Select Text to Search

Name: Select Text to Search
Rating: 4.5 (156 reviews)
Author: Hai Zhang

By: Hai Zhang

Add a "Web search" action to the text selection toolbar

Features & Capabilities

This tiny app can add a "Web search" action to the text selection toolbar on Android.

It also adds a "Web search" as target for sharing text.

The default search engine can be configured in its settings page, openable in Custom Tabs toolbar, or the App info page for this app in system Settings.

Text selection toolbar requires Android 6.0 or above, so this app requires it as well.

https://github.com/zhanghai/TextSelectionWebSearch

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Version:

1.1.3 Last updated: 2025-07-02

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Creation date:

2019-06-17

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Size:

145.91KB

Email:

dr*****@gmail.com

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Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-19

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 469,191 ▼ 654

Other rankings

#30 in toolbar keyword 35 ▲

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Developed by:

Hai Zhang

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.zhanghai.android.textselectionwebsearch

Email:

dr*****@gmail.com

Website:

https://github.com/zhanghai/TextSelectionWebSearch

User Reviews

Users appreciate Select Text to Search for enabling quick searches from selected text and its ease of use. The custom search feature and integration into the context menu are popular. However, it does not consistently work across all apps—mainly functioning in Chrome—with some issues selecting text or accessing settings. Installation problems and duplicate search options are also mentioned. Overall, it's valued for fulfilling a desired feature but could improve compatibility and customization options.

Pros

Provides a useful feature of selecting text to quickly search, which users have wanted for years
Includes a convenient custom search option and integrates into the context menu across apps
Easy to use and simple interface
Makes searching selected text faster and more efficient than manually typing queries
Generally reliable and does what it promises

Cons

Does not work in all apps; primarily reports of functionality only in Chrome, with other apps not supported
Issues with selecting text in certain apps like Obsidian and no search appearing in some contexts
Lack of settings accessibility or customization, such as choosing search engines or changing search behavior
Some devices experience installation issues (e.g., Note4)
Duplicate 'Web search' option appears when opening the selected text box

Recent reviews

I'm sorry to give a bad review score, I just need your attention to help me get this to work. I'm trying to use it inside and app called obsidian and it isn't working for some reason. any clues ?