# Text Search

> Searches the selected text on user defined search platform

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `text-search`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** TheWebDev
- **Category:** search-tools,tabs
- **Daily users:** 11
- **Rating:** 1.00 / 5 (1 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2020-04-20
- **First published:** 2020-04-19
- **Size:** 23 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/text-search/)
- **Website:** [https://thewebdev.tech](https://thewebdev.tech/)

## Description

Text Search is a Firefox add-on that enables users to search selected text on a web page using their favorite search engines. It provides a simple right-click option to search, and you can customize the search engine according to your preference. Enhance your web searching experience with Text Search.

## Rankings

- #32,565 — Overall
- #206 — define

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `contextMenus`
- `notifications`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Low risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Enables sending notifications which can be spammed but have minimal direct security impact.
- This extension website URL may be invalid

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