# Translator - translation of selected text

> Browser extension to translate selected text with Google Translate

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `translater-gt`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** chergav
- **Category:** language-support
- **Daily users:** 293
- **Weekly downloads:** 8
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (6 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.8.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22
- **First published:** 2023-03-02
- **Size:** 1.03 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/translater-gt/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/chergav/translater/issues](https://github.com/chergav/translater/issues)

## Description

Translate highlighted text on any webpage using Google Translate. This extension provides quick, one-click translations, a pop-up translation via keyboard shortcut, and support for 100+ languages. It also offers a built-in dictionary with examples and a reverse-translation option.

Additional features include a history panel for easy navigation, text-to-speech with selectable voices when supported by your browser, and optional light and dark themes. Note: Remember to enable 'Access your data for all websites' in the extension settings.

## Rankings

- #6,761 — Overall
- #289 — Language Support
- #16 — translations
- #26 — selection
- #89 — translate
- #119 — definition

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`

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