# Simple Context Search

> An easy way to act a context searching with one-time selected search provider. Context Search should be Simple. This extension use your searching list configured in browser, which means it could be used just out-of-box.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `simple-context-search`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** 田生
- **Category:** search-tools,other
- **Daily users:** 468
- **Weekly downloads:** 7
- **Rating:** 4.79 / 5 (72 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-07-31
- **First published:** 2018-07-16
- **Size:** 40 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-context-search/)

## Description

**Simple Context Search** offers an easy and private way to perform context menu searches without complicated settings. Respecting your privacy, it requires minimal permissions and does not collect any data. Simply select text or links, right-click, and use the added search menu item to open results instantly.

The extension works out-of-box by utilizing your browser's configured search engines, ensuring seamless integration and convenience. For advanced usage, holding Ctrl while clicking opens the search tab in the background. Access keys are intelligently chosen based on your keyword settings for faster access.

## Rankings

- #5,173 — Overall
- #26 — context menu
- #32 — simple
- #84 — configure
- #85 — concert
- #119 — speech to text

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `search`
- `storage`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Simple Context Search is a lightweight, reliable Firefox add-on that leverages your existing search engines and presents them cleanly in the context menu. It offers strong value by syncing with your Firefox engines (no bloat, no permissions) and letting you hide or show engines by labels. However, it lacks built-in options to customize or add engines, and it doesn’t reflect Firefox’s enabled/disabled state for engines in the UI, making some adjustments require separate tools or manual work.

### Pros

- Uses existing Firefox search engines and keeps a single list, avoiding duplicates.
- Lightweight and straightforward with no permissions or bloat.
- Highly configurable visibility of engines via labels to hide or show only selected engines.
- Reliable and does exactly what it promises.
- Pairs well with the Add Custom Search Engine extension for extra capability.

### Cons

- No in-app options to customize or add engines; you must rely on Firefox settings.
- Disabled Firefox engines still appear in the menu; not synced with your enable/disable state.
- Cannot add or manage custom search engines directly within the add-on.
- Cannot disable the search engine shortcuts in the context menu, which affects display.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simple-context-search)