# ScTranslator - Translator, Page Translator, Dictio

> Translate selected text with multiple sources, Webpage translating that have 3 display modes... An all-in-one translation extension.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `sctranslator`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** sweetcola
- **Category:** search-tools,language-support
- **Daily users:** 379
- **Weekly downloads:** 13
- **Rating:** 4.78 / 5 (32 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.11.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-20
- **First published:** 2021-02-24
- **Size:** 3.41 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sctranslator/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sctranslator/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/sctranslator/privacy/)

## Description

ScTranslator is a powerful Chrome extension designed to enhance your translation experience. Translate selected text using multiple sources simultaneously and enjoy various keyboard shortcuts for quick access. It features translation history on single webpages, a separate translation window, and supports webpage translation with options to display original and translated text side-by-side.

This all-in-one tool also supports custom translation sources, dark mode with customizable themes, and efficient text preprocessing. Additionally, it works seamlessly with PDF files via a built-in PDF viewer. The extension is open source, allowing users to tailor settings extensively to suit personal preferences, including using URL suffixes for specific translation sources. Refresh your web pages after installation to enable the extension fully.

## Rankings

- #5,919 — Overall
- #248 — Language Support
- #17 — translations
- #49 — variety
- #75 — translate
- #157 — page

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `webRequest`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

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

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Clean and curated interfaces
- High flexibility
- Translation and audibility
- Setting personal translation shortcut

### Cons

- Translation needs to wait for 1-2 seconds
- Unable to click 'Automatic paste into the input box', fails to acquire the clipboard read permission
- Users cannot set translation shortcut initially

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