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About Smartcat Translator
Smartcat Translator is a free Figma plugin published by Smartcat Connectivity in 2021. It works in Figma Design and has 22,565 users and 228 likes on the Figma Community. It ranks #9 in Translation on our lists.
In the developer's words
Go to market faster by enhancing collaboration among Product, Design, and Localization teams with the Smartcat Figma plugin.
Use Cases
- Asset translation:Translate any marketing resources, banners, social media posts, e-learning materials, blog posts, static pages, documents, and any visuals.
- Software localization: Seamlessly integrate design and localization processes with your CI/CD pipelines for mobile apps and software. Development teams download and integrate translated files from Smartcat into their codebase.
Live Preview for Precision
Live Previews let translators see their work in the Figma design immediately, ensuring it fits perfectly.
- Shorter time to market: Minimize translation time by identifying errors and problematic elements before viewing inside Figma.
- In-context editing: Translators see the final view of what the translated text and design look like together in Smartcat.
- Save on Figma user seat costs: Remove the need to provide Figma seats to translators, editors, or quality assurance managers.
AI+human translation workflows
Combine the best of AI and human ingenuity for unprecedented translation quality.
- Configure any workflow, ranging from AI translation only to a more thorough lifecycle, such as configuring AI translation, post-translation review, and QA stages sequentially.
- Invite an unlimited number of team members and external collaborators – we don’t charge extra for that.
- Choose your translators from 500,000+ professional linguists and agencies on Smartcat Marketplace, or invite your own linguists to your Smartcat workspace.
Smartcat is your complete end-to-end AI translation solution
- AI actions:Smartcat Editor is powered by AI to help translators boost their productivity and organizations get higher-quality translations.
- Effortless collaboration:Translators and editors can work on a document simultaneously, seeing the full context and communicating in real-time.
- Translation memoriesboost productivity and ensure consistency by storing and reusing translated segments for similar texts, maintaining uniform terminology across projects.
- Payment automation:Make the linguist payment process fast and easy with one contract and one invoice for all your suppliers on Smartcat.
Favored by industry leaders
Smartcat is trusted by 1,000+ global companies, including over 20% of the Fortune 500 industry leaders like Volvo, LG, Peloton, eBay, L'Oréal, and Stanley Black & Decker choose Smartcat to efficiently translate and localize all kinds of documents, software, video and audio files, and websites.
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What's new
Version 169 · released Sep 24, 2026
The developer didn't publish release notes for this version.
Permissions and privacy
Network access
Smartcat Translator can only connect to the 3 domains declared in its manifest: *.smartcat.com, *.typeform.com and *.sentry.io.
- *.smartcat.com
- *.typeform.com
- *.sentry.io
Extra permissions
None beyond the standard access to the file you run it in.
Read from the plugin's published manifest.
Where Smartcat Translator ranks
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Smartcat Translator FAQ
What does Smartcat Translator do?
Instantly translate your Figma pages and individual frames into any language with Smartcat. It's a Figma plugin by Smartcat Connectivity that runs in Figma Design.
Is Smartcat Translator free?
Yes. Smartcat Translator is free to install and run from the Figma Community, with no paid tier listed.
Is Smartcat Translator safe to use?
Figma plugins can only reach the internet through domains listed in their manifest. Smartcat Translator can only connect to the 3 domains declared in its manifest: *.smartcat.com, *.typeform.com and *.sentry.io. As with any plugin, check the developer's privacy policy before using it on client work.
How do I install Smartcat Translator?
Open it on the Figma Community, or search for it in the Actions menu (Cmd/Ctrl + K) inside any file you can edit. See how to install Figma plugins.
What are the best alternatives to Smartcat Translator?
By user count, the closest alternatives are CopyDoc Text Kit, Translator and Parrot. Compare all of them on the best Figma plugins for translation.
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