TextCompanion

Name: TextCompanion
Author: Jan Riechers

Provides a optional overlay, and context menu for browser text selections and quickly open links in background.

As of June 2026, TextCompanion has — users in the Productivity category.

Jan Riechers Productivity

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

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Version

0.2.3

Manifest V3

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 23, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 23, 2026	—	—	—	0.2.3
May 12, 2026	—	—	—	0.2.3
Jun 7, 2026	2	—	—	0.2.3
Now	—	—	—	0.2.3

Permissions & access

Permissions: storageactiveTabcontextMenus
Host access: <all_urls>

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About

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.

From the overlay menu, you can:
* open Deepl.com to translate the selection
* open links in background if links are selected
* open text written links in background if selected
* lookup at Wiktionary
* search at Geizhals.eu price comparison
* Google the selection

The overlay menu can be configured and reordered from inside the settings.

Context menu
* Use all or custom options from the overlay menu if anything is selected
* Quickly open addon settings from context menu

The menu can be configured from within the settings page of the addon as well as the default language for translation and lookup using the language ISO code.

There is a setting to use the "ctrl" (Control) key, if pressed and kept hold to show the overlay menu when making a selection. This is optional and if you do not choose this option, the overlay menu will show after every selection.