Instantly translate any text on any webpage by hovering over it. Supports 100+ languages with multiple translation providers.
Users
156
+54 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
7
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#70K
#59K among extensions
Version
1.1.0
updated 8 Sep 2026
Users
monthly, 4 months
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Ratings count
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About Hover Translate
Hover Translate removes the friction from reading in another language.
Point your cursor at any text on a webpage and the translation appears
instantly. No highlighting, no right-clicking, no switching tabs, no losing
your place on the page.
★ HOW IT WORKS
Move your mouse over any sentence, heading, table cell, or label. After a
brief pause the translation appears. Move away and it disappears. That's the
entire interaction.
★ TWO READING MODES
• Tooltip Mode — the translation appears in a small popup beside your cursor.
The page itself is never modified.
• Replace Mode — the text is translated in place as you hover, then restored
the moment your cursor moves away. Useful for reading longer passages.
★ FEATURES
• Over 100 languages supported
• Automatic source-language detection
• Right-to-left rendering handled correctly for Arabic, Urdu, Hebrew and
Persian, so translated text reads naturally
• Choose your translation provider: Google Translate, DeepL, Microsoft Azure,
MyMemory, or LibreTranslate
• Bring your own API key for DeepL or Azure if you need higher volume
• Read translations aloud with built-in text-to-speech
• Copy any translation to the clipboard in one click
• Local caching so repeated text is not re-translated
• Light and dark themes
• Adjustable hover delay, font size, and text-length limits
• Skips code blocks and input fields so your typing is never disturbed
• Translate an entire page at once, and restore it just as easily
★ TRANSLATE ENTIRE PAGES
Click "Translate Page" to translate every paragraph, heading, table, and label on the page at once. Click "Restore Original" to undo everything instantly.
★ 100+ LANGUAGES
Supports Arabic, Urdu, Persian, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Turkish, and 90+ more languages. Full RTL (right-to-left) support for Arabic, Urdu, Hebrew, and Persian.
★ MULTIPLE TRANSLATION PROVIDERS
• Google Translate (Free — no key needed)
• MyMemory (Free — 5,000 chars/day)
• DeepL (500k chars/month free tier)
• Azure Translator (2M chars/month free tier)
• LibreTranslate (open-source, self-host option)
★ SMART & LIGHTWEIGHT
• Translation cache — same text is never sent to the API twice
• Adjustable hover delay (100–1000ms)
• Keyboard shortcuts (Alt+T, Alt+R, Alt+C, Escape)
• Light and Dark tooltip themes
• Works on all websites, including single-page apps
★ KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
Alt+T — turn translation on or off
Alt+R — switch to Replace Mode
Alt+O — switch to Tooltip Mode
Alt+C — copy the last translation
Esc — dismiss the current tooltip
★ PRIVATE & SECURE
Hover Translate does not collect, store, or sell your personal information.
No browsing history is recorded. No analytics or tracking of any kind.
Only the specific text you hover over is sent to the translation provider you
have selected, purely to obtain its translation. Your settings and cached
translations stay on your own device.
Free to use. Built with care by Team MakeWorldHappy — Karachi, Pakistan.
Support the project: https://www.patreon.com/c/MakeWorldHappy