# Search on GitHub

> Highlight text, right click, search on Github

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/search-on-github](https://chrome-stats.com/d/search-on-github)

## Overview

- **ID:** `search-on-github`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Patrice Kenmoé
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2021-01-13
- **First published:** 2021-01-12
- **Size:** 27 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/search-on-github/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/kevin-garnette/githubocean](https://github.com/kevin-garnette/githubocean)

## Description

Search on GitHub is a Firefox add-on that allows you to highlight text, right click, and effortlessly search on GitHub. No need to leave your current page or perform extra clicks or copy-pasting. Stay focused on your workflow and easily access GitHub search results for selected text.

## Rankings

- #135,480 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- 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-on-github)