Search Selection
Right-click selected text to search it on your preferred search engine, in a new tab.
As of May 2026, Search Selection has 15 users in the Functionality & UI category.
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Version
1.0.0
Manifest V3
History
3 snapshotsTracking since Apr 20, 2026.
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| Date | Users | Rating | Reviews | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2026 | 10 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| May 6, 2026 | 11 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| May 17, 2026 | 14 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
| Now | 15 | — | — | 1.0.0 |
Permissions & access
- Permissions
- contextMenussearch
- Host access
- None declared
Screenshots
About
This extension brings back the classic “Search for …” option to the right-click menu. Your search result appears in a new tab with your browser's default search engine. This extension was created as a simpler and lower-latency alternative to Chrome's new side panel search, for users who prefer results in a separate tab. When you highlight text on any webpage and choose the option with the magnifying glass, the selected text opens in a new tab with your default search engine. Features: - Opens search results in a new tab next to the current one. - Works on any page where text can be highlighted. - Localized interface: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Greek, Japanese and Simplified Chinese. No data collection, no tracking, no background network requests, only the functionality you need. This extension is lightweight, open source, and designed to stay out of the way until you need it.
Technical
- Version
- 1.0.0
- Manifest
- V3
- Size
- 14.31KiB
- Min Chrome
- 88
- Languages
- 9
- Featured
- No
Metadata
- ID
- hpmpldplfmkocgapldefidcjekflldog
- Developer ID
- ua4a804af7c03d2f7dd5fc89a42902ae8
- Developer Email
- [email protected]
- Created
- Sep 14, 2025
- Last Updated (Store)
- Sep 14, 2025
- Last Scraped
- May 30, 2026
- Website
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- Support URL
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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 30, 2026.