Shortcut keys for selection search

Add shortcut keys to open a new google result tab for selected text. Shortcut keys can be set in above left menu in Extensions.

As of May 2026, Shortcut keys for selection search has 4,000 users and a 4.84/5 rating from 25 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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Version

0.400

Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since Apr 29, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 29, 2026	4.0K	4.84	25	0.400
May 26, 2026	10.0K	4.84	25	0.400
Now	4.0K	4.84	25	0.400

Permissions & access

Permissions: activeTabsearchscripting
Host access: None declared

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About

Keyboard shortcut keys:
1. Alt+1 -> Open google result of selected text in foreground tab.
2. Alt+Shift+1 -> Open google result of selected text in background tab.
*Shortcut keys are editable at chrome://extensions/shortcuts

**For Chromebook users** (maybe also Mac OS users)
The Alt+1 key will click the first icon in the Shelf, and it will not work on Chrome browser.
After the installation,  please change the shortcut key from "Alt+1" to another one at chrome://extensions/shortcuts then avoid the built-in shortcut keys on your OS.
In the setting page, the right box should be "In Chrome".
(Input chrome://extensions/shortcuts in the address bar and press Enter to open a setting page.)

*Updates
2024/9/10 v0.400 Update manifest to V3 and minor bugfix.
2022/9/27 v0.201 (=v0.2)
2022/9/20 v0.3 Add feature to search text selected in a single PDF (in chrome's default PDF viewer)
2022/7/10 v0.2 Add feature to search by the default search engine.
2021/6/7 v0.1.0.1 Initial