# Simple AI Translator

> Lightweight AI translator for popup input and on-page selected text.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-ai-translator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-ai-translator)

## Overview

- **ID:** `simple-ai-translator`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** ZhangSen
- **Category:** language-support
- **Daily users:** 15
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 0.2.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-28
- **First published:** 2026-02-25
- **Size:** 1.46 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-ai-translator/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-ai-translator/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-ai-translator/privacy/)

## Description

Simple AI Translator is a focused browser extension for fast, everyday translation workflows.

Key features:
<ul><li>Popup translation for typed or pasted text</li><li>On-demand dictionary lookup for eligible short input</li><li>Selection translation with a floating action button and draggable result bubble</li><li>Script-aware language direction assistance for common Latin/CJK input</li><li>Configurable AI provider endpoint (OpenAI-compatible APIs)</li></ul>
How it works:
<ul><li>Translate text in the popup</li><li>Or select text on any page and translate inline</li><li>Optionally review dictionary-style meanings when lookup is available</li></ul>
Privacy and data:
<ul><li>The extension stores only required settings (such as provider configuration and language preferences)</li><li>Source and translated text are not persistently stored as translation history</li><li>Translation requests are sent to the user-configured third-party provider endpoint for processing</li></ul>
Permissions:
<ul><li>storage: save extension settings</li><li>Host access (&lt;all_urls&gt;): enable user-triggered selected-text translation on visited pages</li></ul>

## Rankings

- #28,318 — Overall
- #129 — input

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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