# Search text of element

> Add 'Search text of element' to the context menu.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/search-element-s-text](https://chrome-stats.com/d/search-element-s-text)

## Overview

- **ID:** `search-element-s-text`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** utubo
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 2.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-20
- **First published:** 2022-04-05
- **Size:** 12 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/search-element-s-text/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/utubo/firefox-search\_elements\_text](https://github.com/utubo/firefox-search_elements_text)

## Description

Search Element's text is a Firefox add-on that adds the 'Search Element's text' option to the context menu. It allows you to easily search for text, title, alt, value, or placeholder of elements using the default search engine.

## Rankings

- #128,551 — Overall
- #110 — element

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `menus`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `search`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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 has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/search-element-s-text)