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ContextSearch web-ext

by Mike B · Tools
FeaturedManifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Add search engines easily and search from the context menu and convenient popup

Users
30K
0 in 30 days
Rating
4.7 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
73
+1 in 30 days
Store rank
#4,683
#4,045 among extensions
Version
1.48.5.4
updated 14 Sep 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
6,00018K30KAug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 30,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
104274Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 73 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About ContextSearch web-ext

v1.48.0 is running Manifest v3 ContextSearch web-ext The most powerful, most complete search enhancement for Firefox comes to Chrome This Add-on was written as a Firefox 57+ web-extensions compatible replacement for Ben Basson's popular Context Search Add-on but has grown into much more. * Access search engines from the Context Menu * Manage search engines using subfolders and separators * Access search engines from a popup menu (QuickMenu) * Compatible with all search engines using POST or GET requests * International character-set support * Reverse-image search * Site search compatible * Add new search engines simply with a right-click * Edit search engine parameters and icons * Access bookmarklets from the context menu * Toolbar Search * Set hotkeys for each search engine * and much more More info @ https://github.com/ssborbis/ContextSearch-web-ext

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+10K+50.0%00.00
30 days0+0.0%+10.00
6 months0+0.0%00.00
1 year+10K+50.0%+3+0.02

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where ContextSearch web-ext appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
context menu#23+29
firefox#66+12
menu#99new

Version history

70 versions recorded
1.48.5.414 Sep 2026
1.48.4.1325 Jan 2026
1.48.4.1219 Jan 2026
1.48.4.1128 Nov 2025
1.48.4.1024 Nov 2025
1.48.4.820 Oct 2025
1.48.327 Sep 2025
1.48.016 Sep 2025

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
26 Jun 2020
Size
631 KB
Languages
de, en, fr, it, sl, ru, zh-CN, zh-TW
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
ddippghibegbgpjcaaijbacfhjjeafjh

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 1
Permissions
activeTabcontextMenusstoragetabsunlimitedStoragewebNavigationscriptinguserScriptssidePanel
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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