# Highlight Search & Copy

> Search or copy highlighted text with a convenient popup that also comes with a Imperial to Metric converter

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `highlight-search-copy`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Akif Kumru
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 5
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2025-09-13
- **First published:** 2025-09-10
- **Size:** 17 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/highlight-search-copy/)

## Description

This extension adds a pop-up box over any text you highlight. It features a button to copy the text and a search button to Google the selected text. If imperial units (like inches or pounds) are detected, the search button is replaced with a conversion to metric. Otherwise, a search button appears to Google the selected text.

## Rankings

- #44,765 — Overall
- #149 — highlighter

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `clipboardWrite`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/highlight-search-copy)