# @Mention Searcher

> @Mention Searcher is a lightweight Firefox extension designed to streamline your web searches. Simply highlight any text on a page, right-click, and instantly search for it across your custom-configured platforms—like GitHub, Google, ...

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/mention-searcher](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mention-searcher)

## Overview

- **ID:** `mention-searcher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jorge
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-26
- **First published:** 2026-08-23
- **Size:** 10 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mention-searcher/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/remiotore/Mention-Searcher](https://github.com/remiotore/Mention-Searcher)

## Description

@Mention Searcher is a versatile and lightweight browser extension designed to eliminate repetitive copy-pasting and streamline your research workflow. By integrating directly into your context menu, it allows you to highlight any word, phrase, or code snippet on a webpage, right-click, and instantly launch a targeted search across a personalized list of websites. Every result seamlessly opens in a new tab adjacent to your active page, keeping your workspace organized while saving valuable time during deep-dive documentation lookups or quick reference checks.

Example conf: 
[
  { "name": "GitHub", "url": "<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/5f144da127bc241453fb842dd563dcc9e5fc0e90cc3d00b010dbabef21a197c1/https%3A//github.com/search%3Fq=%25s" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/search?q=%s</a>" },
  { "name": "MDN", "url": "<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/a59be551a2780dbf486e5b6edf190be1aedcca6cb41f6aed5f59207604151d45/https%3A//developer.mozilla.org/en-US/search%3Fq=%25s" rel="nofollow">https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/search?q=%s</a>" },
  { "name": "Google", "url": "<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/c9d692f0656a86cc507f3ec38cf388ad906f4e25f55143469a02287502ab6e98/https%3A//www.google.com/search%3Fq=%25s" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=%s</a>" },
  { "name": "npm", "url": "<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/eee26ebaf69bf6508270560b15a844ba66508e3f5c8fcdf44972bdb4ea061696/https%3A//www.npmjs.com/search%3Fq=%25s" rel="nofollow">https://www.npmjs.com/search?q=%s</a>" }
]

## Rankings

- #120,406 — Overall
- #24 — mention

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High 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 was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mention-searcher)