ContextSearch web-ext

Name: ContextSearch web-ext
Rating: 4.6963 (214 reviews)
Author: Mike B

By: Mike B

Select text and search from the context menu or a tiled popup using any of your installed search engines. Add new search engines with a right-click, edit favicons and query strings. POST compatible, simple UI, highly configurable. For FF 57+

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Features & Capabilities

ContextSearch web-ext is a comprehensive Firefox add-on designed for seamless and powerful search capabilities. Compatible with Firefox 57+, it lets you select text and instantly search using any installed search engine via a convenient context menu or a tiled popup interface.

Key features include importing your current search engines, managing them with subfolders and separators, supporting both POST and GET search queries, reverse-image and site search, and quick addition of new search engines through right-click. Customize icons, query parameters, and even create custom OpenSearch engines for the Firefox toolbar. The add-on supports international character sets, offers lite and dark themes, and allows custom CSS styling for menus, enhancing both usability and appearance.

Whether you need enhanced context menu searches or a quick-access popup for multiple engines, ContextSearch web-ext delivers a simple yet highly configurable experience tailored for efficient browsing and searching.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Developer Tools

By:

Mike B

Daily users:

1,738 5

Rating:

4.70

(214)

Version:

1.48.4.13 Last updated: 2026-01-22

Version code:

6128688

Creation date:

2017-12-01

Risk:

Permissions:

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

634.86KB

Email:

ss*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 2,359 ▲ 3

Other rankings

#273 in Search Tools ▲ 4

#9 in context menu keyword 21

#35 in concert keyword 5 ▼ 1

#69 in speech to text keyword 30 ▼ 1

#72 in web keyword 84 ▲ 1

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ContextSearch web-ext (v1.48.4.13)

30,000 4.68

(71)

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Developed by:

Mike B

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/contextsearch-web-ext/

Email:

ss*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://github.com/ssborbis/ContextSearch-web-ext

Permission Change History

2025-10-13: Version 1.48.1 → 1.48.4.4

Add Host permissions: <all_urls>

Add Permissions: scripting

Remove Permissions: <all_urls>

Add Optional permissions: userScripts

2025-01-15: Version 1.46.26 → 1.47.2

Add Permissions: webNavigation

User Reviews

Reviews consistently praise ContextSearch web-ext for its customization and versatility, especially as a replacement for the defunct Swift Selection Search. It offers multiple menus and configurable UI to fit user preferences, and can drive searches across several sites at once. A few single reviews mention learning curves and some issues (e.g., saved settings, minor encoding or sidebar problems), but there is no strong, recurring drawback reported across multiple reviews.

Pros

Highly customizable with extensive UI options and multiple launch menus (Context/Quick/Toolbar/Sidebar).
Strong replacement for the defunct Swift Selection Search.
Supports launching searches across multiple sites at once, expanding capabilities beyond standard web search.
Positive, broad user feedback across languages highlighting flexibility and configurability.

Cons

Recent reviews

by Fi*****, 2026-02-11

by po*****, 2026-02-10

I was using Swift Selection Search until it got deprecated. Looking for an alternative I found ContextSearch. And if Swift Selection Search was good, ContextSearch is even better! A very customisable context search add-on.

by To*****, 2026-02-07

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Is ContextSearch web-ext Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

ContextSearch web-ext requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Risk likelihood

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ContextSearch web-ext is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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