Advanced search on selected text

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!)

What is Advanced search on selected text?
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.
Merlin
Stats
By: LisL
Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.31 (35)
Version: 2.8 (Last updated: 2013-09-02)
Creation date: 2013-09-02
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • tabs
Size: 11.00K
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Merlin
Summary
Analyze keywords

!!! Migrating from Version 2.7. to 2.8. require you to reinstall your app ... For many changes !!!

Working with selected text on the page:

  1. Send in any search engine (google, yandex, bing, yahoo, etc.);
  2. Send in any web site supports GET request (yandex market, wikimart.ru, price.ru, etc.);
  3. Search the site via google (site: http://)
  4. Search the site through yandex (site: http://)
  5. Grouped by categories
  6. Enable / disable the necessary searches at the moment

! Number of customizable search is not limited. ! Number of research groups is not limited.

Examples of using the URL for a GET request:

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User reviews
User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Useful and compact size
  • Performs its functions well
  • Provides the ability to search and translate text
Cons
  • Lack of ability to change the order of the search systems
  • Inconvenient context menu with a lot of transitions
  • Settings are not saved after restarting the browser
Most mentioned
  • Need for a settings import/export feature
  • Desire for 'hotkey' functionality
  • Possibility to group searches
Recent reviews
Useful and tiny size ext. Thank you and blessings in Jesus Christ name.
by AV Va AV Va, 2023-08-27

Всё супер, кроме одного пункта - нет возможности изменить порядок поисковых систем.
by AG 34470 AG 34470, 2023-07-17

its perfect. spacibo
by redacted redacted, 2023-03-10
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Safety
Risk impact

Advanced search on selected text may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Advanced search on selected text has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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