# Google Input Tools for Firefox

> Transliteration, virtual keyboard, and handwriting input for 90+ languages in Firefox.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-input-tools-for-firefox](https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-input-tools-for-firefox)

## Overview

- **ID:** `google-input-tools-for-firefox`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hashin Jithu
- **Category:** language-support
- **Daily users:** 693
- **Weekly downloads:** 87
- **Rating:** 1.90 / 5 (10 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-23
- **First published:** 2025-07-15
- **Size:** 36 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-input-tools-for-firefox/)

## Description

The same functionality of the Google Input Tools for Chrome is now available for Firefox users. 

Now you can directly type from every textbox like Facebook posts/comments, on X, blogging platforms etc. 

Just enable the "Transliteration" button, choose the language and you're good to go. Use the short cut "Ctrl+Shift+M" in Windows/Linux and "Cmd+Shift+M" in Mac to toggle between languages.

Has automatic dark mode in-built, plus support for 90+ languages.

## Rankings

- #4,110 — Overall
- #171 — Language Support
- #1 — input
- #12 — cmd/ctrl+m
- #38 — tools
- #54 — good

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `tabs`
- `scripting`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-input-tools-for-firefox)