Best alternatives to Google Translate extension (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Google Translate extension, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Google Translate extension alternatives, compared
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Simple Translate
Quickly translate selected or typed text on web pages. Supports Google Translate and DeepL API.
≈200K users4.1★ from 481 ratingsUpdated 3 months ago2 permissions- About 200× more users than Google Translate extension
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
- Listed under Tools
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Translate Online for Google Chrome™
Translate selected or typed text with Google Translate. Pick your languages and choose where results open.
≈10K users4.5★ from 18 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago3 permissions- About 10× more users than Google Translate extension
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Simple Translate
Quickly translate selected text — Google or Microsoft.
105 users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 7 months ago5 permissions- About 9.5× fewer users than Google Translate extension
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
- Listed under Tools
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Translate web page
Show web page translated by Google Translate.
122 usersNot rated yetUpdated 12 months ago3 permissions- About 8.2× fewer users than Google Translate extension
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
- Listed under Tools
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Translate For Chrome Extension
Select text on a page to instantly translate it.
≈1K users5.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago3 permissions- A similar number of users to Google Translate extension
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 6)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Quick Translate
Select text and press Shift to translate it instantly. Listen to it, save words and review them as flashcards.
≈20K users3.6★ from 90 ratingsUpdated in the last day4 permissions- About 20× more users than Google Translate extension
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Google Translate
View translations easily as you browse the web. By the Google Translate team.
≈39M users3.0★ from 44.9K ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago5 permissions- About 39000× more users than Google Translate extension
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
- Listed under Education
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Google Translate Plus AI
Adds AI to Google Translate: translate definitions and view document translations side-by-side.
≈90K users4.7★ from 547 ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago2 permissions- About 90× more users than Google Translate extension
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
- Listed under Accessibility
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Translate
Easily translate words and sentences into 249 languages directly on your web page.
≈9K users4.2★ from 44 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago7 permissions- About 9.0× more users than Google Translate extension
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 6)
- Listed under Education
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Translate
Simple Inline Translate Tool.
≈40K users4.7★ from 10 ratings5 permissions- About 40× more users than Google Translate extension
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 6)
- Listed under Tools
Google Translate extension alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Google Translate extension?
By users, the most popular alternative is Google Translate with ≈39M users and a 3.0-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Simple Translate.
Which Google Translate extension alternative has the best rating?
Google Translate Plus AI has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 547 ratings.
Is there a Google Translate extension alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Simple Translate asks for 2 permissions, against 6 for Google Translate extension.
How many alternatives to Google Translate extension are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Google Translate extension on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.