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Hotkeys for Search

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CRX ID
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Status
  • Live on Store
Description from extension meta

Perform a search for selected text using keyboard shortcuts.

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Hotkeys for Search
Description from store

1. Select text on a web page using the mouse.
2. Press a keyboard shortcut to search for the selected text on your desired website.

Default shortcuts:
Alt+Q = Google
Alt+W = Wikipedia
Alt+A = Google Images
Alt+S = YouTube

Options:
- Change the target search websites
- Change the keyboard shortcut keys
- Open the search in the current tab, a new tab or a background tab
- Choose the position of the new tab (left or right of the current tab)

Source code: https://github.com/Juuso-h/hotkeys-for-search

Latest reviews

Alexandru Badea
the app ive been searching for!!!
Patryk
Sometimes, instead of the selected phrase, it searches for 'undefined,' for example, when I select the text of the comments below.
Frank Annino
This is an awesome extension - quick hotkeys for basic search functions
Nikolai Borbe
Great extension
Diego FC
Just to test it, here in this same extension page, in the Chrome Web Store, I select the word "Hotkeys" from the extension title, press Alt+Q, and I get a Google search for the word "Undefined". I haven't tested it much more, but clearly it didn't work on the first try, I don't know how often I might have to keep pressing Ctrl+C, Ctrl+T, Ctrl+V and Enter if this keeps failing.
Diego FC
Just to test it, here in this same extension page, in the Chrome Web Store, I select the word "Hotkeys" from the extension title, press Alt+Q, and I get a Google search for the word "Undefined". I haven't tested it much more, but clearly it didn't work on the first try, I don't know how often I might have to keep pressing Ctrl+C, Ctrl+T, Ctrl+V and Enter if this keeps failing.
Apelsin Bananovich
Very simple and useful!
Apelsin Bananovich
Very simple and useful!
Donkey Kong
From my pov it's one of the most useful extensions for people who value their time during browsing and searching info. Thanks.
Donkey Kong
From my pov it's one of the most useful extensions for people who value their time during browsing and searching info. Thanks.
Lucas G. Pamplona
À primeira vista está funcionando bem e é fantástico!
M Christakis
Very useful.If your are using WordReference you can add it with https://www.wordreference.com/**$$/ the ** and $$ is the abbreviation of the 2 language you 're using for example greek to english or eglish to greek is https://www.wordreference.com/engr/
M Chr
Very useful.If your are using WordReference you can add it with https://www.wordreference.com/**$$/ the ** and $$ is the abbreviation of the 2 language you 're using for example greek to english or eglish to greek is https://www.wordreference.com/engr/
Adam Binksmith
Brilliant! But can you add support for Chrome's PDF reader?
Adam Binksmith
Brilliant! But can you add support for Chrome's PDF reader?
aSky
One of the most underrated extensions out there. Thanks
aSky
One of the most underrated extensions out there. Thanks
David Hernández
Best in class, simple and easy to understand under the hood If you need it. I personally changed the search in Google Images for Google Translate.
David Hernández
Best in class, simple and easy to understand under the hood If you need it. I personally changed the search in Google Images for Google Translate.
Andrea Carolina Arias Torres
I wonder if it would be possible that i select text in developer mode and the extension works. Indeed, that's what i wanted at first. The extension is very good, although sometimes it doesn't work, for example, when i select "Hotkeys for Search" in this page.
Andrea Carolina Arias Torres
I wonder if it would be possible that i select text in developer mode and the extension works. Indeed, that's what i wanted at first. The extension is very good, although sometimes it doesn't work, for example, when i select "Hotkeys for Search" in this page.
ACID GRIP
ТО ЧТО НУЖНО ! Не ясно почему этого нет по-умолчанию в Хроме
Oleg Golovin
Very convenient extension to streamline browsing experience when you need to search fragments from text being read.
Oleg Golovin
Very convenient extension to streamline browsing experience when you need to search fragments from text being read.
John Sweeney
This is AMAZING !!!! And the fact you updated it to search in background tabs is just legendary. Thank you!
John Sweeney
This is AMAZING !!!! And the fact you updated it to search in background tabs is just legendary. Thank you!
Flint Stone
BUG report: i can successfully modify a couple of the already existing hotkeys (e.g. "alt+a") to my own websites of preference BUT after every system restart or log out in linux systems at least ( im running ubuntu 19.10) it rolls back on its default settings and i would have to manually set them up again
Flint Stone
BUG report: i can successfully modify a couple of the already existing hotkeys (e.g. "alt+a") to my own websites of preference BUT after every system restart or log out in linux systems at least ( im running ubuntu 19.10) it rolls back on its default settings and i would have to manually set them up again
Alex Iosifidis
Very useful extension, made my daily work routine very easier. Thank you very much Juuso! I suggest showing the current binds on settings tab instead of the "Website 1 (Default: <bind here>)".
Alex Iosifidis
Very useful extension, made my daily work routine very easier. Thank you very much Juuso! I suggest showing the current binds on settings tab instead of the "Website 1 (Default: <bind here>)".
phoulx
please add a feature: if selected text is a valid URL, just open it directly.
phoulx
please add a feature: if selected text is a valid URL, just open it directly.
Martine Kline
Works well enough, but I would like my searches to open in a background tab, allowing me to continue selecting-and-searching on my currently active tab.
Martine Kline
Works well enough, but I would like my searches to open in a background tab, allowing me to continue selecting-and-searching on my currently active tab.