ContextSearch web-ext by Mike B

Select text and search from the context menu or a tiled popup using any of your installed search engines. Add new search engines with a right-click, edit favicons and query strings. POST compatible, simple UI, highly configurable. For FF 57+

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If you are experiencing issues, check https://github.com/ssborbis/ContextSearch-web-ext/releases for signed pre-releases with the latest fixes

ContextSearch web-ext

The most powerful, most complete search enhancement for Firefox

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.

Import your currently installed search engines
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
Add new search engines simply with a right-click
Custom API to build and install custom OpenSearch engines to FIrefox Search Toolbar
Edit search engine parameters and icons
Access bookmarklets from the context menu and quick menu
Highlight search terms
Lite and Dark themes
Use custom CSS for menus

* Linux and MacOS X users may need to set the option ui.context_menus.after_mouseup to true in about:config for mouse actions to work properly

Permissions
<all_urls>
This addon is works on all websites
activeTab
This addon injects code into tabs to create menus and styling
contextMenus
This addon provides a context menu
search
This addon interacts with Firefox search engines
storage
This addon saves preferences
tabs
This addon provides means to open search results in new tabs and windows

More info @ https://github.com/ssborbis/ContextSearch-web-ext

Rated 4.7 by 202 reviewers

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Release notes for 1.48.1

Moved back to manifest v2

Firefox still not implementing userScripts.execute()

fix: cannot open toolbar menu from protected tab
fix: console error after canceling new engine
fix: findbar overflow
fix: large CS icons and images on pages with replaced HTML and/or no shadow root
fix: options checkbox styling options styling
fix: parent folders in list view not respecting group colors
fix: post-search scripts
fix: qm.rootNode error when opening quick menu cleanup
fix: QMtools error
fix: quickmenu resize shrinking / stutter quickmenu resize widget styling
fix: scripts and bookmarklets ( chrome )
fix: scripts and bookmarklets ( chrome )
fix: search engine manager Add button broken
fix: search engine manager context menu not selecting active table row
fix: search engines manager -> sort failing
Fix typo: 'font-famity' to 'font-family' in inject_widgets.css
new: ctrl + mousewheel zoom adjusts scaling for widgets ( sidebar, quickmenu, findbar )
new: option to set the default engine( Enter from searchbar ). Defaults to the first engine in the menu
new: repeat search terms can be modified with a prompt via shortcut ( testing )
new: shortcut for toggling repeatsearch tool QMtools array moved to object
options -> toolbar menu : renamed icon uri to icon
update: findbar styling
update: search engine manager -> new menu items moved to submenu
update: shortcut for opening options moved to ctrl-alt-o ( previously conflicted with browser bookmarks menu ) fix: removed Menu -> Sidebar -> Minify shortcut ( testing )

ContextSearch web-ext by Mike B

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