To Google Translate

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

Version: 4.2.0 (Last updated: 2021-06-22)
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:
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • tabs
Size: 112.92K

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome
Not available on Edge
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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

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
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
by nartovsk, 2024-11-20


by Kasra, 2024-11-13
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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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