Kick Chat Translator

Tracking since Jun 6, 2026.

Changelog

• Jun 17, 2026
  description

  Kick Chat Translator translates chat messages on Kick.com into your language as they arrive.
  
  On-device first: Uses Chrome’s built-in Translator API (Chromium 138+): unlimited, instant, fully local, and nothing leaves your device. Requires a one-time language model download (one click).
  Cloud fallback: For browsers without the on-device API (e.g. Brave) or for language pairs that aren't available locally: DeepL (bring your own free API key), Google, MyMemory, and Lingva. Services are tried automatically in order with failover.
  Built for busy chats: Request coalescing, batching, an LRU + IndexedDB cache, and per-channel rate limiting keep translations fast while reducing provider load.
  Filters out noise: Skips emotes, emoji spam, laughter (kkkk, jaja, lol), and common streaming slang, translating only meaningful chat messages.
  Resource-efficient: Automatically pauses in background tabs, preventing unnecessary processing or API usage when you're not watching.
  No account required. No tracking. No telemetry. Open-source (MIT licensed).

  You watch international streams. Chat flies by in five languages. This extension translates all of it into yours, live, as messages arrive. Type a reply and it goes out in the channel's language. Both directions, fully automatic.
  
  On-device translation first (Chrome Translator API, Chromium 138+): local neural models, zero network calls, unlimited usage, nothing leaves your browser. One-time model download per language pair. Browsers without the on-device API fall back to a four-engine cloud chain: DeepL, Google Translate, MyMemory, and Lingva, tried in priority order with automatic failover and exponential backoff.
  
  Built on a WebSocket-first pipeline (Kick Pusher events, DOM observer fallback).
  
   Chat is parsed before translation: emotes, emoji floods, laughter patterns (kkkk, jaja, www), mentions, and URLs are stripped so only meaningful text hits the provider. An IndexedDB + in-memory LRU cache eliminates duplicate calls; per-channel token-bucket rate limiting protects quotas on fast chats. Background tabs pause automatically.
  
  Compose mode detects the channel's broadcast language from Kick's API and renders a live preview above the chat box. DeepL requests carry recent channel context for register-aware output (keigo for Japanese, formal for European languages). Click or Ctrl+Enter to insert.
  
  31 languages including RTL (Arabic, Hebrew, Persian) and regional variants (pt-BR, zh-TW). No account. No tracking. No telemetry. No server. Open-source, MIT licensed.

Permissions & access

Permissions

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Host access

https://kick.com/*, https://api.github.com/*, https://translate.googleapis.com/*, https://api-free.deepl.com/*, https://api.deepl.com/*, https://api.mymemory.translated.net/*, https://lingva.lunar.icu/*, https://lingva.ml/*

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