# Search with Google Lens

> Press Alt+W to snip any area and search with Google Lens

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `swgl`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** LKNQ
- **Category:** search-tools,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 102
- **Weekly downloads:** 25
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-05
- **First published:** 2026-04-02
- **Size:** 58 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/swgl/)

## Description

Instantly search any part of your screen with Google Lens.
Press Alt+W (default hotkey), drag a box over anything on the page, and the selected area is sent straight to Google Lens. Works on any website.

## Rankings

- #11,586 — Overall
- #46 — google search
- #152 — press
- #203 — google
- #235 — google keep
- #242 — google docs

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `clipboardWrite`
- `<all_urls>`
- `https://lens.google.com/*`
- `storage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very 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/swgl)