---
title: "LinguAIst — AI Translate & Improve – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "10 users, no ratings yet. Version 0.5.0, updated 2026-11-06. Requests 9 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/blnnbafhahafnpghfnjefbkpdokgmgnk"
---

# LinguAIst — AI Translate & Improve

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 10
- Rating: no ratings yet
- Last checked: 2026-11-07 05:35 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: +1
- Users gained in 30 days: +9 (+900.0%)
- Rank by users: #155,816 of 289,025 live extensions
- Rank in Communication: #3,588 of 7,704

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Translate and improve text with your ChatGPT account or OpenRouter free models. Bring your own AI, no LinguAIst subscription.

- Extension ID: `blnnbafhahafnpghfnjefbkpdokgmgnk`
- Developer: [LinguAIst](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u8c8c83827fa24f34ff2fd6469460c8e1)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Not trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Communication](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/communication)
- First published: 2026-10-03
- Last updated: 2026-11-06
- Version: `0.5.0`
- Size: 297 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 140
- Languages (1): English
- Support page: `https://linguaist.app/contacts/`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/linguaist-%E2%80%94-ai-translate/blnnbafhahafnpghfnjefbkpdokgmgnk>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/blnnbafhahafnpghfnjefbkpdokgmgnk>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22blnnbafhahafnpghfnjefbkpdokgmgnk%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-07 | 10 | – | – |
| 2026-11-02 | 8 | – | – |
| 2026-10-23 | 9 | – | – |
| 2026-10-21 | 8 | – | – |
| 2026-10-17 | 6 | – | – |
| 2026-10-15 | – | – | – |
| 2026-10-10 | 3 | – | – |
| 2026-10-08 | 1 | – | – |
| 2026-10-04 | – | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-11-07: New version `0.5.0`, replacing `0.4.2`.
- 2026-11-07: Moved from Workflow & Planning to Communication.
- 2026-11-07: Minimum Chrome version raised from 116 to 140.
- 2026-10-23: New version `0.4.2`, replacing `0.4.0`.
- 2026-10-21: New version `0.4.0`, replacing `0.3.0`.
- 2026-10-21: Added the permission `offscreen`.
- 2026-10-21: Added the sites `ws://*/*`, `wss://*/*`.
- 2026-10-21: The developer's contact email changed.
- 2026-10-21: The privacy policy link changed.
- 2026-10-17: New version `0.3.0`, replacing `0.2.2`.
- 2026-10-15: New version `0.2.2`, replacing `0.2.0`.
- 2026-10-08: New version `0.2.0`, replacing `0.1.2`.
- 2026-10-08: The summary on the listing changed.
- 2026-10-08: Added the permissions `alarms`, `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`, `identity`.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

- 2026-10-21: The contact email changed. The privacy policy link changed. What it can access changed the same day.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

**Every website:** it can read and change your data on all the sites you visit.

### Sites

- `http://*/*`: Every website
- `https://*/*`: Every website
- `ws://*/*`: Every website
- `wss://*/*`: Every website

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `http://*/*`: Every website
- `https://*/*`: Every website

### Browser features

- `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule
- `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`: Block or change network requests on the sites it can reach
- `identity`: Sign you in with your Google account
- `offscreen`: Open a hidden page for background work
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every month, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-07 05:35 UTC; next check around 2026-12-06.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “LinguAIst — AI Translate & Improve” (blnnbafhahafnpghfnjefbkpdokgmgnk). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/blnnbafhahafnpghfnjefbkpdokgmgnk. Accessed 2026-11-08.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_blnnbafhahafnpghfnjefbkpdokgmgnk,
  title   = {LinguAIst — AI Translate & Improve (blnnbafhahafnpghfnjefbkpdokgmgnk)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-07},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/blnnbafhahafnpghfnjefbkpdokgmgnk},
  urldate = {2026-11-08}
}
```

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