# Selection Tools for Tablets

> Several improvements that make working on touch devices easier

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/selection-tools-for-tablets](https://chrome-stats.com/d/selection-tools-for-tablets)

## Overview

- **ID:** `selection-tools-for-tablets`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** reuerendo
- **Category:** search-tools,appearance
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.358
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-27
- **First published:** 2025-05-09
- **Size:** 23 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/selection-tools-for-tablets/)

## Description

The extension adds a pop-up context menu when text is selected. Allows you to search for the selected text in the default search engine set in your browser settings.

## Rankings

- #81,569 — Overall
- #157 — selection

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `clipboardRead`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `scripting`
- `theme`
- `search`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- 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/selection-tools-for-tablets)