Alternatives to
10 Best Google Translate extension Alternatives in 2026
Compare Google Translate extension alternatives by pricing, deployment, and the tradeoffs that matter for your team.
- Reviewed
- Sep 2026
- Open source
- 6
- Self-hosted
- 1
What you are leaving
Google Translate extension at a glance
- Pricing model
- Free; published by Google Ireland, Ltd.
- Deployment
- Browser extension for Chrome, version 2.0.17 updated 2026-07-02
- Licensing
- Proprietary; free to install
- Scope
- Highlight or right-click text to translate it into your language
- Management
- Chrome extension options; page translation moved to native Chrome support in v2.14+
- Why users leave
- Full-page translation was removed from the extension and moved into Chrome itself, leaving only highlight and right-click translation
Compare at a glance
Google Translate extension alternatives compared
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| # | Product | Overlap | Substitutability | Free? | Starting price | Self-host | Open source | Migration | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Glarity | Full-page and selected-text translation in the browser | Full replacement | Yes | Free; optional paid membership | No | Yes | Easy | |
| 02 | Immersive Translate | Full-page translation with the original text kept visible | Full replacement | Yes | Free; Pro price not stated | No | No | Easy | |
| 03 | Linguist | Full-page and selected-text translation in the browser | Full replacement | Yes | Free | No | Yes | Easy | |
| 04 | TWP - Translate Web Pages | One-click full-page translation in the browser | Mostly replaces | Yes | Free | No | Yes | Easy | |
| 05 | Simple Translate | Selected-text translation in the browser | Mostly replaces | Yes | Free | No | Yes | Easy | |
| 06 | DeepL for Chrome | Full-page and selected-text translation in the browser | Mostly replaces | No | EUR 7.49/month billed annually | No | No | Easy | |
| 07 | Trancy | Web page translation plus bilingual subtitles | Partial replacement | Yes | Free; Premium price not stated | No | No | Easy | |
| 08 | MouseTooltip Translator | Translating text on web pages, plus PDFs and video subtitles | Mostly replaces | Yes | Free | No | Yes | Easy | |
| 09 | LingQ | Reading foreign-language content with lookup help, not page translation | Narrow overlap | Yes | Free tier; paid prices not captured | No | No | Hard | |
| 10 | LibreTranslate | Machine translation engine that can back a browser translator | Narrow overlap | Yes | $14/month managed; free self-hosted | Yes | Yes | Hard |
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Frequently asked
Google Translate extension alternatives FAQ
- Does the Google Translate extension still translate whole pages?
- No. Google states in the extension listing that page translation is now supported natively in Chrome browsers and is no longer supported in the Google Translate extension as of version 2.14 and later. The extension now focuses on translating highlighted or right-clicked text. If you want one-click full-page translation inside the browser, you need a different extension or Chrome's built-in translate feature.
- Is the Google Translate extension free?
- Yes. The Google Translate extension is free and is published by Google Ireland, Ltd. It has 38,000,000 users and a 4.2 out of 5 rating from 44.8K ratings. The extension collects location, user activity, and website content according to its Chrome Web Store data disclosure.
- What is the best Google Translate extension alternative?
- Glarity is the strongest alternative because it is GPL-3.0 open source and lets you plug in any OpenAI-compatible LLM endpoint with your own API key, so you are not locked into a subscription. Immersive Translate is the closest match for bilingual full-page reading, and TWP or Simple Translate are the closest free open-source replacements for the extension's original highlight-and-translate behaviour.
- Can I use my own LLM API key with a translation extension?
- Yes. Glarity exposes API Host, API Path, API Key, and model fields in its options, so you can point it at any OpenAI-compatible endpoint instead of buying a subscription. Linguist takes a similar approach through custom translator modules and can also connect to services such as ChatGPT, DeepL, Ollama, or LibreTranslate, including local translators that keep text on your device.
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