# DMS Hover Translate EN→RU (StarDict)

> Translate EN→RU on hover using a bundled StarDict dictionary. Glass-style tooltip, pronunciation button, optional online fallback for missing words/selected phrases.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/dms-hover-translate](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dms-hover-translate)

## Overview

- **ID:** `dms-hover-translate`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Mikhail Danshin
- **Category:** search-tools,appearance,language-support
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.3.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-14
- **First published:** 2026-01-11
- **Size:** 5.31 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/dms-hover-translate/)
- **Website:** [https://danshin.ms/ht](https://danshin.ms/ht)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/dms-hover-translate/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/dms-hover-translate/privacy/)

## Description

DMS Hover Translate EN→RU (StarDict) shows an instant translation when you hover English words on a page.

Key features

Offline EN→RU lookup via a bundled StarDict dictionary (no network required for most words).

Glass-style hover tooltip with clean typography and smart wrapping.

Pronunciation button (text-to-speech) for the hovered word.

Optional online fallback translation for:

words missing in the offline dictionary

selected phrases (user selection)
Online fallback uses MyMemory and can be disabled in settings.

Privacy

By default, translations are performed locally using the bundled dictionary.

If online fallback is enabled, the extension sends the hovered word or selected text to the translation service only when needed.

No analytics and no selling of data.

## Rankings

- #116,649 — Overall
- #143 — hover

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dms-hover-translate)