Merlin
Google™ Translator

Google™ Translator

a handy multi-language translator built on top of Google translate.

What is Google™ Translator?
Google™ Translator is a Firefox add-on providing multi-language translation. It's built on top of Google Translate, offering accessibility through a menu-bar popup window, double-click word translation, lengthy text translation with 'Alt' key select, and spell check. Note that it's an independent add-on, not an official Google Translate application. It supports all available languages and has robust performance.
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Rating: 4.09 (352)
Version: 0.6.3 (Last updated: 2021-01-12)
Creation date: 2017-01-23
Weekly download count: 86
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • <all_urls>
  • webRequest
  • contextMenus
  • notifications
  • webRequestBlocking
Size: 92.70K
URLs: Website
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Summary
Analyze keywords

Note: Google™ Translator is based on Google™ Translator (Add-on SDK) addon, but completely re-written with web-extensions API. This addon is more robust and has better performance comparing to the old Google™ Translator addon, which was written with addon-sdk API. Please note, this new addon might have fewer options comparing to the addon-sdk version, but this is due to the limitations in web-extension API.

Google™ Translator is a fast and handy translator built on top of the Google Translate for everyday use.

Note 1: Google™ Translator does NOT belong or relate to the official Google Translate application or website at all. It is basically an unofficial addon that is developed and maintained independently.

This addon supports translation to all available languages and provides 5 core functionalities: (1) Easy translation through a menu-bar popup window. (2) Translation of a single word though double-click within any webpage. (3) Translation of lengthy texts by selecting text while holding "Alt" key. (4) Transferring selected text with Google Translator though right-click context menu item. (5) Spell check and automatic corrections for the input word.

Note 2: to change toolbar-panel size please see the addon's options page.

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Can automatically translate text without requiring user interaction
  • Customizable appearance, such as changing color options
  • Offers a plethora of options for users
Cons
  • Doesn't work in the latest version of Firefox (120 mentioned)
  • May only show one word in the translation bubble without further details
  • Requires updating data from 'translate.google.com' which may cause delays
Most mentioned
  • The ease of automatically translating text
  • Problems with compatibility in newer Firefox versions
  • Privacy concerns with Google's data collection practices
Recent reviews
by er6m 4b, 2024-02-26
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Safety
Risk impact

Google™ Translator is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Google™ Translator if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Google™ Translator has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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