A Chrome extension that translates text as you hover over it. No clicking, no copying — just point and read.
Hover your mouse over any word or sentence on any webpage and a tooltip instantly shows the translation. Works across all sites, all languages.
- Hover to translate — word or full sentence mode
- Auto language detection — detects the source language automatically
- Two-way translation — translates in both directions between two languages
- Smart skip — ignores numbers, icons, and untranslatable content
- Grammar overlay — color-codes words by grammatical role (EN, DE, ES, FR, JA)
- Show original text — displays source and translation side by side
- Translate selection — select any text and release to translate it
- Skip form fields — optionally disable translation inside inputs and textareas
- Pin tooltip — keep the tooltip open with
Alt+P - Multiple engines — Chrome AI (on-device), MyMemory, Lingva, LibreTranslate, DeepL
- Four activation modes — Always on / Language filter / On demand (hold Alt) / Off
- Per-site overrides — enable or disable on any domain, independent of the global mode
- Customizable appearance — font size, max width, hover delay, hide delay, border radius, blur, light/dark theme
- Download the latest
transover-*.zipfrom the Releases page and unzip it - Open Chrome and go to
chrome://extensions - Enable Developer mode (top right toggle)
- Click Load unpacked
- Select the
dist/folder inside the unzipped archive
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Hover over text | Translates the word or sentence |
Hold Alt |
On-demand translate (when mode is set to On demand) |
| Select text + release | Translates the selection |
Alt+P |
Pin / unpin the tooltip |
Esc |
Dismiss pinned tooltip |
Click the extension icon to open settings and configure languages, engine, activation mode, and appearance.