Selected Text Searcher

Name: Selected Text Searcher
Rating: 4.2727 (22 reviews)
Author: loftyshaky

By: loftyshaky Add-on

Highlight any text and perform search on any search engine with a couple of clicks, hotkey or gesture.

Overview

Firefox Add-ons Store

Daily users

67 ▼ 1

Data as of 2026-09-13

Rating:

4.27

(22)

Version:

1.52

Last updated: 2026-09-09

Features & Capabilities

Selected Text Searcher is a powerful Chrome extension that lets you highlight any text and search across multiple search engines with just a couple of clicks, hotkeys, or gestures. It offers seamless integration that allows easy addition and rearrangement of search engines without navigating deep into settings. Users can import custom search engines and search selected text on one or multiple websites simultaneously.

Features include autocomplete for faster searches, drag & drop zones mode to quickly initiate searches, and gesture support for an intuitive user experience. A handy user guide is available to help users get the most out of the extension. If users encounter issues, a simple fix involves adjusting browser config settings. Overall, Selected Text Searcher enhances browsing productivity by making text-based web searches faster and more customizable.

User Growth & Download Statistics

Add-on Developer Tools

By:

Daily users:

Rating:

Version:

1.52 Last updated: 2026-09-09

Version code:

6474600

Creation date:

2017-10-05

Firefox add-on GUID:

selected-text-searcher@loftyshaky

Firefox add-on numeric ID:

861131

Weekly download count:

Firefox on Android:

Risk:

Permissions:

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

193.28KB

Email:

lo*****@gmail.com

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-09-13

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 14,204 ▼ 222

Other rankings

#102 in selection keyword 16 ▲ #146 in performance keyword 17 ▼ 3#205 in sell keyword 19 ▼ 1#214 in guide keyword 18 ▼ 4#219 in speech to text keyword 35 ▼ 1

Other platforms

Selected Text Searcher (v1.52)

1,000 4.71

(21)

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Contact the developer

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Developed by:

loftyshaky

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/selected-text-searcher/

Email:

lo*****@gmail.com

Permission Change History

2026-09-02: Version 1.45resigned1 → 1.50

Remove Permissions: unlimitedStorage <all_urls>

Add Host permissions: <all_urls>

User Reviews

Не работает в текущих версиях Firefox. Пришлось отключить обновление браузера, в надежде что разработчик исправит в скором времени.

by Ал*****, 2026-09-02

It used to be a ★5 add-on, but it seems to have stopped working since Firefox 148.0. If you can fix it, I'd appreciate it.

by id*****, 2026-03-13

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Is Selected Text Searcher Safe?

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

Selected Text Searcher requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood

Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.

Selected Text Searcher is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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