Side Panel Search: Drag & drop images or text for instant lookup. Multitask without switching tabs. Compatible with Google Search™.
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342
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#51K
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Version
1.0
updated 7 May 2026
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Latest, 16 Oct 2026:342 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Side Panel Search — Drag & Drop for Google™
# Side Panel Search — Drag & Drop for Google™
Supercharge your productivity with instant access to Google Search and Google Lens right in your Chrome Side Panel!
Side Panel Search is the ultimate multi-tasking tool designed for researchers, shoppers, students, and power users. Instead of constantly opening new tabs and losing your place, this extension allows you to perform lightning-fast searches and reverse image lookups in a convenient, persistent sidebar. Keep your original page open while you find the answers you need!
## 🚀 Key Features
* **Instant Context Menu Search**: Simply highlight any text or right-click any image, and select "Search in Side Panel". The results load instantly in your sidebar.
* **Google Lens Integration**: Right-click or drag an image to instantly perform a reverse image search using Google Lens. Perfect for shopping, identifying objects, or finding image sources without leaving your current tab!
* **Smart Drag & Drop**: Grab text or images from any webpage and drop them directly into the side panel. The extension will automatically detect if it's text or an image and perform the correct search.
* **Mini-Browser Experience**: Equipped with built-in Back (<), Forward (>), and Refresh (↻) buttons. You can click links and browse deep into search results right within the side panel.
* **Responsive Mobile Layout**: Automatically optimize Google Search and Lens to use a clean, mobile-friendly layout so the side panel never stretches or blocks your view.
* **System Dark Mode**: Fully supports your operating system's Light and Dark mode preferences automatically.
## ⚡ How it Works
1. Click the extension icon to open the Google homepage in your side panel.
2. Highlight text -> Right-click -> "Search Google in Side Panel".
3. Right-click an image -> "Search Image in Side Panel".
4. Drag and Drop any text or image directly into the open side panel!
Stop drowning in tabs. Download Side Panel Search today and make searching just two clicks away!
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*Disclaimer: This extension is an independent project and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google LLC. "Google Search" and "Google Lens" are registered trademarks of Google LLC.*
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