# HoverTranslator

> Easy way to get on the fly translation of words / sentences by hovering on the text

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `hovertranslator`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** HT
- **Category:** language-support
- **Daily users:** 35
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (5 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.13
- **Last updated:** 2020-04-10
- **First published:** 2019-10-22
- **Size:** 492 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/hovertranslator/)

## Description

HoverTranslator is a Firefox add-on that allows users to easily translate words or sentences by simply hovering over the text. It eliminates the need for copying and pasting, making translation faster and more efficient. The add-on supports multiple languages and offers gesture control for a seamless translation experience.

## Rankings

- #18,890 — Overall
- #202 — hover

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://translate.googleapis.com/*`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/hovertranslator)