Web Translate

Name: Web Translate
Rating: 4.0294 (34 reviews)
Author: Juraj Mäsiar

The best Translator for your Firefox and Thunderbird! Supported translators: Google Translate, Microsoft Translator, DeepL Translator, Yandex Translate, Яндекс Переводчик, Google 翻译 and 百度翻译 (Baidu Translator)

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Web Translate is a versatile Chrome extension designed to enhance your browsing and emailing experience by offering seamless language translation. Compatible with Firefox and Thunderbird, it supports multiple top translation providers including Google Translate, Microsoft Translator, DeepL, Yandex, Baidu, and more.

Key features include translation of selected text via the context menu, entire webpage translation, and a user-friendly dark mode for comfortable use. This extension is crafted by an experienced independent developer, Juraj Mäsiar, who focuses on productivity-enhancing browser tools. Users are encouraged to support the development through various donation platforms. Privacy is respected, with a clear policy available. Stay updated on new features via the official addon page.

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Version:

6.0 Last updated: 2025-04-10

Version code:

5927050

Creation date:

2020-10-11

Risk:

Permissions:

contextMenus
storage
activeTab
scripting
declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
<all_urls>

Size:

2.02M

Email:

ad*****@fastaddons.com

URLs:

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Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 1,294 ▼ 4

Other rankings

#52 in Language Support ▲ 1

#139 in Social & Communication ▲ 1

#10 in translate keyword 60

#14 in fansly keyword 3

#18 in translations keyword 58 ▼ 1

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Web Translate (v6.0)

20,000+ 3.21

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User reviews

Users appreciate Web Translate for its ease of use, the ability to see translated words in context, and maintaining website layout in translations opened in new tabs. However, multiple reviews mention drawbacks such as the translation opening in a new tab instead of embedding directly, the need for extensive permissions that cause privacy concerns, and lack of a lightweight pop-up interface. Some users also report difficulties translating entire pages effectively.

Pros

Allows translating selected words and viewing them in sentences, enhancing understanding.
Simple and user-friendly interface with easy operation.
Maintains website layout when opening translated pages in a new tab.
Fast and efficient translation process.

Cons

Translation opens in a new tab rather than embedding translated text directly on the original page, affecting user convenience.
Requires broad permissions like 'Access your data for all websites,' which raises privacy concerns.
No lightweight or small pop-up translation window; uses a large, clunky window instead.
Limited functionality in translating entire pages, especially with 'select all' commands in some contexts.

Recent reviews

by Firefox user 18837475, 2025-02-17

by My Acer Aspire 3, 2025-02-14

Outdated concept - the huge clunky window with translation instead of lightweight small pop-up of highlighted text.

by Firefox user 10917032, 2025-02-05

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Web Translate requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Web Translate is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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