Google Keyboard Search

Name: Google Keyboard Search
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Andrea-V Corrado

Highlight text with cursor, and use keyboard shortcut to search. Windows/Linux: `Ctrl + Shift + I` macOS: `Command + Shift + I`

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Features & Capabilities

Quick Google Search Extension

This Firefox/Chrome extension enables lightning-fast Google searches from any webpage using a keyboard shortcut. Simply highlight text and press a hotkey—no right-clicking, no extra steps.

Features

Instant Search: Select any text on a webpage and search it on Google with a single keyboard shortcut.
Keyboard Friendly: No need to open context menus—just select and search.
Lightweight: Minimal permissions, no background bloat.

Default Shortcut

Windows/Linux: Ctrl + Shift + I
macOS: Command + Shift + I

Installation

🔗 From Firefox Add-ons Store (Recommended)

You can download and install the extension directly from the Firefox Add-ons store

🧪 Developer Installation (Temporary)

If you're developing or testing the extension locally:

Clone or download this repository.
Open Firefox and go to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox.
Click “Load Temporary Add-on…”.
Select the manifest.json file in the project folder.

Note: Temporary add-ons will be removed when you close Firefox. Use the store version for permanent installation.

Permissions

The extension requests the following permissions:

activeTab: Required to execute scripts in the current tab.
tabs: Needed to open new tabs for Google search results.
storage: To save custom keyboard shortcut preferences.

Usage

Select any text on a webpage.
Press your keyboard shortcut (default is Ctrl + Shift + I or Command + Shift + I on macOS).
A new tab will open with a Google search for the selected text.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

Acknowledgments

Google for their search engine.
Mozilla for their documentation on Firefox extensions.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Rating:

Version:

1.0.1 Last updated: 2025-05-08

Version code:

5944909

Creation date:

2025-04-18

Risk:

Permissions:

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

1.36MB

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-03

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 21,331 ▲ 734

Other rankings

#32 in keyboard keyword 19

#85 in google search keyword 63 ▲ 2

#110 in shift keyword 23 ▲ 4

#145 in board keyword 23 ▲ 8

#155 in cursors keyword 66

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Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Firefox add-on. Please use these information below to contact the Firefox add-on developer.

Developed by:

Andrea-V Corrado

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/google-keyboard-search/

Website:

https://github.com/avcorrado/google-keyboard-search/tree/main

Is Google Keyboard Search 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.

Google Keyboard Search requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. 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

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Google Keyboard Search is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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