Advanced search on selected text

Look up the selected text in the various search engines and services (Google, Yandex, Yahoo, Bing, market.yandex.ru, price.ru any!)

Advanced search on selected text - Enhance Search

The 'Advanced search on selected text' Chrome extension enhances your browsing experience by enabling searches on selected text, not just on Google, but on platforms like Yandex, Yahoo, Bing too. It also supports various websites using a GET request. With categorized searching, search enabling and disabling, and unlimited search customization, this extension expands the search potential beyond common search engines.

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Extension stats

By: LisL

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.35

(37)

Version: 2.8 (Last updated: 2013-09-02)

Creation date: 2013-09-02

Permissions:

contextMenus
tabs

Size: 11.00K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 23,484 ▲ 2

Other rankings

#12897 in Tools ▲ 82 #174 in yahoo keyword 33 ▼ 11 #204 in selection keyword 28 ▼ 25 #252 in query keyword 5 ▼ 41

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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Pros

Very useful and convenient extension
Performs functions as expected
Great for searching and translating text
Lightweight with valuable features

Cons

Settings reset after restarting the browser
Inability to change the order of search engines
Lack of import/export settings feature
Uncomfortable context menu with too many transitions

Most mentioned

Settings do not save after browser restart
Need for customizable search engine order
Desire for keyboard shortcuts for quick access
Request for import/export functionality

User reviews

Очень удобно. Но как сохранить настройки при переходе на другой комп...

Yurij Tyczinski, 2024-08-01

Отлично работает, спасибо!

w mak, 2024-03-17

Useful and tiny size ext. Thank you and blessings in Jesus Christ name.

AV Va, 2023-08-27

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Advanced search on selected text requires a few sensitive permissions. 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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