# Search Switch

> A simple extension to add 'Search with Google' option in context menu even if you have some other search engine as default.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `search-switch`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Whiskay
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 3
- **Version:** 1.1
- **Last updated:** 2024-09-09
- **First published:** 2024-08-04
- **Size:** 19 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/search-switch/)
- **Website:** [https://whiskay.dev/](https://whiskay.dev/)

## Description

<strong> Search Switch </strong>
<strong> Add "Search With" Option: Search with any engine, right-click away </strong>
<ul><li>- A simple extension to add 'Search with Google' option in the context menu even if you have some other search engine as default. </li><li>- Adds customizable search engine options for directly searching on the selected text in your browser context menu. </li><strong>Notes</strong> 

- If you are facing any issues or errors, please create an issue <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/42c32cf606a2db54a2b2a7f10c6ec5d4b7fda4fdebab5e4b3e1d9ff72aa5c9c8/https%3A//github.com/Whiskay/SearchSwitch/issues" rel="nofollow">here.</a>
- Thought of some new feature or enhancement, please create a issue <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/42c32cf606a2db54a2b2a7f10c6ec5d4b7fda4fdebab5e4b3e1d9ff72aa5c9c8/https%3A//github.com/Whiskay/SearchSwitch/issues" rel="nofollow">here.</a>
- Maintained by <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/65137361f62753af70f2456078fdb54a1e63f4049614c0c7beb3655da6bc3208/https%3A//whiskay.dev" rel="nofollow">Whiskay.dev</a></ul>

## Rankings

- #57,656 — Overall
- #179 — switch

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## 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-switch)