background-search

Name: background-search
Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Author: kyo_ago

Search for selected messages in background tabs. Chrome's context menu shifts focus to a new tab. This extension allows you to…

As of June 2026, background-search has 101 users and a 5.00/5 rating from 3 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

kyo_ago Workflow & Planning★ Featured

Chrome Web Store ↗.crx

Users−7.3%

101

Rating0%

5.00

3 reviews

Reviews0%

Version

0.4

Manifest V3

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 23, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 23, 2026	109	5.00	3	0.4
May 12, 2026	99	5.00	3	0.4
Jun 7, 2026	95	5.00	3	0.4
Now	101	5.00	3	0.4

Permissions & access

Permissions: storagecontextMenus
Host access: None declared

Screenshots

About

Search for selected messages in background tabs.

Chrome's context menu shifts focus to a new tab.

This extension allows you to keep tabs in the background.

see source.
https://github.com/kyo-ago/background-search

Technical

Version: 0.4
Manifest: V3
Size: 8.82KiB
Min Chrome: 88
Languages: 2
Featured: Yes

Metadata

ID: hokopjpmeglhfjpmjboooinnmmnljcom
Developer ID: ub9dcc0123d2e3e176483b62ce0799c5b
Developer Email: [email protected]
Created: Nov 1, 2013
Last Updated (Store): Feb 18, 2023
Last Scraped: Jun 7, 2026
Website: http://0-9.tumblr.com/
Support URL: —
Privacy Policy: —

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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified Jun 7, 2026.