How can I get rid of Google Translate popup bar?

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How can I get rid of Google Translate popup bar?

Post by Octopuss » 2025-09-03, 08:04

Some sites keep showing me this stupid Google Translate bar that cannot be disabled. No matter what I click on it simpy shows up again after some time and under conditions I haven't figured out yet.
Is there any Ublock filter I can use to block this?

translate.googleapis.com/translate_static/js/element/main.js
Doesn't work unfortunately (I took that from another thread where I asked about the same thing in past)

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Re: How can I get rid of Google Translate popup bar?

Post by Gemmaugr » 2025-09-03, 12:26

Do you have any sites that showcases this?

I've never seen this myself, that I know of, but I do block all third party google stuff by default with eMatrix.

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Re: How can I get rid of Google Translate popup bar?

Post by Octopuss » 2025-09-03, 15:39

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Re: How can I get rid of Google Translate popup bar?

Post by Blacklab » 2025-09-03, 15:55

Don't use any Google products knowingly or intentionally, all blocked and/or avoided... thus never seen what the 'Google Translate bar' might look like?

There is an excellent Reddit sub for uBlock Origin (uBO) at r/uBlockOrigin... very active with prompt responses from many expert uBO users (and probably uBO team members?) :)

Admittedly, the r/uBlockOrigin sub is aimed at users of current uBO and uBO Lite (uBOL) implementations... and doesn't deal with Legacy uBO except for the very occasional question. However, the sub is a mine of information regarding filters for removing all manner of online annoyances... e.g results for a search of r/uBlockOrigin using keywords 'Google Translate bar'... which finds recent post 'Looking for a filter rule to HIDE Google translate results from Google search results',
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Re: How can I get rid of Google Translate popup bar?

Post by Gemmaugr » 2025-09-03, 16:00

I had to choose between US and International first, and chose international. That is the same as you, yeah?

I don't have it, and I allow it in uBO (translate.google.com under google.com), but deny it with eMatrix.
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Re: How can I get rid of Google Translate popup bar?

Post by tellu-white » 2025-09-03, 17:50

LuftWafflePilot wrote:
2025-09-03, 08:04
Some sites keep showing me this stupid Google Translate bar that cannot be disabled.

https://www.parktool.com/en-int/
Try the "Intercept & Modify HTTP Response 4.3" add-on ( https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=31829&start=20#p258461 ), with the following filter:

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[`/parktool.com/`, `/.*/`, [`/googleTranslateElementInit/g`, ``]]
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Screenshots:

Open https://www.parktool.com/ and Click on "INTERNATIONAL"
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The page https://www.parktool.com/en-int/ opens (and remains) without Google Translate Bar
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Re: How can I get rid of Google Translate popup bar?

Post by Lucio Chiappetti » 2025-09-03, 18:38

LuftWafflePilot wrote:
2025-09-03, 08:04
Some sites keep showing me this stupid Google Translate bar that cannot be disabled. No matter what I click on it
For me the stupid bar appears, but I can soon get rid of it clicking on the X at the extreme right.
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Re: How can I get rid of Google Translate popup bar?

Post by Octopuss » 2025-09-14, 12:28

Yes that's true, but I was hoping there was a way to disable the entire thing globally.

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Re: How can I get rid of Google Translate popup bar?

Post by tellu-white » 2025-09-14, 13:13

LuftWafflePilot wrote:
2025-09-14, 12:28
Yes that's true, but I was hoping there was a way to disable the entire thing globally.
Then try this filter in "Intercept & Modify HTTP Response 4.3" add-on ( https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=31829&start=20#p258461 ):

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[`/.*/`, `/.*/`, [`/googleTranslateElementInit/g`, ``]]

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Re: How can I get rid of Google Translate popup bar?

Post by Kris_88 » 2025-09-14, 13:44

LuftWafflePilot wrote:
2025-09-03, 08:04
translate.googleapis.com/translate_static/js/element/main.js
Doesn't work unfortunately
Apparently this has changed since then.
Now it's this script:

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//translate.google.com/translate_a/element.js?cb=googleTranslateElementInit

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Re: How can I get rid of Google Translate popup bar?

Post by Octopuss » 2025-09-14, 14:27

That works! Thanks!

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Re: How can I get rid of Google Translate popup bar?

Post by back2themoon » 2025-09-14, 17:03

I use this in uBO - it works:

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##.skiptranslate
translate.googleapis.*/*/main*js