# What3words translator

> This is an easy interface that communicates with https://what3words.com/ and allows the user to convert from the traditional latitude and longitude coordinate system to the 3 word address system.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/what3words-translator](https://chrome-stats.com/d/what3words-translator)

## Overview

- **ID:** `what3words-translator`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Cabbache
- **Category:** search-tools,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 48
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Rating:** 4.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2020-03-21
- **First published:** 2020-02-16
- **Size:** 22 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/what3words-translator/)

## Description

**What3words Translator** is a user-friendly Chrome extension that bridges traditional geographic coordinates and the innovative 3 word address system offered by [What3words](https://what3words.com/). With its intuitive popup interface, users can quickly convert between latitude/longitude and 3 word addresses, enhancing location sharing and navigation.

Key features include automatic tab opening to display translated locations on popular maps, caching translations to speed up repeated queries, and automatic replacement of latitude and longitude coordinates with their corresponding 3 word addresses on sites like Google Maps and Bing. Users can configure extension behavior to tailor their experience, making location conversion effortless and efficient.

## Rankings

- #16,397 — Overall
- #210 — address
- #213 — translate
- #220 — wordpress

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `webRequest`
- `tabs`
- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## 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/what3words-translator)