Translate Selected Text Chrome Extension Analysis
Automation & Workflow EfficiencyChrome extension ID: fbimffnjoeobhjhochngikepgfejjmgj
Translate Selected Text allows users to highlight text on a webpage and initiate a translation through the browser's context menu. The tool is designed to minimize permission requirements by redirecting the user to the Google Translate website to perform the actual translation.
Overview
Installs
100K+
Rating
★ 3.8
770 reviews
Languages
31 locales
Includes Deutsch, English, Filipino, Indonesia...
Market analysis
Review-backed positioning, friction, and market signals for this Chrome extension.
Macro category
Automation & Workflow Efficiency
Pricing friction
Low review signal
Complaint intensity
Moderate review signal
Listing positioning
The extension positions itself as a privacy-focused, lightweight utility that translates selected text via Google Translate. It highlights its permission-conscious design, emphasizing that it does not monitor web activity or inject code into every page.
Inferred product pattern
Minimalist utility that prioritizes privacy over feature-rich UI by acting as a browser-side shortcut to an existing web service.
Review-backed pain points
The primary pain point is the user experience of being redirected to a new tab instead of having the translation appear as an in-page tooltip or overlay.
Observed feature gaps
Missing in-page translation overlay, lack of dedicated keyboard shortcuts for trigger, and absence of an intuitive hover-trigger mechanism.
- Privacy-conscious users
- Frequent web researchers
- Translating specific text snippets
- Looking up foreign language vocabulary
- Functional as a simple redirect tool
- Appreciated privacy/no-permission approach
- Forced tab-switching/redirects
- Lack of in-page popup/modal translation
- Cumbersome interaction flow (right-click menu)
- None; the extension is free.
Support
No specific support complaints; users express product design frustrations rather than service issues.
Reliability
Users report dissatisfaction with the redirect-based performance model, but not with technical downtime.
Privacy
No privacy complaints; the extension is actually praised for its low-permission footprint.
- Free usage observed
- No account requirement observed
- Free plan or free usage claimed
Store listing facts
- Screenshots: 3
- Videos: 0
- Languages: 31
- Privacy policy
- Developer contact
- Official website
- Version: 3.0.0-stable
- Size: 1.24MiB
- Last updated:
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