SelectTranslate
Chrome browser translation extension that supports bilingual web pages, documents, video subtitles, images and online meeting translation. Its official website states that it is built with more than 20 AI models and supports mutual translation of over 100 languages.
Updated: 2026-10-26
What is SelectTranslate?
JingTiao Translation is an AI translation tool in the form of a browser extension. Its official website calls itself a "freely available AI translation plugin", and the page is marked as a Chrome Featured Plugin with a rating of 4.8 / 5.0. It is not an online translation website but a plugin installed in the browser: In addition to Chrome, the official website also lists installation methods for Edge, Firefox, Safari, Firefox (Android), Safari (iOS), as well as CRX and Zip.
Who is it for?
- Researchers and information professionals who need to read a large amount of foreign-language information, papers and documents.
- Users who watch foreign-language videos or play Steam games and need subtitle translation.
- Professionals who attend cross-lingual online meetings and need to understand the speakers' remarks and chat messages in real time.
- People who need to write and translate simultaneously on platforms like GitHub, Reddit, and Gmail.
- Learners of foreign languages who need to look up parts of speech, phonetic transcriptions, pronunciations and example sentences by hovering over or selecting words.
Key features
8Web Translation
The official states that it provides AI-powered side-by-side bilingual web translation for reading foreign language information.
Document Translation
The official states that the document translation function is completely free. It supports formats such as PDF, ePub, Word, HTML, TXT, Markdown, SRT, and ASS. It performs local parsing, preserves the original layout, and supports translation editing and file export.
Video Translation
The official states that it supports subtitle translation for videos on YouTube and Netflix, and can also be used for scenarios such as Steam.
Image Translation
The official website lists image translation, which can be used for images and comics.
Online Meeting Translation
The official states that it supports real-time translation for Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet, including three modes: subtitle translation, meeting message translation, and input translation.
Input Translation
The official statement says that you can translate text by entering it into the input box on the webpage, covering online input scenarios such as Google, Gmail, Reddit, Twitter, Discord, and GitHub; use a single model for fast translation in chats, and select the best translation from multiple models for emails.
Hover Translation and Word Selection Translation
The official states that hovering over a paragraph will display the translation on the spot, and selecting a word or text will provide its part of speech, phonetic symbol, pronunciation and example sentences.
Multi-Model & Multi-Language
Officially claims to integrate over 20 models including GPT, DeepSeek, Gemini, Claude, Grok, GLM, Qianwen, Doubao, Kimi, Azure, OpenRouter, DeepL, Ollama, etc., and supports mutual translation of over 100 languages.
How to use SelectTranslate
- First install the extension in Chrome, then start with lightweight scenarios (word selection, hover translation).
- After confirming the translation quality, use it to translate an entire PDF or an entire meeting.
- Document translation is performed via local parsing.
- For long documents, it is recommended to process them in batches.
- After translation, compare with the original layout to check if tables and formulas are misaligned.
- Different models have obvious differences: for scenarios such as chats and emails, the official recommends using multiple models for optimal translation, and prioritizes single models when pursuing response speed.
- Real-time conference translation is sensitive to the quality of the network and microphone, and it is recommended to rehearse once in advance for important meetings.
- Plug-in tools will read the content of the pages you browse.
- Please use translation with caution for confidential documents, internal materials and sensitive pages, and read the official privacy policy.
- The official website indicates copyright ownership at the bottom and is supported by the official service email.
- the specific free quota and model availability shall be subject to the official website and the instructions within the plugin.
Traffic & popularity
Data month Sep 2026
SelectTranslate receives about 22.5K visits per month and ranks #1,480,167 worldwide.
Monthly visits
12 monthsTraffic sources
- Direct72.7%
- Search13.3%
- Referrals5.9%
- Social5.0%
- AI assistants2.4%
- Other0.7%
Top countries
- United States21.0%
- China14.5%
- Taiwan, China7.8%
- Hong Kong, China7.4%
- Vietnam4.8%
Estimated from third-party traffic data.
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