# Mouse Tooltip Translator

> It translates the text that your mouse cursor is hovering over. It offers additional features such as TTS, OCR manga translation, and YouTube dual subtitles. Please note that the PDF translation feature does not work in the Firefox version.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/mouse-tooltip-translator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mouse-tooltip-translator)

## Overview

- **ID:** `mouse-tooltip-translator`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** hook
- **Category:** language-support
- **Daily users:** 651
- **Weekly downloads:** 67
- **Rating:** 4.89 / 5 (19 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.1.165
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-16
- **First published:** 2025-01-06
- **Size:** 11 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mouse-tooltip-translator/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/SGpirr/MouseTooltipTranslator/tree/firefox](https://github.com/SGpirr/MouseTooltipTranslator/tree/firefox)

## Description

Mouse Tooltip Translator is a powerful Chrome extension that provides instant translations simply by hovering your mouse cursor over text on any webpage. This tool enhances your browsing experience by eliminating the need to copy and paste text for translation. Additional features include Text-to-Speech (TTS) for audio playback, OCR manga translation to extract and translate text from images or comics, and YouTube dual subtitle support for multilingual videos.

Originally a Firefox fork of the MouseTooltipTranslator project, this extension enables seamless access to foreign language content effortlessly. Note that the PDF translation feature is not supported in Firefox versions. With its user-friendly interface and advanced translation capabilities, Mouse Tooltip Translator is ideal for language learners, travelers, and anyone seeking quick, on-the-fly translations while browsing.

## Rankings

- #4,342 — Overall
- #181 — Language Support
- #79 — mouse
- #141 — ocr

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `tabs`
- `scripting`
- `contextMenus`
- `search`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low 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/mouse-tooltip-translator)