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Apr 17, 2026	81	5.00	2	6.3.2
Apr 27, 2026	76	5.00	2	6.3.2
May 5, 2026	80	5.00	2	6.3.2
May 10, 2026	72	5.00	2	6.3.2
May 15, 2026	83	5.00	2	6.3.2
May 28, 2026	81	5.00	2	6.3.2
Jun 4, 2026	76	5.00	2	6.3.2
Now	70	5.00	2	6.3.2

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Apr 27, 2026

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Complete instructions <a href="https://docsify-this.net/?basePath=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/odebroqueville/documentation/main/contextSearch&homepage=README.md&sidebar=true#/">here</a>.

## Features

* Added dark theme for the Options page
* Access search engines from the Context Menu
* Access search engines from an Icons Grid
* Compatible with search engines using either HTTP GET or HTTP POST requests
* Reverse-image search using Google, Google Lens or TinEye
* Site search
* Carry out multiple searches at once using multisearch or folder multisearch
* Manage your search engines from the extension's Options page
* Many ways to easily add a new search engine
* Support for search engines using OpenSearch description format
* Simply add a search engine from mycroftproject.com
* Use custom favicons for your search engines
* Use custom prompts to question a selection of AI chatbots
* Carry out searches from the Omnibox, i.e. url address bar
* Assign keyboard shortcuts to your search engines
* Export/Import your list of search engines as a safe backup

What data do we collect?

This extension doesn't collect any personal data whatsoever.

How does it work?

1. Select some text on a webpage
2. Then, either right click the selection (or Alt-click to launch the grid of favicons) or press Ctrl+Alt+C
3. A context menu appears, displaying a list of search engines chosen in the extension's preferences
4. Click on the search engine with which you’d like to search for the selected text

The search results will appear as defined in the extension's preferences page.

Managing search engines:

To manage your favorite search engines, you can go to the preferences page of Context Search. The easiest way to access the options page is by typing "cs ." in the url address bar, followed by <Enter>.

1. The checkbox at the start of a line determines whether the search engine should appear in the context menu.
2. The next item on the line contains the name of the search engine and is followed by a keyword.
3. This keyword is used in the url address bar (or omnibox) after the word “cs “ and before the search terms (e.g. to search for linux using the search engine Wikipedia, you would type: ‘cs w linux’, where w is the keyword assigned to Wikipedia).
4. The second checkbox specifies whether you’d like to use the search engine in a “multi-search”. A “multi-search” is a search performed using multiple search engines and can be selected in the context menu.
5. The checkbox is followed by the search query string. This is the generic url you would use to perform a search. Search query strings may contain the parameters %s or {searchTerms} where you'd like your search terms to appear, i.e. the selected text.
6. Click on and drag the move icon to the left of the trash icon to move each search engine up or down in the list.
7. Click on the trash icon to remove a search engine from the list.

You can also import a JSON file containing your own list of search engines. It is strongly recommended to export your customised list of search engines as a backup in case anything goes wrong.

How to perform a search in the omnibox:

In the omnibox (or url address bar), type 'cs ' (without the quotes, and where cs stands for Context Search) followed by the keyword you have chosen for your search engine in the extension's preferences, e.g. 'w ' (again without quotes) for Wikipedia, followed by your search term(s).

Here is an example: cs w atom

The above will search for the word 'atom' in Wikipedia.

## Features

* Added dark theme for the Options page
* Access search engines from the Context Menu
* Access search engines from an Icons Grid
* Compatible with search engines using either HTTP GET or HTTP POST requests
* Reverse-image search using Google, Google Lens or TinEye
* Site search
* Carry out multiple searches at once using multisearch or folder multisearch
* Manage your search engines from the extension's Options page
* Many ways to easily add a new search engine
* Support for search engines using OpenSearch description format
* Simply add a search engine from mycroftproject.com
* Use custom favicons for your search engines
* Use custom prompts to question a selection of AI chatbots
* Carry out searches from the Omnibox, i.e. url address bar
* Assign keyboard shortcuts to your search engines
* Export/Import your list of search engines as a safe backup

What data do we collect?

This extension doesn't collect any personal data whatsoever.

How does it work?

1. Select some text on a webpage
2. Then, either right click the selection (or Alt-click to launch the grid of favicons) or press Ctrl+Alt+C
3. A context menu appears, displaying a list of search engines chosen in the extension's preferences
4. Click on the search engine with which you’d like to search for the selected text

The search results will appear as defined in the extension's preferences page.

Managing search engines:

To manage your favorite search engines, you can go to the preferences page of Context Search. The easiest way to access the options page is by typing "cs ." in the url address bar, followed by <Enter>.

1. The checkbox at the start of a line determines whether the search engine should appear in the context menu.
2. The next item on the line contains the name of the search engine and is followed by a keyword.
3. This keyword is used in the url address bar (or omnibox) after the word “cs “ and before the search terms (e.g. to search for linux using the search engine Wikipedia, you would type: ‘cs w linux’, where w is the keyword assigned to Wikipedia).
4. The second checkbox specifies whether you’d like to use the search engine in a “multi-search”. A “multi-search” is a search performed using multiple search engines and can be selected in the context menu.
5. The checkbox is followed by the search query string. This is the generic url you would use to perform a search. Search query strings may contain the parameters %s or {searchTerms} where you'd like your search terms to appear, i.e. the selected text.
6. Click on and drag the move icon to the left of the trash icon to move each search engine up or down in the list.
7. Click on the trash icon to remove a search engine from the list.

You can also import a JSON file containing your own list of search engines. It is strongly recommended to export your customised list of search engines as a backup in case anything goes wrong.

How to perform a search in the omnibox:

In the omnibox (or url address bar), type 'cs ' (without the quotes, and where cs stands for Context Search) followed by the keyword you have chosen for your search engine in the extension's preferences, e.g. 'w ' (again without quotes) for Wikipedia, followed by your search term(s).

Here is an example: cs w atom

The above will search for the word 'atom' in Wikipedia.

Permissions & access

Permissions: alarmscontextMenusdeclarativeNetRequestWithHostAccessscriptingsearchsidePanelstoragetabstabGroupsbookmarksclipboardWritedownloadshistorynotifications
Host access: <all_urls>

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## Features

* Added dark theme for the Options page
* Access search engines from the Context Menu
* Access search engines from an Icons Grid
* Compatible with search engines using either HTTP GET or HTTP POST requests
* Reverse-image search using Google, Google Lens or TinEye
* Site search
* Carry out multiple searches at once using multisearch or folder multisearch
* Manage your search engines from the extension's Options page
* Many ways to easily add a new search engine
* Support for search engines using OpenSearch description format
* Simply add a search engine from mycroftproject.com
* Use custom favicons for your search engines
* Use custom prompts to question a selection of AI chatbots
* Carry out searches from the Omnibox, i.e. url address bar
* Assign keyboard shortcuts to your search engines
* Export/Import your list of search engines as a safe backup

What data do we collect?

This extension doesn't collect any personal data whatsoever.

How does it work?

1. Select some text on a webpage
2. Then, either right click the selection (or Alt-click to launch the grid of favicons) or press Ctrl+Alt+C
3. A context menu appears, displaying a list of search engines chosen in the extension's preferences
4. Click on the search engine with which you’d like to search for the selected text

The search results will appear as defined in the extension's preferences page.

Managing search engines:

To manage your favorite search engines, you can go to the preferences page of Context Search. The easiest way to access the options page is by typing "cs ." in the url address bar, followed by <Enter>.

1. The checkbox at the start of a line determines whether the search engine should appear in the context menu.
2. The next item on the line contains the name of the search engine and is followed by a keyword.
3. This keyword is used in the url address bar (or omnibox) after the word “cs “ and before the search terms (e.g. to search for linux using the search engine Wikipedia, you would type: ‘cs w linux’, where w is the keyword assigned to Wikipedia).
4. The second checkbox specifies whether you’d like to use the search engine in a “multi-search”. A “multi-search” is a search performed using multiple search engines and can be selected in the context menu.
5. The checkbox is followed by the search query string. This is the generic url you would use to perform a search. Search query strings may contain the parameters %s or {searchTerms} where you'd like your search terms to appear, i.e. the selected text.
6. Click on and drag the move icon to the left of the trash icon to move each search engine up or down in the list.
7. Click on the trash icon to remove a search engine from the list.

You can also import a JSON file containing your own list of search engines. It is strongly recommended to export your customised list of search engines as a backup in case anything goes wrong.

How to perform a search in the omnibox:

In the omnibox (or url address bar), type 'cs ' (without the quotes, and where cs stands for Context Search) followed by the keyword you have chosen for your search engine in the extension's preferences, e.g. 'w ' (again without quotes) for Wikipedia, followed by your search term(s).

Here is an example: cs w atom

The above will search for the word 'atom' in Wikipedia.