Is KISS Translator safe?
KISS Translator reads visible text from pages you translate and forwards it to a third-party service, by default Microsoft Translator.
Running on all sites, KISS Translator collects text from page elements (headings, paragraphs, list items and similar) only after you turn on translation for a given site, then sends it to whichever translation backend you select. The default engine is Microsoft Translator; you can also pick Google, DeepL, or AI services such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini and OpenRouter, in which case the same page text goes to that provider instead. The shipped code also embeds a hardcoded Google API key used as the default credential when the optional Google2 engine is selected.
Part of this rating comes from analysis signals we haven't published as detailed findings yet.
Who publishes itFishJar - no other listings under this identity, 7 shared hostnames
FishJar - no other listings under this identity, 7 shared hostnames
What this publisher told the store about itself, and the other listings that told it the same thing.
Shared hosts - 7 hostnames
Hostnames hardcoded in this extension that few other listings call. That can mean one operator behind both, and it can equally mean a small shared vendor, so it is context rather than a conclusion. Hosts that many listings call are left out: they are services, not connections.
AI-generated. Findings may contain errors. Those marked Verified have been manually reviewed.
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What it can do
Permissions this extension asks for, as declared in version 2.1.0. Asking for a permission is not a finding on its own - it is what the extension can do if it chooses to.
Read and change your data on every site you visit
<all_urls>
Store data in your browser
storage
Speak text aloud
tts
Add items to the right-click menu
contextMenus
Run its own code inside the pages you visit
scripting
Block and redirect the requests your browser makes
declarativeNetRequest
Where it sends data
Destinations our analysis observed KISS Translator contacting. Sending data somewhere is not a finding on its own - an extension that syncs your settings has to talk to its own server - but it is where your data can go, and who else it goes to.
- translate.googleapis.comwidely used
KISS Translator sends data to translate.googleapis.com. A widely used service: 92 other extensions we have analyzed send data here.
- api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.com
KISS Translator sends data to api.cognitive.microsofttranslator.com. 12 other extensions we have analyzed send data here.
- translate-pa.googleapis.com
KISS Translator sends data to translate-pa.googleapis.com. 12 other extensions we have analyzed send data here.
- user-selected translation provider (DeepL, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, OpenRouter, etc.)
KISS Translator sends data to user-selected translation provider (DeepL, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, OpenRouter, etc.). Named as a recipient in this extension's own analysis.