Simple Translate for Chrome

Browsing the web means you might occasionally stumble across webpages written in languages you might not be familiar with. Simple Translate for Chrome is an extension that is meant to help you understand this content by translating it to the language you choose.

This add-on integrates within Google Chrome and you need to add it to the toolbar to have it always within reach.

Basically, you can just select one or more paragraphs, then rely on this extension to translate them to one of the two languages you need to specify in the Settings section.

If you select a single word, the extension offers several translation suggestions, while also informing you on the part of speech you chose.

Alternatively, you also get the possibility to type or paste a custom text, then use Simple Translate for Chrome to view it in another language.

Another handy feature of this extension if that you can personalize the appearance of the translated text. You can change the font color as you see fit, by using the built-in color picker or by entering the code of the color (RGB, HEX, and HSL codes are supported).

More customization is supported, so you can create a list where the extension is disabled by default or you can set the addon to only display a translation if a user-defined modifier key is pressed.

The translation panel can be tweaked as well, by changing its width, height, font size, display position and background color.

In a nutshell, Simple Translate for Chrome is a pretty straightforward extension that makes it possible for you to translate selected text from any webpage you visit. Moreover, you can also translate custom texts to the language you choose from the list of supported ones.