simpletranslation
ModTranslate chat, signs, books, and other text as you play.
Why gradeB
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No public issue tracker−3 points
- Releases in only 5 of the last 24 months−2 points
- Under 5 million downloads−1 point
- First release only 11 months ago−1 point
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
2 points lost25 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.5 weeks ago (19 Sep 2026) 12 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.26.2 on Fabric and NeoForge, 1.20.1 on Forge. 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also have files for 26.2. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. 9 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.Releases in 5 of the last 24 months 4 / 6Stability
Full points12 / 12Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.Not measured yet.Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.1 of its 12 releases in 2 years needed a quick fix (8%) 7 / 7Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
3 points lost7 / 10Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · baokaixina/SimpleTranslate 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.No link to report problems 0 / 3Popularity
1 point lost3 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.22,741 3 / 4Track record
1 point lost7 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.11 months, 250 releases 7 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 29 latest files for recent Minecraft versions. See Security
53.8 of the 61 points that apply = 88 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
SimpleTranslate is a client-side Minecraft mod that translates game text in real time using a language model or API configured by the player, with no fixed language pair; the server does not need to install it. It covers incoming and outgoing chat, item and hover tooltips, books, signs, scoreboards, the player list, boss bars, titles, actionbars, entity names, text displays, and whole-screen Minecraft interfaces. It can also translate mod interfaces, including Patchouli guides, FTB Quests, and Distant Horizons, while retaining interface structure such as book-page organization, category icons, task windows, and button layouts. Translations are rebound to the current component structure to preserve styling, layout, click events, dynamic values, and custom-font or resource-pack icons; dedicated tooltip paths handle hover content. Players can choose automatic or manual translation modes, set which text sources may provide historical context, save reference prompts for global, server, or single-player-world use, and manage local translations, terminology, blacklists, and request statistics. On Minecraft 1.21.4 and newer targets, dedicated Wynncraft support translates dialogue and actionbars while preserving their layout and glyph rendering, and is compatible with the Wynntils HUD.
Written from Modrinth , CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
Changes the game's code in 4 areas: User interfaceChanges 16 game code files in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay., Rendering and graphicsChanges 3 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., Mobs and their behaviorChanges 1 game code file in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act. and Blocks and fluidsChanges 1 game code file in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work..
Adds 1 key binding: Open Simple Translate Settings.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Keeps all of vanilla Minecraft's textures, models and sounds.
Details
- Creator
- baokaixin
- License
- MIT License
- Downloads
- 23K
- Created
- 21 Nov 2025
- Official pages
- Modrinth , CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. No address written in the code is contacted by the code that runs. See Privacy
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. 11 files in your config folder.
- Sends the text you write to DeepSeek
- The code calls an AI service over the internet, for example to write text or make images. You provide your own key.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.56 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The answer above is about the 29 for recent versions. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares that the project reads or edits things on your system outside the game. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when this applies.Nothing declared about your system outside the game.
- Sends the text you write to DeepSeek
api.deepseek.comlocalhost - Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.Folders outside the game, other programs, updating itself, the webcam or microphone.
Privacy
Sends text to an AI service
Sent to an address built while the game runs.
We found this in its code, read without running it.
Its files for older Minecraft versions (1.12.2) also send unknown data.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 29 files, for recent Minecraft versions. See each file in Releases
- Address built while the game runsThe code builds this address while the game runs: it is not written in the file.Sends text to an AI service to translate chat.Text to an AI service
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth, where the author declares crash reports, usage data and advertisements. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a project collects data on its users or shows advertisements.Nothing declared about crash reports, usage data or advertisements.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its texts, files and images and found none.
We have not read its code history yet.
Can use AI in the game
Can send the text you write to DeepSeek (you provide your own key).
We found this in its code, read without running it.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.No AI content or AI features declared.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Not read yet
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found40 changelogs read
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found1 image read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.Can use AI in the game:379 code files read
- Can send the text you enter to DeepSeek. The address is written in the code of the mod.
- Can talk to AI services that work like OpenAI's. You or the author choose which one.
- Can use a model running on your computer: Ollama (local server).
- You provide your own API key.
Compatibility
See all 250 filesPoint at or tap a version to see its loaders.
Modpacks using this project
Find modpacks with itModpacks that include simpletranslation in at least one of their versions, most downloaded first.
Latest files
The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. The files for recent versions come first. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.
250 releases
Quick fixes
In the last 2 years, 1 release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem. This counts in the grade, but it is too few to lose points.
See them, newest first
Quick fixesReleases followed within 3 days by a new release that fixes a problem in them.1
- 2.2.1-neoforge-1.21.10Fixes item-tooltip translation on NeoForge 1.21.6-1.21.11 and 26…