TextCompanion by Jan Riechers
Browser addon to work on text and link selections.
Quickly lookup, translate, search, open links, and text links in background using a optional customizable overlay, or by a configurable context menu.
You'll need Firefox to use this extension
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Use text-selections to open up a quick, icon filled, menu with various actions. Or use the same opening options from right click menu / context menu.
From the overlay menu, you can:
* open Deepl.com to translate the selection
* open links in background if links are selected
* open text written links in background if selected
* lookup at Wiktionary
* search at Geizhals.eu price comparison
* Google the selection
The overlay menu can be configured and reordered.
Context menu
* Use all or custom options from the overlay menu if anything is selected
* Quickly open addon settings from context menu
The menu can be configured from within the settings page of the addon as well as the default language for translation and lookup using the language ISO code.
Browser addon to work on text and link selections.
There is a setting to use the "ctrl" (Control) key, if pressed and kept hold to show the overlay menu when making a selection. This is optional and if you do not choose this option, the overlay menu will show after every selection.
From the overlay menu, you can:
* open Deepl.com to translate the selection
* open links in background if links are selected
* open text written links in background if selected
* lookup at Wiktionary
* search at Geizhals.eu price comparison
* Google the selection
The overlay menu can be configured and reordered.
Context menu
* Use all or custom options from the overlay menu if anything is selected
* Quickly open addon settings from context menu
The menu can be configured from within the settings page of the addon as well as the default language for translation and lookup using the language ISO code.
Browser addon to work on text and link selections.
There is a setting to use the "ctrl" (Control) key, if pressed and kept hold to show the overlay menu when making a selection. This is optional and if you do not choose this option, the overlay menu will show after every selection.
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- Access your data for all websites
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- Access your data for all websites
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- Version
- 0.2.3
- Size
- 56.83 KB
- Last updated
- 4 days ago (Jan 15, 2025)
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- License
- GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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Release notes for 0.2.3
v0.2.3:
- Update CSS for overlay menu
- Added new TLD domain list
- Added setting to order the overlay menu items
- Update CSS for overlay menu
- Added new TLD domain list
- Added setting to order the overlay menu items
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