# Edge Translate

> Translate what you want.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/edge\_translate](https://chrome-stats.com/d/edge_translate)

## Overview

- **ID:** `edge_translate`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nicky Chen
- **Category:** language-support,other
- **Daily users:** 7,627
- **Weekly downloads:** 61
- **Rating:** 4.66 / 5 (347 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2023-08-19
- **First published:** 2018-08-07
- **Size:** 201 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/edge_translate/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/EdgeTranslate/EdgeTranslate/wiki](https://github.com/EdgeTranslate/EdgeTranslate/wiki)

## Description

**Edge Translate** is a powerful browser extension designed to enhance your reading and translation experience. Supporting Chrome, Firefox, and 360 Secure Browser, it utilizes the Google Translate API to provide accurate translations for words, sentences, PDFs, and entire webpages. The extension features a friendly side pop-up for translation results that doesn't disrupt your reading flow and includes customizable display options to focus on key translation elements such as pronunciation, definitions, and example sentences.

Users can benefit from extensive shortcut keys for efficient translation, a blacklist feature to disable translation on specified pages, and multiple webpage translation options via YouDao or Google. While some features are limited on Firefox due to platform restrictions, Edge Translate remains a community-driven, open-source tool built using top development frameworks like Mozilla's pdf.js and webpack. Its continued improvement is driven by user feedback and open collaboration, making it an essential companion for those needing quick and reliable translations while browsing.

## Rankings

- #915 — Overall
- #33 — Language Support
- #125 — Other extensions
- #10 — translate
- #41 — translations
- #52 — google translate

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `notifications`
- `contextMenus`
- `storage`
- `cookies`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`
- `*.deepl.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Edge Translate for Firefox is praised for speed and ease of use, with solid browser integration and customizable options. However, users repeatedly flag drawbacks in translation accuracy, noting it doesn’t always align with Google Translate and varies by engine. The extension also lacks a dark mode and shows reliability issues on some pages. Some reviews mention frustration with different translation engines and a desire for bidirectional translation. Overall, it’s fast and convenient but needs improvements in accuracy, theming, and stability.

### Pros

- Fast and responsive
- Easy to use / convenient translation extension
- Good browser integration
- Customizable settings

### Cons

- Translation quality is poor or inconsistent across providers (e.g., Google vs Bing)
- No dark mode / missing theme
- Reliability issues where some pages fail to translate

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