Google Translate

View translations easily as you browse the web. By the Google Translate team.

Google Translate Chrome Extension

Google Translate is a Chrome extension that allows users to easily view translations of web content. It allows you to highlight or right-click on a section of text to translate it to your language, and offers options to change extension settings for automatic translation display.

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Extension stats

By: https://translate.google.com

Users: 40,000,000+

Rating: 4.25

(44,417)

9 new ratings

Version: 2.0.16 (Last updated: 2024-09-05)

Creation date: 2020-03-17

Permissions:

activeTab
contextMenus
storage
offscreen
scripting

Size: 1.14M

Email: go*****@google.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 6

Other rankings

#1 in Education

#1 in Learn a new language

#3 in Extensions starter kit

#3 in Chrome Web Store Home Page Top Banner

#13 in Chrome Web Store Home Page

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Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Useful for translating individual words
Good for school projects involving different languages
Left-click function is appreciated

Cons

Fails to recognize certain languages like Chinese and others
Has removed one-click translate function, requiring extra steps to access translation
Frequent bugs with language recognition and translation accuracy
Not user-friendly for translating long texts
Many users find the toolbar functionality unreliable

Most mentioned

Issues with language recognition and translation accuracy
Removal of one-click translation functionality
Frequent bugs and difficulties with settings for preferred languages

User reviews

Перестал нормально работать пару месяцев назад, раздражает сильно временами

Сергей Сергей, 2025-03-09

找了一圈翻译，还是Google的能用，好用。赞👍。

Gongdao HE, 2025-03-09

doesnt work anymore

Xeffary, 2025-03-08

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Google Translate requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Injects scripts into web pages, which may alter or extract site contents, resulting in a substantial risk.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Google Translate. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

Low This extension was updated more than 6 months ago. Older versions are more likely to be stable and safe.
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