Context Web Search is a Firefox Addon which enables searching for selected text or link text with any one of the browser's configured search engines via the page context menu.
Screenshots
Downloads
The latest version of Context Web Search is available from the Mozilla Add-ons for Firefox Website.
Source Code Repository
The current development version is available from the source code repository.
News
2021-10-10: Context Web Search 3
- Open search resuls in background when using middle click
2019-10-31: Context Web Search 2
- Add support for contextual identities
2018-10-23: Context Web Search 1
- Initial revision
Documentation
Usage
In order to search for the currently selected text, open the context menu on
the same page and choose the desired search engine in the submenu named
'Search "
In order to search for the text of a link, make sure no other text is selected on that page, open the context menu on top of the desired link text and choose the desired search engine in the submenu named 'Search "" with...'.
Contact
Please send any feedback, translations or bug reports via email to guido+cws@berhoerster.name
Bug Reports
When sending bug reports, please always mention the exact version of the addon with which the issue occurs as well as the version of Firefox and the operating system you are using and make sure that you provide sufficient information to reproduce the issue and include any error messages.
License
Except otherwise noted, all files are Copyright (C) 2018 Guido Berhoerster and distributed under the following license terms:
Copyright (C) 2018 Guido Berhoerster guido+cws@berhoerster.name
This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.