Selection Search

Search for the selected text in search engines

Selection Search - Search selected text in Firefox

Selection Search is a Firefox add-on that enables easy searching for selected text in websites. It provides various search triggers and allows customization of search engines and preferences.

Add-on stats

Manifest V3
By: Per
Daily users: 309
3
Version: 0.9.6.1 (Last updated: 2025-02-25)
Version code: 5899876
Creation date: 2018-11-11
Weekly download count: 19
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • storage
  • notifications
  • clipboardWrite
  • tabs
Host permissions:
  • https://s2.googleusercontent.com/s2/favicons*
Size: 175.50K
URLs: Website
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

Other platforms

Selection Search (v0.9.6)
30,000 4.67 (543)
Not available on Android
Selection Search (v0.8.64)
7,261 4.60 (12)

User reviews

by Fenrir, 2025-03-04


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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Selection Search requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Selection Search. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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