Highlight to Search

Press Alt+Shift+Y to search for the selected text on Yahoo.

Highlight to Search Chrome Extension

"Highlight to Search" is a Chrome extension that allows you to quickly search the current highlighted text on Yahoo with the press of a key combination.
Download

Extension stats

Manifest V2
Users: 4,520+
Rating: 3.00
(2)
Version: 0.1 (Last updated: 2014-01-02)
Creation date: 2014-01-02
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 8.92K
Full description: See detailed description

Other platforms

Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge

Extension safety

Risk impact

Highlight to 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.
  • Critical ****** ****** ** *** ********* ****** * *********** ******** **** ** ** *** ******* *** ****** **** **** *** ******* *****
  • Low ******* ****** ** *** ********* ********
Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Highlight to Search. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • Critical This extension is not longer available in the store
Upgrade to see full risk analysis details

Similar extensions

Here are some Chrome extensions that are similar to Highlight to Search:

Highlight google search result text
Highlight google search result text
Zudwa
48 3.00 (2)
Convenient Search
Convenient Search
https://sites.google.com/site/zhucai
203 4.34 (53)
Instant Search
Instant Search
amilagm
358 5.00 (9)
Save to WebSite
Save to WebSite
Rob "Fuzzwah" Crouch
64 1.00 (1)
Highlighted Search
Highlighted Search
gharezlak
19 3.00 (2)
background-search
background-search
https://0-9.tumblr.com
122 5.00 (3)
Full Width Twitter
Full Width Twitter
https://www.twisted.cz
78 4.40 (10)
Awesome Click
Awesome Click
Lazy Guys
19 4.71 (14)
Hightlight to Search Faster
Hightlight to Search Faster
MI
180 5.00 (2)
Image Info on Hover
Image Info on Hover
Unknown
1,000 1.00 (4)
Save to GrabDuck
Save to GrabDuck
https://grabduck.com
100 4.86 (7)
Super Highlight Search
Super Highlight Search
fumito80
8K 4.20 (49)
Paint Header
Paint Header
Unknown
10K 3.33 (6)
Hot Tabs: Tab Hotkeys/Shortcuts
Hot Tabs: Tab Hotkeys/Shortcuts
Skylight Software
14 1.00 (1)
Quick Bookmark to Folders
Quick Bookmark to Folders
krystof1000
76 3.00 (2)
Selected Text Searcher
Selected Text Searcher
https://www.facebook.com/browservery
1,000 4.71 (21)
Search
Search
towisoft
344 4.50 (8)
Power Notes Searcher for SAP
Power Notes Searcher for SAP
https://in2db.com
912 4.90 (10)
Pin Them All
Pin Them All
ayayael12
10K 1.00 (6)
To Be Read Pro
To Be Read Pro
googoolea
294 4.33 (15)
Advanced search on selected text
Advanced search on selected text
LisL
1,000 4.35 (37)
TempoGrid
TempoGrid
fumito80
728 4.22 (18)
Search Highlighter
Search Highlighter
Yubi
3K 2.86 (14)
Highlight Search Keywords
Highlight Search Keywords
Desheng Li
4K 3.26 (34)