full pricing
FAQ
Questions, answered
How do I translate WhatsApp messages on WhatsApp Web?
Install Wanova for Chrome or Edge, open WhatsApp Web as usual, and switch translation on — it's off until you do. Pick your target language and incoming messages are translated as they arrive, shown with the bubble. When you reply, write in your own language: Wanova shows you the translation before it goes out, then sends theirs.
Does re-opening a chat use up my credits again?
No. WhatsApp Web rebuilds a conversation every time you switch back into it, so every bubble gets re-scanned — without a cache you'd be re-billed for text you already paid to translate. Wanova caches translations in three layers — in-flight, in memory and on disk — and they never expire. Repeats cost nothing; only new text counts.
Does it translate the WhatsApp interface too?
No. Wanova translates message content — what your customer wrote, and what you're about to send. WhatsApp's own menus and buttons stay in whatever language you've set them to.
What gets sent, and where does it go?
The message text you're translating, and nothing else. Translation is opt-in — off until you turn it on — and the extension discloses what was sent and to which provider. We never store your chat contents.
How much translation do I get?
AI credits a month, shared across every WhatsApp number on the account: 2,000 on Starter, 15,000 on Professional, 35,000 on Expert. One message costs one credit (a long one costs more). Only new text counts — a bubble you've already translated comes back from the cache and doesn't spend a credit twice — and the account panel shows what you've used this period.
What happens when I hit the limit?
AI pauses and offers you an upgrade. There's no surprise overage billing. Everything local — broadcasts, templates, exports, the follow-up radar — keeps working untouched.
Can I turn translation off for one chat?
Yes. There's a per-chat toggle alongside the global settings, so the conversations already in your own language don't get translated — or spend your credits.
WhatsApp added its own translation. Why use this?
WhatsApp's own translation was announced for Android and iPhone — six languages on Android, more on iPhone through Apple's translator — and it works on messages you've received. Two gaps stay open. It was built for the phone apps, not for the WhatsApp Web you keep open all day. And it translates what arrives, not what you're about to send, so the reply you type still leaves in your language. Wanova does both directions on the desktop, and shows you your own message translated before it goes.
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