# Simple Search Startpage For

> Add Startpage search to selected text in context menu.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `simple-search-startpage-for`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** YTG
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Version:** 1.4
- **Last updated:** 2023-07-31
- **First published:** 2023-07-30
- **Size:** 364 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simple-search-startpage-for/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/yannikthegenius/SimpleSearchStartpageFor](https://github.com/yannikthegenius/SimpleSearchStartpageFor)

## Description

This extension will add a context menu entry to search for selected text using Startpage. Useful for when your default search engine is an alternative like Ecosia but you still want to be able to easily search with Startpage.

<a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/df405548db4b7fc44829583ce100cc9f59f8620fcd118397739dffbc053af251/https%3A//github.com/yannikthegenius/SimpleSearchStartpageFor" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/yannikthegenius/SimpleSearchStartpageFor</a>

## Rankings

- #146,840 — Overall
- #118 — live start page

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `browserSettings`
- `menus`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- 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/simple-search-startpage-for)