# Tap Translate

> Add a translate button on the page. Github: https://github.com/miraks/Tap-Translate

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `tap-translate`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** miraks
- **Category:** appearance,language-support
- **Daily users:** 448
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 4.35 / 5 (167 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.2.2resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2013-07-17
- **Size:** 32 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/tap-translate/)

## Description

Tap Translate is a user-friendly Chrome extension that adds a handy translate button to every webpage you visit. With just a tap, you can instantly translate page content into your preferred language without leaving the page. It streamlines browsing multilingual content and improves accessibility for global users. The extension is open source and available on GitHub, enabling community contributions and transparency.

## Rankings

- #5,327 — Overall
- #225 — Language Support
- #31 — translate
- #117 — google translate
- #134 — translations
- #167 — rank

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `https://translate.google.com/translate_a/single`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## 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

Tap Translate is praised for its accurate translations and effective performance on Android and desktop Firefox, offering a simple interface with helpful features like scrollable translations. However, several users report it has stopped working or shows errors, with some compatibility issues on certain devices. While it supports multiple languages and is regarded as one of the best Firefox translation extensions, recent updates have negatively affected translation quality for some users.

### Pros

- Works well on Android devices
- Provides accurate translations
- Simple and easy to use interface
- Allows scrolling after translation for comparison
- Supports multiple languages

### Cons

- Stopped working properly for some users, showing 'Failed to load translation'
- No mobile version apart from Android support
- Some users report it is not compatible with their devices
- Translations became less accurate after updates

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