# Contextual Google Image Search

> Adds Google Image Search to right-click menu on images.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/conggl](https://chrome-stats.com/d/conggl)

## Overview

- **ID:** `conggl`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** grue
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 1,760
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 4.41 / 5 (17 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.3.1
- **Last updated:** 2022-12-04
- **First published:** 2012-10-07
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/conggl/)

## Description

Contextual Google Image Search is a handy Chrome extension that integrates Google Image Search directly into your browser's right-click menu. It allows users to quickly search for images without the need to manually input URLs or drag and drop images. This extension supports searching not only visible images but also cached images, local files, and images encoded through Data URI schemes (e.g., base64).

Additionally, users can initiate image searches by selecting text on the page, enhancing flexibility. Keyboard shortcuts improve usability: holding the Shift key toggles searches between foreground and background, while the Control key opens searches in a new tab. This tool is ideal for anyone looking to obtain detailed information about images efficiently and seamlessly from their browsing experience.

## Rankings

- #2,340 — Overall
- #277 — Search Tools
- #13 — searchable
- #25 — text-to-image
- #27 — context menu
- #29 — google search

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `contextMenus`
- `webNavigation`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users appreciate the Contextual Google Image Search add-on for bringing reliable reverse-image search functionality to Firefox, similar to Chrome's capability. The ability to configure how search results open is also praised. However, multiple users note that the default behavior to open searches in the same tab is inconvenient, and the brief delay on the Google main page causes momentary confusion that the search failed. Adding support for opening results in new tabs via middle-click or settings would improve usability.

### Pros

- Provides consistent and reliable reverse-image search functionality.
- Enables Google image search directly within Firefox similar to Chrome.
- Allows configuration for opening search results in current, foreground, or background new tabs.
- Highly appreciated by users and praised for fulfilling a previously missing feature in Firefox.

### Cons

- By default, the image search opens in the same tab which is not convenient for some users.
- There is a slight delay on the new-tab Google main page causing a brief confusion that the search did not work.
- Lacks middle-click or easy options for opening search results in new tabs, which some users desire.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/conggl)