# Selected Text Summarizer

> Translates selected text to English and summarizes it from the right-click menu/Ctrl+Alt+Q shortcut(can be changed).

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/selected-text-summarizer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/selected-text-summarizer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `selected-text-summarizer`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** lowkeygud
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,language-support,social-communication
- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-20
- **First published:** 2026-03-17
- **Size:** 23 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/selected-text-summarizer/)

## Description

Selected Text Translator & Summarizer helps you quickly understand any text on the web without leaving the current tab.

How it works:

Select text on any webpage.
Trigger the add-on from the right-click menu or keyboard shortcut.
The add-on translates the text to English and generates a short summary.
Results appear in a clean overlay showing:
Summary
English translation
Original selected text
Key features:

One-click summarize from context menu
Keyboard shortcut support (Ctrl+Alt+Q)
Fast in-page overlay display
Configurable Google model in Options
Local storage of settings and latest result for convenience
Privacy:

Your API key is stored locally in browser extension storage.
Selected text is sent to Google Generative Language API only when you trigger the action.
No background collection of page content.

## Rankings

- #145,546 — Overall
- #111 — summarizer
- #120 — ai summarizer
- #120 — summarize pdf
- #132 — ai summarize
- #135 — summarize

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `notifications`
- `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: googleapis.com
- 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/selected-text-summarizer)