Add-on translates nothing after updates
The translator translates nothing at all, often after an update or on a fresh Firefox install, with no clear cause shown.
Tier I · Proven The best-established problems.
41 public reports · first reported 15 December 2018 · last reported 3 March 2025
What's going wrong
Many users say the translator stops working entirely: pages come back untranslated, selected text does nothing, or the add-on appears installed but does nothing when clicked.
AI-assisted: written with the help of AI from the reports. The idea report has the full summary.
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