Instant Search

Name: Instant Search
Author: zenoven

Instantly search selected text in an elegant overlay - faster and cleaner than new tabs

As of May 2026, Instant Search has 54 users in the Productivity category.

zenoven Productivity

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users+63.6%

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Version

0.1.14

Manifest V3

History

4 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	33	—	—	0.1.14
Apr 20, 2026	35	—	—	0.1.14
May 5, 2026	48	—	—	0.1.14
May 30, 2026	52	—	—	0.1.14
Now	54	—	—	0.1.14

Permissions & access

Permissions: contextMenusscriptingactiveTabdeclarativeNetRequeststorage
Host access: <all_urls>

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About

🚀 Overview

Instant Search is an innovative search tool that allows you to select text and display search results directly on the current page with one click. It supports multiple search engines including Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, and more, providing rich customization features such as configurable link opening methods, draggable resizing, and customizable whitelists. Currently supports multiple languages including Chinese, English, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, and more.

🌟 Features

One-Click Search
• Select text, click the icon, and display search results directly in a popup on the current page
• Select links or parts of their content, click the icon, and open links directly in a popup on the current page

Support for Multiple Search Engines with Easy Switching
• Google
• Bing
• Baidu
• DuckDuckGo
• Yahoo
• ...

Multiple Link Opening Methods
• Default, based on current search engine settings
• New window
• Within popup

Draggable Popup Positioning and Resizing
• Drag the title bar to adjust popup position
• Drag popup edges to resize the popup
• When reopening the popup, if it cannot be fully displayed (due to browser window size changes), position and size are automatically corrected to ensure complete popup content display

Custom Domain Whitelist
• Allow all domains
• Custom add/remove domains
• Note: Supported search engine domains do not need to be added

Multi-Language Support
• Chinese
• English
• Japanese
• Russian
• Arabic
• Spanish
• Portuguese
• Hindi

🔒 Security Considerations

CSP Modifications:
Due to browser security restrictions, this extension modifies CSP headers of specific websites to ensure normal operation, as follows.

• When domain whitelist is set to "Allow All Domains", the extension modifies CSP headers of all websites.
• When domain whitelist is custom domains, the extension only modifies CSP headers of custom-added domains and domains of search engines supported by this extension.

🛡️ Privacy Protection:
We do not collect or store any personal data through these modifications, ensuring your privacy security.