Shortcut keys for selection search

Add shortcut keys to open a new google result tab for selected text. Shortcut keys can be set in above left menu in Extensions.

What is Shortcut keys for selection search?

Shortcut keys for selection search is a Chrome extension designed to make browsing more efficient. By setting keyboard shortcuts, users can instantly open a new Google search tab for any selected text. It offers foreground and background tab options and the ability to customize keys as per user preference. The extension can also search text in a single PDF and allows users to search by their default search engine. Extensive features and updates make it genuinely user-focused and convenient.

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By: nex

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Users: 3,000+

Rating: 4.87 (15)

Version: 0.201 (Last updated: 2022-09-27)

Creation date: 2019-11-16

Risk impact: Very low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

activeTab
search

Size: 209.92K

Email: ne*****@gmail.com

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 17353 ▲ 16

Other rankings

#11226 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 7

#20 in shortcut keyword 33 ▲ 6

#29 in selection keyword 23 ▲ 5

#116 in search box keyword 15 ▲ 15

#144 in default search keyword 18 ▲ 4

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Summary

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Keyboard shortcut keys:

Alt+1 -> Open google result of selected text in foreground tab.
Alt+Shift+1 -> Open google result of selected text in background tab. *Shortcut keys are editable at chrome://extensions/shortcuts

For Chromebook users (maybe also Mac OS users) The Alt+1 key will click the first icon in the Shelf, and it will not work on Chrome browser. After the installation, please change the shortcut key from "Alt+1" to another one at chrome://extensions/shortcuts then avoid the built-in shortcut keys on your OS. In the setting page, the right box should be "In Chrome". (Input chrome://extensions/shortcuts in the address bar and press Enter to open a setting page.)

*Updates 2022/9/27 v0.201 (=v0.2) 2022/9/20 v0.3 Add feature to search text selected in a single PDF (in chrome's default PDF viewer) 2022/7/10 v0.2 Add feature to search by the default search engine. 2021/6/7 v0.1.0.1 Initial

User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Works perfectly
Convenient shortcut keys
Configurable

Cons

Doesn't work for all websites
Setting up shortcut doesn't work on Mac

Most mentioned

Works perfectly
Convenient
Configurable

Recent reviews

great extension, after editing the shortcuts works perfectly <3

Matěj Skalický, 2024-01-19

life saver extension. I mean, back to the days before I started using Chrome, every Chinese browser has this simple mouse gesture. I've been using right click and search google for xxx for years. I'm fed up!