# Quick translate for Youtube captions

> Translate Youtube captions and look up words easily! This add-on adds a button on Youtube screen so you can translate captions with 1 click. You can also look up words used in captions from add-on menu.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `translateyoutube`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** am-tb.tk
- **Category:** language-support,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 1,044
- **Weekly downloads:** 19
- **Rating:** 3.29 / 5 (7 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-02-24
- **First published:** 2020-12-10
- **Size:** 25 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/translateyoutube/)
- **Website:** [https://livdir.com/am-tb/translateyoutube/en/](https://livdir.com/am-tb/translateyoutube/en/)

## Description

**Quick Translate for YouTube Captions** is a handy browser add-on that allows you to translate YouTube subtitles swiftly with just one click. It adds a convenient button directly on the YouTube video screen, enabling users to instantly translate captions using popular translation services like Google Translate or DeepL. Beyond translations, the extension also offers a word lookup feature right from the add-on menu, making it easier to learn the meaning of specific words shown in captions.

Users can customize their preferred online dictionary and translation services according to their needs. When the "Look up words" option is disabled, caption text becomes selectable, allowing you to copy and paste subtitles freely. Although primarily designed for Firefox, this extension can also be manually installed as a Chrome extension by following detailed instructions. With Quick Translate for YouTube Captions, understanding foreign language videos becomes effortless and interactive.

## Rankings

- #3,204 — Overall
- #123 — Language Support
- #18 — options
- #23 — translations
- #28 — quick
- #64 — translate

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `www.youtube.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/translateyoutube)