Quick Translate: Reading & writing translator

Translate what you read or write with Google Translate, the best translator in the world.

Quick Translate is a powerful Chrome extension that enables seamless translation while you read and write directly in your browser. Leveraging Google Translate's neural machine translation technology, it supports over 100 languages including French, German, Spanish, and Arabic. Simply select any text on a webpage and right-click to translate instantly without leaving your current window.

Beyond translating text selections, Quick Translate allows you to write multilingual content by providing real-time translations within its pop-up interface. It also features full-page translation capabilities enabling one-click conversion of entire web pages into your preferred language. Your translation history is securely stored locally in your browser, ensuring privacy and easy access without any cloud involvement. Download Quick Translate for free to enhance your browsing experience and break language barriers effortlessly. Note that this extension is currently in beta and undergoing continuous improvement.

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By:: toanrittnis
Users:: 100,000+
Rating:: 4.56
(120) 1 new ratings
Version:: 1.0.2 (Last updated: 2025-02-23)
Creation date:: 2022-11-25
Risk:: High risk impact Moderate risk likelihood
Permissions:: contextMenus
activeTab
storage
tabs
system.display
declarativeNetRequest
Host permissions:: <all_urls>
Size:: 2.12M
Email:: to*****@gmail.com
URLs:: Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 2,102 ▲ 24

Other rankings

#459 in Education ▼ 2

#4 in translate keyword 67 ▲ 1

#9 in google translate keyword 46

#13 in translations keyword 73 ▼ 1

#15 in writing keyword 53 ▲ 2

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Quick Translate: Reading & writing translator (v1.0.1)

107,796+ 4.00

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User reviews

Users appreciate Quick Translate for its ease of use, voice recognition capability, and usefulness in browser translations, including chat interfaces like YouTube. However, multiple reviews mention issues such as inaccurate automatic language detection, the need for manual refreshing or switching when translating messages, limited multi-language handling, and interruptions when changing tabs. Overall, it is functional and helpful but can benefit from improvements in automatic and seamless translation features.

Pros

Easy to use and convenient for translation
Works well for voice recognition
Helpful for translating text in browser including chats like YouTube chat
Supports multiple languages and is a functional tool

Cons

Automatic language detection sometimes changes text to incorrect language
Needs improvement to automatically translate all incoming and outgoing messages on the page
Limitations when switching between multiple target languages requiring manual changes
Sometimes requires page refresh to perform translations
Loses translation context when switching tabs or clicking elsewhere

Recent reviews

Good application. Thanks!

Nicolae Ionascu, 2025-04-18

very good

Iman Nasri, 2025-04-13

Good

Boo Min, 2025-02-26

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Quick Translate: Reading & writing translator requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

Quick Translate: Reading & writing translator is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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