Selected Text Searcher
Highlight any text and perform search on any search engine with a couple of clicks, hotkey or gesture.
Selected Text Searcher - Firefox Add-on
Selected Text Searcher is a Firefox add-on that allows you to easily highlight any text and perform quick searches on any search engine. With just a couple of clicks, hotkey, or gesture, you can search selected text without leaving your current page. The add-on also offers features such as two-click search engine adding, importing of search engines, searching on multiple websites at once, hotkey and gesture search, easy rearrangement and editing of search engines, drag and drop functionality, and autocomplete. Explore the User Guide for detailed instructions on how to make the most of the Selected Text Searcher add-on. Enhance your browsing experience and save time with this powerful search tool.
Add-on stats
Manifest V2
By: loftyshaky
Rating: 4.41 
(22)
Weekly download count: 4
Firefox on Android: Yes
Permissions:
- storage
- unlimitedStorage
- contextMenus
- <all_urls>
Size: 223.07K
Email: lo*****@gmail.com
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
Other platforms
Not available on Android
Not available on Edge
User reviews
by 敬念法轮大法好远离瘟疫, 2025-02-26
Nice addon.
Would like a direct flow to a specified search engine in one hotkey or middle click though, I got this addon while I was looking to minus one click whenever I searched texts with firefox's context menu (which had the -search for"text"-option)
by Firefox user 17850621, 2023-05-26
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Selected Text Searcher requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Selected Text Searcher. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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