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Context Search

by context-search · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 18 Oct 2026

Searches the selected text using a search engine or AI prompt from your custom list of search engines and AI prompts.

Users
115
+9 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#80K
#67K among extensions
Version
6.3.2
updated 22 Apr 2026

Users

monthly, 14 months
058115Aug 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 115 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 14 months
012Aug 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Latest, 18 Oct 2026: 2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Context Search

## 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.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+6+5.5%00.00
30 days+9+8.5%00.00
6 months+36+45.6%00.00
1 year−230−66.7%00.00

Version history

12 versions recorded
6.3.226 Oct 2025
6.3.123 Oct 2025
6.3.022 Oct 2025
6.2.51 Oct 2025
6.2.430 Sep 2025
6.2.327 Sep 2025
6.2.122 Sep 2025
6.2.09 Sep 2025

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
25 Feb 2020
Size
3.2 MB
Languages
de, en, id, nl, tr, da, es, fr
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
kpgbcibefipipfnjiomkinfphlkballh

Permissions and risk

Elevated riskimpact 4, likelihood 2
Permissions
alarmscontextMenusdeclarativeNetRequestWithHostAccessscriptingsearchsidePanelstoragetabstabGroupsbookmarksclipboardWritedownloadshistorynotifications
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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