Mini Translator

Simple translator extension, you can translate selected text or use the toolbar to get a translation of any text. Translations are obtained by Google Translate.

Developing

Build

1. Clone this repository: git clone https://github.com/axel_vc/mini_translator
2. Run yarn install
3. Run yarn build

This will generate build/mini_translator-manifest_v2.zip and build/mini_translator-manifest_v3.zip files. Firefox only accepts version 2. Chromium based browser prefers versions 3.

Load the extension in Chrome/Edge

1. Open Chrome/Edge browser and navigate to about://extensions
2. Enable "Developer Mode"
3. Click "Load unpacked" and choose mini_translator-manifest_v3.zip, or drag and drop it to the page

Load the extension in Firefox

1. Open Firefox browser and navigate to about:debugging
2. Go to "This Firefox" tab
3. Click "Load Temporary Add-on" and choose mini_translator-manifest_v2.zip