Instant in-place text translation in any input field via hotkey
Users
16
+5 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
4
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#166K
#139K among extensions
Version
1.10.8
updated 10 Sep 2026
Users
monthly, 2 months
Latest, 21 Oct 2026:16 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 2 months
Latest, 21 Oct 2026:4 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Babel
Babel — instant in-place text translation in any web input field via a single keyboard shortcut.
Write naturally in your native language in web messengers, email clients, social networks, AI chats, text editors, or any online input form. Press your shortcut (Alt + T by default), and your text is seamlessly transformed into
fluent translation directly in place. No extra tabs, no separate windows, no manual copying and pasting.
Key Features:
- ⚡ Instant In-Place Translation: High-speed translation (~200-400ms) directly inside text boxes, comment fields, rich-text editors, and textareas without losing cursor position.
- 🎭 8 Speech Tones: Easily cycle through tone styles (Natural, Friendly, Internet Slang, Professional Business, Concise, Vivid, Prompt Engineering, Base64) with Ctrl+Alt+T.
- 🎨 AI Prompt Engineering Mode: Automatically transform concise descriptions into detailed, cinematic prompts optimized for popular generative image and video models.
- ⌨️ Keyboard Layout Switcher: Mistyped in the wrong keyboard layout? Press Ctrl+Shift+F to convert text instantly offline without retyping.
- 📖 Selection Translation: Highlight any sentence or paragraph on a webpage and translate it instantly in-place via Alt+U.
- 🛡️ Strict Privacy & DLP: Built-in Data Loss Prevention automatically detects and redacts credit card numbers, passwords, and secret API tokens before processing.
- 🎯 Domain Whitelist: Option to enable translation only on your chosen domains and websites.
- 🌍 Multi-language UI: Full interface localization across 23 languages.
Privacy & Security:
Your privacy is our highest priority. Babel does not log your keystrokes or store your personal conversations. All requests are processed securely in volatile memory over encrypted HTTPS/TLS connections.