Open-A-Thing ˣᵃ

Open selected text as URL or ask a search engine about it; maximize frames as tabs.

As of May 2026, Open-A-Thing ˣᵃ has 15 users in the Workflow & Planning category.

Usersdown 25.0 percent25.0%
15
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Ratingno change0%
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Reviewsno change0%
Version
2.0.2022.77
Manifest V3

History

3 snapshots

Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

22.5618.514.44Apr 1, 2026May 29, 2026
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May 29, 2026202.0.2022.77
Now152.0.2022.77

Permissions & access

Permissions
contextMenusstorage
Host access
None declared

Screenshots

Open-A-Thing ˣᵃ screenshot 1Open-A-Thing ˣᵃ screenshot 2Open-A-Thing ˣᵃ screenshot 3Open-A-Thing ˣᵃ screenshot 4

About

On different occasions a new context menu item is made available, allowing you to easily do different things:

• Selected text:
→ Open a selected *plain text url*
→ Search for arbitrary text using a user definable search engine

• Frame or inline frame:
→ Maximize that frame, ie open the frame's url in a new tab

• A media item:
→ Open source url of media item

Technical

Version
2.0.2022.77
Manifest
V3
Size
23.3KiB
Min Chrome
100
Languages
2
Featured
No

Metadata

ID
knbdanpdpcpakdjiohckoedknpebkdlc
Developer ID
u6f5a03ad4c176072ddd6f952f62770f9
Developer Email
[email protected]
Created
Jul 14, 2017
Last Updated (Store)
Mar 21, 2022
Last Scraped
May 29, 2026
Website

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Data sourced from the Chrome Web Store · last verified May 29, 2026.