Selection Search

Search for the selected text in search engines

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Selection Search is a powerful Chrome extension that enables users to effortlessly search any text selected on a webpage. Trigger searches via an inline popup, right-click context menu, or a convenient toolbar popup. Users can personalize their experience by adding custom search engines and adjusting preferences to fit their needs.

Ideal for research, browsing, and quick information retrieval, this extension streamlines the search process directly from the webpage. It is also the official Firefox counterpart, bringing consistent functionality across browsers. Enhance your productivity and save time with Selection Search.

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By:

Per

Daily users:

305 3

Rating:

4.77

(35) 1 new ratings

Version:

0.9.8 Last updated: 2025-06-08

Version code:

5964999

Creation date:

2018-11-11

Risk:

Permissions:

contextMenus
storage
notifications
clipboardWrite
tabs

Host permissions:

https://s2.googleusercontent.com/s2/favicons*

Size:

171.59KB

Email:

pr*****@gmail.com

URLs:

Website

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-15

Ranking

# 5,862 ▲ 55

Other rankings

#101 in selection keyword 23

Other platforms

Selection Search (v0.9.8)

30,000 4.66

(549)

Selection Search (v0.8.64)

8,595 4.60

(12)

User reviews

by Va*****, 2025-07-11

by Al*****, 2025-04-16

by Fe*****, 2025-03-04

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Risk impact

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Selection Search requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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Selection Search is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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