# Selected Text Searcher

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

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/selected-text-searcher](https://chrome-stats.com/d/selected-text-searcher)

## Overview

- **ID:** `selected-text-searcher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** loftyshaky
- **Category:** search-tools,other
- **Daily users:** 67
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 4.27 / 5 (22 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.52
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-09
- **First published:** 2017-10-05
- **Size:** 193 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/selected-text-searcher/)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #14,204 — Overall
- #102 — selection
- #146 — performance
- #205 — sell
- #214 — guide
- #219 — speech to text

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `contextMenus`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<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 was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/selected-text-searcher)