# TextCompanion

> Browser addon to work on text and link selections. Quickly lookup, translate, search, open links, and text links in background using a optional customizable overlay, or by a configurable context menu.

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

## Overview

- **ID:** `textcompanion`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Jan Riechers
- **Category:** search-tools,language-support
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 0.2.3
- **Last updated:** 2025-01-15
- **First published:** 2022-12-31
- **Size:** 57 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/textcompanion/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/jrie/textcompanion](https://github.com/jrie/textcompanion)

## Description

TextCompanion is a Firefox add-on that acts as a text-loving friend for the average internet user. It allows users to perform actions on selected text and links in the browser, such as translation, link opening, price comparison, and searching. The add-on offers a customizable overlay menu and context menu for easy access to its features.

## Rankings

- #116,006 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `*`

## 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/textcompanion)