ContextSearch-web-ext

Project Overview

ContextSearch web-ext is a search engine manager for modern browsers, originally written as a replacement for Ben Basson's Context Search. It lets you add any search engine to your Web Extensions-compatible browser and search using a variety of menus and shortcuts.

Key Features

• Works with any search engine
• Context menu, Quick Menu (several opening methods), Toolbar Menu, Sidebar Menu, Page Tiles, Omnibox, Hotkeys
• Highlight search terms
• Custom Find bar with regex support
• Folders and subfolders for organizing search engines
• Bookmarklets support for user scripts
• Themes and custom user CSS for menus
• Site search support
• Reverse image search support
• International character coding for non-UTF-8 engines
• Built-in tools (Copy, Open Image, Open Link, Downloads, Auto-copy, etc.)
• Easily add new engines from website search forms

Target Audience

• Users who need to manage multiple search engines in the browser
• Power users who want a customized search experience
• Developers and researchers

Quick Start

1. Firefox: Install from Mozilla Add-ons
2. Chrome: Install from the Chrome Store
3. Start searching in multiple ways after installation

Core Advantages

• Comprehensive search engine management
• Multiple search trigger methods
• Advanced features like highlighting, regex find, and Bookmarklets
• Open-source and free

System Requirements

• Browsers: Firefox, Chrome, and Web Extensions-compatible browsers