Translate Selected Text

Name: Translate Selected Text
Rating: 4.8235 (17 reviews)
Author: Bill

Translate selected text without opening a new tab.

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Translate Selected Text is a convenient Chrome extension that allows you to quickly translate any text you highlight on a webpage without navigating away or opening a new tab. Simply select the text you want translated, choose the destination language once in the options, and activate the extension menu to see the translation appear in an easy-to-move panel right on your page. The translation window can be repositioned by dragging its gray header and dismissed by clicking outside the panel, providing a seamless and non-intrusive user experience. Note that it does not work on restricted pages such as addons.mozilla.org.

This tool is perfect for users who frequently read multilingual web content and want a lightweight, efficient way to instantly understand foreign language text without interrupting their browsing flow.

Add-on Productivity Utilities

By:

Bill

Daily users:

987 7

Rating:

4.82

(17)

Version:

1.2.2 Last updated: 2021-09-07

Version code:

5291882

Creation date:

2020-08-15

Risk:

Permissions:

storage
menus
activeTab

Size:

11.41KB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-13

Ranking

# 3,102 ▼ 16

Other rankings

#131 in Language Support ▼ 1

#25 in selection keyword 23

#35 in translate keyword 70

#47 in google translate keyword 45 ▼ 1

#57 in sell keyword 23 ▼ 1

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User reviews

Users appreciate that the Translate Selected Text add-on is simple, fast, lightweight, and reliably translates selected text better than other add-ons. Multilingual users find it especially useful. However, multiple reviews mention the lack of a shortcut key for manual text input, an outdated interface without dark mode, and issues translating certain non-selectable pop-up texts. Users also desire a fixed translation window feature for improved usability.

Pros

Simple and quick to use
Effectively translates selected text without unnecessary features
Lightweight and does not require broad site data access
Useful for multilingual users and daily language needs
Reliable and works better than other translator add-ons

Cons

Lacks a shortcut key to open the dialogue for manual text input
User interface looks outdated; suggestions include dark mode and sans serif font
Cannot select and translate text in certain pop-ups or buttons
No option to fix translation window position and size on screen

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Risk impact

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Translate Selected Text does not require any sensitive permissions.

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Risk likelihood

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Translate Selected Text has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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