# BabelStreamer Captions

> Displays live translated captions over video — receives from the BabelStreamer server.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/babelstreamer-captions](https://chrome-stats.com/d/babelstreamer-captions)

## Overview

- **ID:** `babelstreamer-captions`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Kamayu
- **Category:** language-support
- **Version:** 1.0.10
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-12
- **First published:** 2026-07-21
- **Size:** 91 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/babelstreamer-captions/)
- **Website:** [https://www.babelstreamer.com](https://www.babelstreamer.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/babelstreamer-captions/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/babelstreamer-captions/privacy/)

## Description

The extension is the viewer side of the babelstreamer service which allows streamers to talk and have their speech converted to text and for viewers to have this text auto-translated to any language (depending on the subscription of the streamer). The add on provides the connection to the translation server and session setup for linking to the stream. The translated subtitles are overlaid over the current video window

## Rankings

- #141,053 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension support email may not be valid

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/babelstreamer-captions)