Subtitle Translator

Install Subtitle Translator

Free · takes about 2 minutes · Chrome, Edge, Brave and Opera on a computer

On a phone? Browser extensions only work on a computer. Open subtitles.pixdream.net/install on your computer to install it.

Download free · version 1.1.7
File
subtitle-translator-1.1.7.zip (50 kB)
Released
20 October 2026
Made by
PixDream
SHA-256
7ff2cfe0cc0eed91830917e5a482b2517c0362419ad054d8cfc9175a17750ca7

The zip contains only the extension's own HTML, CSS, JavaScript and icon files. They are plain text you can open and read. There is no installer and no .exe, and nothing runs outside your browser.

Why isn't this one click? Subtitle Translator is waiting for review in the Chrome Web Store. Until it is published there, you can add it from a folder. Chrome calls this "Developer mode", and it is the standard way to add an extension from a file. When the store version is live, a one-click button will appear on this page.

Step by step

  1. Download and unzip

    Download the file above, then unzip it. On Windows, right-click the zip and choose Extract All… and then Extract. On a Mac, double-click the zip.

    Put the subtitle-translator folder somewhere it can stay, for example in Documents. The browser runs the extension from this folder, so don't delete it afterwards.

    Documents › subtitle-translator-1.1.7 › subtitle-translator
    • _locales
    • icons
    • popup
    • src
    • manifest.json
    • README.txt

    This is the folder you will choose in step 4: the one where you can see manifest.json.

  2. Open the extensions page

    Type this in the address bar and press Enter:

    chrome://extensions

    Edge: edge://extensions · Brave: brave://extensions · Opera: opera://extensions. Browsers don't let websites link to this page, so it has to be typed.

  3. Turn on Developer mode

    The switch is in the top-right corner. In Edge it is in the menu on the left.

    The Developer mode switch in the top-right corner of the Extensions page

  4. Click "Load unpacked" and choose the folder

    Choose the subtitle-translator folder from step 1, the one that contains manifest.json, and confirm. Windows usually puts it inside a folder called subtitle-translator-1.1.7, so open that one first.

    The Load unpacked button that appears after Developer mode is on

  5. Done: pin it to the toolbar

    Subtitle Translator now appears in your extensions. Click the puzzle-piece icon next to the address bar and then the pin next to Subtitle Translator, so its icon is always visible.

    Subtitle Translator 1.1.7 shown on the Extensions page

  6. Watch something

    Open a video and turn on its subtitles, for example English. The translation appears on the video within a few seconds. Click the extension's icon to choose your language and how the subtitles look.

    The extension's settings popup

Is it safe?

You can read every file

The extension is plain JavaScript, HTML and CSS. It never downloads or runs code from the internet.

Why it asks for all websites

Chrome lists the permission "Read and change all your data on all websites". The extension needs it because videos are on countless sites. It only looks for subtitle files and discards everything else immediately.

No account, no tracking

Only the subtitle text you translate is sent to the translation service you choose. Read the privacy policy.

If something goes wrong

"Manifest file is missing or unreadable"

The wrong folder was chosen. Choose the subtitle-translator folder where you can see manifest.json directly inside. If you chose subtitle-translator-1.1.7, open it and choose the subtitle-translator folder inside.

The extension stopped working or disappeared

The folder was probably moved or deleted. Put it back, or load it again with "Load unpacked". Leave Developer mode on while you use the extension.

How do I update to a new version?

Download the new zip from this page and replace the files in your subtitle-translator folder with the new ones. Then open chrome://extensions and click the round arrow ↻ on Subtitle Translator. Your settings are kept.

How do I remove it?

Click Remove on the extension in chrome://extensions, then delete the folder.

Does it work on a phone or TV?

No. Browser extensions only work in a desktop browser on a computer.