# Context Search

> Search selected text using your preferred search engines or AI chatbot. Right-click or Alt-click on selected text to respectively launch the context menu or the icons grid. You can also perform searches using keywords in the url address bar.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `contextual-search`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Olivier de Broqueville
- **Daily users:** 3,606
- **Weekly downloads:** 54
- **Rating:** 4.39 / 5 (266 ratings)
- **Version:** 5.2.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-20
- **First published:** 2017-08-07
- **Size:** 2.25 MB
- **Data as of:** 2024-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/contextual-search/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/odebroqueville/contextSearch/issues](https://github.com/odebroqueville/contextSearch/issues)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/contextual-search/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/contextual-search/privacy/)

## Description

"Context Search" is a Firefox add-on that enables efficient text searches on web pages. It allows users to organize search engines in folders, utilize context menus or icons grids for quick access, perform multiple searches simultaneously, and engage with AI chatbots. The add-on supports GET and POST request search engines, reverse-image searches, and more. Users can easily manage their search engine preferences and use keywords for quick URL bar searches, enhancing their browsing experience.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `activeTab`
- `menus`
- `storage`
- `search`
- `tabs`
- `webRequest`
- `webRequestBlocking`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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 is not longer available in the store

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## Review summary

### Pros

- Very useful extension for multiple search engines.
- Excellent customer support and quick bug fixes.
- Preferred by users for enhancing Firefox experience over other browsers.
- Ability to add custom search engines and URLs.

### Cons

- Frequently reported issues with slowing down Firefox.
- Recent updates have caused settings and saved searches to be lost.
- Conflicts with default Firefox keyboard shortcuts.
- Inconsistent functionality after updates.

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