# Spotlight Hybrid

> Floating overlay on web pages, popup window on system pages. Efficiently search tabs, bookmarks, and history.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/spotlight-hybrid](https://chrome-stats.com/d/spotlight-hybrid)

## Overview

- **ID:** `spotlight-hybrid`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** leo5358
- **Category:** search-tools
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-24
- **First published:** 2026-01-21
- **Size:** 83 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/spotlight-hybrid/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/leo5358/spotlight-like-window-](https://github.com/leo5358/spotlight-like-window-)

## Description

Spotlight Hybrid is a high-productivity extension that brings an integrated command palette to your browser. Seamlessly switch tabs, search bookmarks, access history, and perform web searches without ever leaving your keyboard.
<ul><li>Key Features:<ul><li>Quick Launch: Press <code>Command+Shift+9</code> (Mac) or <code>Ctrl+Shift+9</code>(Windows/Linux) to summon the palette.</li><li>Hybrid Display Engine: Features both an elegant overlay mode for standard web pages and a standalone popup window for restricted system pages (like <code>about:config</code>).</li><li>Smart Search Commands: Use prefixes like <code>%t</code> for tabs, <code>%b</code> for bookmarks, and <code>%h</code> for history.</li><li>Customizable: Define your own search engines and personalize badge colors.</li><li>Privacy-Focused: No data collection, tracking, or external server communication.</li></ul></li></ul>

## Rankings

- #121,147 — Overall
- #152 — hot spot

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `activeTab`
- `scripting`
- `search`
- `bookmarks`
- `history`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `<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/spotlight-hybrid)