Right-click a section of text and click the Translate icon next to it to text translate or listen to it in your language.
What is To Google Translate?
"To Google Translate" is a Firefox extension providing an innovative feature which allows users to translate or listen to selected text by right-clicking and choosing the appropriate option. The add-on sends the selected text to Google Translate for immediate translation or reading out loud. Users can customize the default languages for translation in the settings.
Add-on stats
By: Juan Escobar
Creation date: 2013-06-11
Weekly download count: 13,672
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
Size: 112.92K
Email: ju*****@gmail.com
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Ranking
# 18
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Add-on summary
This extension creates a context menu item in Firefox. When you click on this menu item, the previously selected text is sent to Google Translate for translating or to Google TTS for listening pronunciation. You can setup the default languages for translation on the options page.
Privacy Policy: To Google Translate add-on redirects user highlighted text to translate.google.com, including the specified language.
Source code: https://github.com/itsecurityco/to-google-translate
User reviews
Pros
- It works as intended for basic translations.
- Users appreciate its daily utility.
Cons
- Redirects to the original website rather than translating.
- Does not work on certain websites like Wikipedia.
- Translations can be poor, similar to older Google Translator versions.
Most mentioned
- Redirects to a new tab instead of translating.
- Users prefer alternative methods like copying and pasting.
Recent reviews
Add-on safety
Risk impact
To Google Translate requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
To Google Translate has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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