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.
Install from Chrome Web Store

Extension stats

Users: 39,000,000+
Version: 2.0.16 (Last updated: 2024-09-05)
Creation date: 2020-03-17
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • offscreen
  • scripting
Size: 1.14M

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Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

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Highlight or right-click on a section of text and click on Translate icon next to it to translate it to your language.

Learn more about Google Translate at https://support.google.com/translate.

By installing this extension, you agree to the Google Terms of Service and Privacy Policy at https://www.google.com/intl/en/policies.

UPDATE (v.2.0): Now you can highlight or right-click a text and translate it vs. translate the entire page. You can also change extension options to automatically show translation every time you highlight text.

UPDATE (v.2.14+): Page translation is now supported natively in Chrome browsers and is no longer supported in the Google Translate extension. See https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/173424 to learn how to use it.

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Translations are generally correct and perform well
  • Good for translating between multiple languages
  • User-friendly and helpful for quick translations
Cons
  • Page translation feature not functioning properly
  • Language selection changes unexpectedly
  • Does not consistently translate certain languages, leading to frustration
Most mentioned
  • Issues with page translation not working
  • Problems with language selection and detection
  • Functionality deteriorating or not working in certain regions/languages
User reviews
Page transaltion not working, but the rest is GOOD
by Ben, 2025-01-20

by 안치영, 2025-01-19

كواد بن كواد
by علي محمد, 2025-01-18
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Google Translate requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Google Translate has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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