# GooT

> GooT – Google Translate Tools is a lightweight, customizable assistant that adds powerful keyboard shortcuts and UI enhancements to Google Translate.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `goot`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** GwsWebDesign
- **Category:** language-support
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-11-06
- **First published:** 2025-11-03
- **Size:** 923 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/goot/)
- **Website:** [https://vrhythm.net/using-goot](https://vrhythm.net/using-goot)

## Description

Perfect for language learners, translators, and anyone who wants to use Google Translate more efficiently — especially with handwriting input or repetitive tasks.

🎯 Key Features
Overlay a transparent handwriting guide image
Works with both Simplified and Traditional Chinese
Keyboard shortcuts to toggle input tools, play text, switch languages, and more
Pasting image into handwriting overlay (great for kanji/hanzi tracing)
Paste clipboard text into the source field instantly
Always keep the input textarea focused
Clean UI, runs only on Google Translate

🧠 Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+?      Show/Hide Help
Alt+~                 Loop Input Tools
Alt+1                 Focus Input Box
Alt+2                 Show Handwriting Guide
Alt+3                 Play Source Text
Alt+Shift+~           Toggle Pinyin / Handwriting (Chinese)
Alt+Shift+1           Paste Clipboard to Input Box
Alt+Shift+3           Play Translated Text
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S      Toggle Saved Pane
Ctrl+Alt+Shift+H      Toggle History Pane
Ctrl+Shift+S          Switch Languages (built-in)

🖌️ Handwriting Guide UI
Double-click header → Roll up/down the overlay
Ctrl+V → Paste transparent PNG from clipboard

🛠️ Customizable Settings
Overlay opacity (0.1–0.9)
Auto-focus textarea toggle
Auto-place cursor at end of input (optional)

🧩 Simple, Private, Powerful
No tracking, no data collection
Doesn’t access tabs or run on other sites
All logic runs locally in your browser

📌 Note: This extension only affects <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/d500bd8b1cdda49f6c5c37fc2f78dff8afaa9bab4171ddd01e9e71ac19d41f23/http%3A//translate.google.com" rel="nofollow">translate.google.com</a>
, and does not modify or monitor any other pages.

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## Rankings

- #135,058 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `scripting`
- `tabs`
- `clipboardRead`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `*://translate.google.com/*`
- `*://translate.google.ad/*`
- `*://translate.google.ae/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.ar/*`
- `*://translate.google.at/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.au/*`
- `*://translate.google.az/*`
- `*://translate.google.be/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.bd/*`
- `*://translate.google.bg/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.br/*`
- `*://translate.google.ca/*`
- `*://translate.google.ch/*`
- `*://translate.google.cl/*`
- `*://translate.google.cn/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.co/*`
- `*://translate.google.cz/*`
- `*://translate.google.de/*`
- `*://translate.google.dk/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.eg/*`
- `*://translate.google.es/*`
- `*://translate.google.fi/*`
- `*://translate.google.fr/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.hk/*`
- `*://translate.google.hu/*`
- `*://translate.google.co.id/*`
- `*://translate.google.ie/*`
- `*://translate.google.co.il/*`
- `*://translate.google.co.in/*`
- `*://translate.google.it/*`
- `*://translate.google.co.jp/*`
- `*://translate.google.co.kr/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.lb/*`
- `*://translate.google.li/*`
- `*://translate.google.lk/*`
- `*://translate.google.lt/*`
- `*://translate.google.lu/*`
- `*://translate.google.lv/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.mx/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.my/*`
- `*://translate.google.nl/*`
- `*://translate.google.no/*`
- `*://translate.google.co.nz/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.ph/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.pk/*`
- `*://translate.google.pl/*`
- `*://translate.google.pt/*`
- `*://translate.google.ro/*`
- `*://translate.google.ru/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.sa/*`
- `*://translate.google.se/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.sg/*`
- `*://translate.google.sk/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.sv/*`
- `*://translate.google.th/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.tr/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.tw/*`
- `*://translate.google.com.ua/*`
- `*://translate.google.co.uk/*`
- `*://translate.google.co.ve/*`
- `*://translate.google.co.za/*`
- `*://translate.google.vn/*`

### Content script matches

- `translate.google.com`
- `translate.google.ad`
- `translate.google.ae`
- `translate.google.com.ar`
- `translate.google.at`
- `translate.google.com.au`
- `translate.google.az`
- `translate.google.be`
- `translate.google.com.bd`
- `translate.google.bg`
- `translate.google.com.br`
- `translate.google.ca`
- `translate.google.ch`
- `translate.google.cl`
- `translate.google.cn`
- `translate.google.com.co`
- `translate.google.cz`
- `translate.google.de`
- `translate.google.dk`
- `translate.google.com.eg`
- `translate.google.es`
- `translate.google.fi`
- `translate.google.fr`
- `translate.google.com.hk`
- `translate.google.hu`
- `translate.google.co.id`
- `translate.google.ie`
- `translate.google.co.il`
- `translate.google.co.in`
- `translate.google.it`
- `translate.google.co.jp`
- `translate.google.co.kr`
- `translate.google.com.lb`
- `translate.google.li`
- `translate.google.lk`
- `translate.google.lt`
- `translate.google.lu`
- `translate.google.lv`
- `translate.google.com.mx`
- `translate.google.com.my`
- `translate.google.nl`
- `translate.google.no`
- `translate.google.co.nz`
- `translate.google.com.ph`
- `translate.google.com.pk`
- `translate.google.pl`
- `translate.google.pt`
- `translate.google.ro`
- `translate.google.ru`
- `translate.google.com.sa`
- `translate.google.se`
- `translate.google.com.sg`
- `translate.google.sk`
- `translate.google.com.sv`
- `translate.google.th`
- `translate.google.com.tr`
- `translate.google.com.tw`
- `translate.google.com.ua`
- `translate.google.co.uk`
- `translate.google.co.ve`
- `translate.google.co.za`
- `translate.google.vn`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very 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 website URL may be invalid

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

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