# Not a Translator

> Shows word definitions inline in its original language : inject tooltips containing word definition , link to sources and other. New version : measurement / temperature conversions Freeware,no tracking, contribution appreciated !

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/not-a-translator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/not-a-translator)

## Overview

- **ID:** `not-a-translator`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Not a Translator
- **Category:** search-tools,language-support
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 9.1.22
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2026-05-01
- **Size:** 4.73 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/not-a-translator/)
- **Website:** [https://akgang-rgb.github.io/NotaTranslator/](https://akgang-rgb.github.io/NotaTranslator/)

## Description

Not a translator fetches definitions of selected words from a dictionary and displays them in a tooltip. This Firefox add-on aims to improve language fluency by providing word definitions instead of translations.

## Rankings

- #101,647 — Overall
- #120 — temperature

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`
- `tabs`
- `scripting`
- `identity`

### Host permissions

- `https://www.dictionaryapi.com/*`
- `https://dictionaryapi.com/*`
- `https://notatr-proxy.akgang.workers.dev/*`
- `https://www.merriam-webster.com/*`
- `https://*.wiktionary.org/*`
- `https://commons.wikimedia.org/*`
- `https://upload.wikimedia.org/*`
- `https://dle.rae.es/*`
- `https://larousse.fr/*`
- `https://www.larousse.fr/*`
- `https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/*`
- `https://www.dwds.de/*`
- `https://dizionario.internazionale.it/*`
- `https://grandidizionari.hoepli.it/*`
- `https://logeion.uchicago.edu/*`
- `https://anastrophe.uchicago.edu/*`
- `https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/*`
- `https://translate.adminforge.de/*`
- `https://taketh.is/*`
- `https://api.mymemory.translated.net/*`
- `https://www.kielitoimistonsanakirja.fi/*`
- `https://lindat.mff.cuni.cz/*`
- `https://notatranslator.duckdns.org/*`
- `https://api.soundoftext.com/*`
- `https://translate.googleapis.com/*`
- `https://openrouter.ai/*`
- `https://api.openai.com/*`
- `https://api.groq.com/*`
- `https://api.anthropic.com/*`
- `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/*`
- `https://api.deepseek.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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 was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/not-a-translator)