# Quick Locale Switcher

> An Extension for Firefox to easily change the language and locale.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/quick-locale-switcher2](https://chrome-stats.com/d/quick-locale-switcher2)

## Overview

- **ID:** `quick-locale-switcher2`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** QuickLocaleDev
- **Category:** web-development,language-support
- **Daily users:** 508
- **Weekly downloads:** 6
- **Rating:** 3.27 / 5 (15 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-26
- **First published:** 2018-10-12
- **Size:** 2.23 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/quick-locale-switcher2/)

## Description

**Quick Locale Switcher** is a handy Firefox extension designed to help you switch between languages and locales effortlessly. With just a few clicks, you can customize your browser’s language settings to suit your preferences or requirements.

Whether you're a multilingual user or need to test websites in different locales, this extension provides a seamless and user-friendly interface for quick changes, enhancing your browsing and development experience.

## Rankings

- #4,924 — Overall
- #206 — Language Support
- #23 — quick
- #25 — kitchen
- #88 — switch
- #94 — pitch

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `activeTab`
- `notifications`
- `webNavigation`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

## 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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## Review summary

Reviews are mixed: multiple users praise the add‑on as simple and effective at stopping auto‑translation, while several others report it fails to work (especially for front‑end JS or navigator.language). Users also mention confusion or issues when adding/saving languages, with one advising to use Firefox preferences instead.

### Pros

- Works for many users — does what it says and is effective
- Simple and easy to use
- Can prevent websites from auto-translating content

### Cons

- Inconsistent functionality — several users report it doesn’t work for them
- Does not change navigator.language / doesn’t affect front-end JavaScript
- Adding or saving new languages is confusing or broken (missing save button); may require using Firefox preferences

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/quick-locale-switcher2)