Selected Text Searcher

Highlight any text and perform search on any search engine with a couple of clicks, hotkey or gesture.

Selected Text Searcher is available to install from Firefox Browser Add-ons and for download from this page. It has 99 active users The latest version is 1.45resigned1, and it was published 9 months ago.

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All available versions

You can find the current and older versions of Selected Text Searcher here. You can download the archived versions or inspect their source codes.

As a free user, you can only download the latest version.

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Version Download Size Download count Timestamp
1.45resigned1 XPI · ZIP · Source code 223.07K 0 2024-04-25
1.44 Paid users only 216.04K 0 2018-02-06

Install XPI file

An XPI file, short for "XPInstall," is a compressed file format used primarily by Mozilla applications, like Firefox and Thunderbird, to distribute and install add-ons or extensions. These files are similar in function to CRX files for Chrome but cater to the Mozilla ecosystem.

  1. Simply drag-and-drop the XPI into Firefox to install the add-on.

Install ZIP file

  1. In Firefox browser, go to about:addons to open Add-ons Manager
  2. Click on , then select Install Add-on From File
  3. Select the Selected Text Searcher ZIP file from step 1. Selected Text Searcher is now installed on your browser.