# Mastodon Language Detector

> Detect language of post you're writing

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/mastodon-language-detector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mastodon-language-detector)

## Overview

- **ID:** `mastodon-language-detector`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** freaktechnik
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 12
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.3
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-22
- **First published:** 2022-11-07
- **Size:** 16 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mastodon-language-detector/)

## Description

Mastodon Language Detector is a Firefox add-on that detects the language of the post you're composing on Mastodon and selects the appropriate content language. It uses the built-in language detection feature of Firefox. Set your instance URL in the options.

## Rankings

- #30,536 — Overall
- #75 — detect
- #145 — language
- #147 — todo
- #163 — algorithm
- #210 — writing

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `scripting`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- 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/mastodon-language-detector)