Search for selected text in a new tab
Search for selected text in a new tab.
As of May 2026, Search for selected text in a new tab has 5 users in the Workflow & Planning category.
Usersup 25.0 percent+25.0%
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Version
0.1.1
Manifest V3
History
3 snapshotsTracking since Apr 1, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 | 4 | — | — | 0.1.1 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 3 | — | — | 0.1.1 |
| May 27, 2026 | 4 | — | — | 0.1.1 |
| Now | 5 | — | — | 0.1.1 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- contextMenussearch
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
This is for people who prefer the old behavior when using Chrome's built in "Search for" context menu item which now opens search results in a side panel.
Technical
- Version
- 0.1.1
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 9.37KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 1
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- bigcfpiojlgdjklkjjbhbipmceikcdka
- Developer ID
- u2ab11584230a71e874469c2759c0fc1b
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Aug 17, 2023
- Last Updated (Store)
- Aug 22, 2023
- Last Scraped
- May 27, 2026
- Website
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- Support URL
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- Privacy Policy
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 27, 2026.