# Text Launcher

> With just one touch, you can search, copy, read aloud, or take notes on selected text.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `text-launcher`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** swgc
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,search-tools,language-support
- **Version:** 1.1.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-13
- **First published:** 2026-03-25
- **Size:** 833 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/text-launcher/)

## Description

📖 Overview

When you select text, Text Launcher shows four buttons. You can assign one of the following five functions to each button:
<ul><li>Copy</li></ul>
Copies the selected text.
<ul><li>Read aloud</li></ul>
Reads the selected text aloud. Note that this feature may behave unexpectedly on some pages.
<ul><li>Search</li></ul>
Replaces the <code>{text}</code> placeholder with the selected text, then navigates to the URL.
<ul><li>Share</li></ul>
Replaces the <code>{text}</code> and <code>{url}</code> placeholders with the selected text and the page URL, then navigates to the URL.
<ul><li>Note</li></ul>
Saves the selected text to the app storage.

You can configure the button types and edit your notes on the options page. To open the options page, click the three-dot icon next to the buttons.

If you find any bugs or odd behaviors, feel free to let me know :)

## Rankings

- #145,288 — Overall
- #198 — launch

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `unlimitedStorage`

### Host permissions

- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- 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/text-launcher)