# Quick translator

> This add-on adds an item to assist translation to the context menu.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `quicktranslator`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** suke
- **Category:** language-support,other
- **Daily users:** 573
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 4.08 / 5 (13 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.2.50
- **Last updated:** 2021-07-21
- **First published:** 2018-05-11
- **Size:** 254 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/quicktranslator/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/Keisukes4n/quick-translator](https://github.com/Keisukes4n/quick-translator)

## Description

Quick Translator is a convenient Chrome extension that integrates translation functionality directly into your browser's context menu. With automatic source language detection, users can quickly translate selected text without leaving their current webpage. This extension supports translations via trusted services like Google Translate and Microsoft Translator (Bing/translatetheweb.com), making multilingual browsing seamless and efficient.

Ideal for users who frequently work with foreign languages or international content, Quick Translator simplifies the translation process and enhances productivity by reducing the steps needed to understand foreign text. Its easy integration and reliable services make it a must-have tool for anyone needing instant, in-context translations within Chrome.

## Rankings

- #4,590 — Overall
- #188 — Language Support
- #12 — quick
- #80 — translate
- #86 — quiz
- #96 — translations

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `menus`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate 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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## Review summary

Users appreciate Quick translator for its speed, simplicity, and minimalist, practical design. It effectively translates text quickly, making it a favored choice among Firefox translation extensions. However, common issues include its inability to translate entire pages or selected text in-place, always opening translations in new tabs rather than the current one, and ignoring user-set target language preferences when redirecting to Google Translate.

### Pros

- Fast and simple to use.
- Minimalist and practical design.
- Effectively translates text as intended.
- Considered one of the best translation extensions for Firefox by some users.

### Cons

- Does not translate entire pages.
- Does not translate selected text in place on the original page.
- Always opens translations in a new tab instead of the current one.
- Target language setting is ignored when opening Google Translate in a new tab.

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